Animals and Farmers

New Enclosure Now Open!
SOME noisy - but cute - new arrivals have arrived at Cannon Hall Farm thanks to the redevelopment of a brand new outdoor mammal enclosure.
The family-run tourist attraction in Cawthorne, Barnsley, has just opened its very first prairie dog enclosure to ...read more

Silver’s Foal Joy
A MAGNIFICENT shire horse who lost her foal last year has gone from tragedy to triumph as she gave birth to a beautiful filly yesterday.
Shire horse Silver, who lives at Cannon Hall Farm, has waited 12 months to celebrate baby joy after the heart-break of losing ...read more

Threatened Species Moves In!
THE SMALL mammals team at Cannon Hall Farm are celebrating after securing a new resident in the mammal house - a rare and threatened potoroo named Puffle.Long-nosed potoroos are the much smaller cousins of animals such as wallabies and kangaroos and are ...read more
Swiss Valais Twins – Lambing During Lockdown!
** WARNING: GRAPHIC FOOTAGE **
We might not be broadcasting live but the work continues round the clock during lambing time.
Watch what happens when Farmer Robert comes across a Swiss Valais sheep lambing.