Animals and Farmers

Cynthia, our donkey, has had her foal – this little fella is absolutely the spitting image of his dad Gary – and he’s playful and boisturous like him too. Farmer Darrell is … read more

It’s a beautiful sunrise at Cannon Hall Farm as we check in with our Shetlands Casey, Diamond and Jon Bon who are loving life in the park fields…even if they are getting … read more

It has been quite a bit of time since we checked in on our male alpaca, Zander – and he’s been making pals with friendly boer goats, including the delightful Florence and … read more

Farmer Dale is checking in with the goats in the roundhouse at Cannon Hall Farm – where a change is afoot for our goat Biscuit.

The ground conditions are very wet so it’s up to Farmer Dave to make sure our ewes have a fresh bite – so it’s time to move the sheep to fresh pastures.

Farmer Ruth is with Brooke the Shire who is a bit mucky thanks to all the rain. She’s making firm friends with Rosie and Blossom and they’ve decided who gets to be … read more

Farmer Dale is checking in with our brindle Highland bull Murphy who is wintering with the beautiful ladies, Bonnie and Lilibet. He’s showing everyone who is boss at the hay feeders.

Even though Farmer Rob thinks miniature donkeys equal happiness, it’s time to say farewell to two of our favourites. We’d love to be able to keep every animal born at Cannon Hall … read more

Farmer Darrell is down in our farrowing houses where one of our sows has had a whopping 19 piglets. She’s a keen mum – but will she be able to feed them … read more

We’ve had a brand new miniature donkey foal born, with perfect timing for half term. Is this little fella the cutest one we’ve had yet? We really think so. We are open … read more

Farmer Charlotte is the goat whisperer, having already given homes to Spud, Smokey and Petal – and so when we had some kids that were rejected by mum, Charlotte stepped in to … read more