Preserving Traditional Hay Meadows Did you know that only 3% of the UK’s traditional hay meadows remain? Many of these rare and precious habitats survive in upland areas such as the Peak District National Park. During and after the Second Read More
Here at Bernard’s Farm we use conservation grazing to care and steward traditional hay meadows and species-rich grasslands on and around our upland tenant farm in the Staffordshire Moorlands, to serve our local community with nutrient-dense food, combined with preserving Read More
We run a closed herd of native breed suckler cattle on upland rented ground in Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands. Our journey into cattle started with calves; Ma began by bringing home dairy-bred bull calves from the dairy farms she worked on Read More
Here at Bernard’s Farm we run a closed, pedigree flock of Coloured Ryeland and Ryeland sheep; Bernard’s Farm Coloured Ryelands (black) and Barbara’s Farm Ryelands (white). We started out by rearing wethers (castrated male lambs) for meat boxes, and Read More
