Here at ganders farm we wish to be as creature friendly as we can so manage the farm carefully and sensitively for the wildlife that lives there, this has given us aย diverse and surprising mix of wildlife. We have long strips of diverse hedge rows with Sloes and Brambles to Ash and Oak trees, we leave patches of tall grass and nettles with at least one of our paddocks being left completely alone throughout the nesting season for ground birds these paddocks are then used for hay cut around June time, A small number of dry stone walls still exist on the farm and we are hoping to restore some of the dilapidated walls over the coming years, a stream bed runs down one side of the farm to. All this providesย plentiful habitats, nesting spots and food allowing for a huge spectrum of critters, bugs and beasties to roam our land. Hereโs just a short list of some of the species that have been spotted on the farm, it is a list thatย ย is getting longer all the time!
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Reptiles and amphibians
Grass snakes
Toads
Frogs
Raptors
Kestrels
Little Owls
Barn Owls
Tawny owl
Sparrow hawks
Kestrel
Hobby
Buzzards
Red kites
Song Birds
Robins
Sparrow
Housemartin
fieldfair
Redwing
Swallows
Blackbirds
Bluetits
Great tits
Wren
Mammals
Bats
Stoat
Montjac
Wood mice
Vole
Mole
Shrew
Foxes
Otter
Badger
Rabbit
Insectsย (If anyone would like to come and advise us more on our invertebrates we’d love for you to contact us)
Bumblebees
Bees
Buterfiles
Hawk moth