Animals and Farmers

Our ewes are getting closer to their lambing dates so it is now more important than ever to make sure they are bedded up correctly – and that means more straw than … read more

We’ve got one of the most perfectly marked Swiss Valais lambs that’s just been born at Cannon Hall Farm. In Farmer Darrell’s words ‘a cracking start for lambing 2023.’

Our pregnant Shire Ruby is getting to the end of her pregnancy and is feeling a bit fed up with herself – she’s feeling all itchy and uncomfortable so her pal Farmer … read more

It’s one of the longest jobs we have to do in a morning – and one that can’t be automated by machines. What does it take to look after our pigs? Farmer … read more

Silver the Shire horse is due to give birth in March – but unfortunately Blossom is hogging all the food. We are temporarily moving her to our shire horse ‘maternity unit’ in … read more

It’s just a few weeks to go before lambing begins at Cannon Hall Farm and our ewes are enjoying the pastures at Mill Spring – but our tiered lambing season means its … read more

Morning has broken at Cannon Hall Farm and its time to feed the animals to prepare them for the day ahead. Farmer Dale makes pals with Sapphire, our pregnant mare, and calls … read more

Even though we are a tourist attraction, we are first and foremost a farm…which means our farmers have many daily tasks to complete to keep our animals happy and healthy. Join us … read more

If you’ve got five minutes to spare please join us as we go through our stand-out moments month by month from 2022 – and share a very special message from our team. … read more

2022 has been quite the year at Cannon Hall Farm – we’ve said some sad farewells and we’ve welcomed some gorgeous new arrivals. Join us as we recap on our most famous … read more

Lady our Highland Cow has had a beautiful bull calf – and we are searching for a really solid show-winning name. Farmer Dave has banned ‘Fluffy’ as a suggestion 🙂 What do … read more

Farmer Georgie feels like our animals shouldn’t be left out this festive season – so she’s made a very special treat for our newest arrivals Nessa and Tank. What do you think? … read more