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Tractors in Schools 2024

Tractors in Schools

Feb 19, 2024

Heathpatch Farm - A Forestry Commission Woodland Creation case study

You may know that we have been actively planting trees on the estate for many years. More recently we have been supported by Countryside...

Dec 21, 2023

SPOTTED ON THE FARM PONDS...

We are delighted to see how our conservation work across the farm is attracting wildlife to the ponds. From fungi to moths, butterflies...

Jul 25, 2023

SUCCESS OF OWL BOXES AS OWLETS ARE RINGED ON THE FARM

Six more owl boxes were put up last year and we were pleased to find owlets this spring. Sadly with the very cold wet spring the owls had...

Jul 4, 2023

BUSY WEEKENDS ON SUFFOLK FARM

Clay Pigeon Shoot Heathpatch was pleased to support the Hadleigh Farmers' Agricultural Association by hosting a clay pigeon shoot at...

Jun 23, 2023

BRETT VALE TRACTORS JOIN SUFFOLK AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION AT HOLLOW TREES EVENT FOR CHILDREN

Thank you to the Brett Vale Farming Team for lending their machinery to this event! The day is for 7-9 years to and allows children to...

Jun 12, 2023

FOREST SCHOOL SUCCESS IN HEATHPATCH WOODLAND

Earlier this year Heathpatch opened up Calves Wood, a 4.78ha coppice near Whatfield, to a local forest school run by Tanya Cotter. The...

Jan 2, 2023

COMMUNITY CARE FARM IN RESIDENCE ON HEATHPATCH FARM

Heathpatch are delighted to announce that The Befriending Scheme and its Community Care Farm are now in residence. The charity and...

Jan 2, 2023

HEATHPATCH PARTICIPATES IN THE QUEEN'S GREEN CANOPY

We are delighted to plant a wild cherry on the farm in support of the Queen's Green Canopy project, see QGC map here and find us near...

Oct 16, 2022

HEATHPATCH DEVELOPS NATURE RECOVERY PROGRAMME AND REINSTATES ANCIENT PONDS

Heathpatch has started work on ponds across the farm, guided by priorities set by Juliet Hawkins. Juliet is one of the country’s leading...

Oct 9, 2022

HEATHPATCH SPONSORS FOREST SCHOOL FOR FAMILIES AND UNDER 5S IN HADLEIGH

We are delighted to be supporting a 6 week Forest School programme run by Hadleigh Environmental Action Team (HEAT). After the success of...

Aug 19, 2022

OWL RINGING ON THE FARM

As part of the conservation management of the land around the farm we ring baby owls in the farm's nest boxes giving each an unique ID...

Jul 21, 2022

TRACTORS IN SCHOOLS

Heathpatch visited Bildeston Primary, Whatfield Church of England Primary, and Beaumont Community Primary schools in February. We had a...

Feb 2, 2022

QUEEN'S GREEN CANOPY SCHEME

We were thrilled to have Diana Hunt of the Suffolk Lieutenancy, the East Anglian Daily Times and Hadleigh High School on site launching...

Nov 3, 2021

HADLEIGH HIGH SCHOOL HELPS FARM WITH ITS TREES

We were thrilled to have year 9 students from Hadleigh High School on the farm helping our woodsman, Richard Adams, clearing trees in...

Jul 11, 2021

HEATHPATCH ENTERS JOINT VENTURE WITH AJ PRATT AND SONS

Heathpatch and AJ Pratt and Sons are please to announce the launch of Brett Vale Farming Company Limited on 1st of June 2021. A joint...

Jun 1, 2021

TREE PLANTING CONTINUES ON THE FARM IN 2021

As part of Heathpatch and the farm’s commitment to supporting biodiversity and the reduction of carbon emissions on the farm 15,000 trees...

Feb 11, 2021

COIN HOARD FOUND AT THE LINDSEY ROSE, SUFFOLK

Several newspapers, local and national, have covered the amazing find of a Civil War coin hoard at the Lindsey Rose pub, see these web...

Jul 25, 2020

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO WELCOME GEORGE WESTWOOD TO THE TEAM AT HEATHPATCH

George is a chartered accountant (ACA) and studied mechanical engineering at the University of Leeds before moving to London to work for...

May 10, 2020

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