Things to See & Do

The first duck eggs went into the incubator on the 2nd March in time for Easter hatching. We also hope to greeting some new orphan lambs soon.

Our attempts at beekeeping sadly ended last year when the colony died. We do not expect to replace it right now but will look at it again in the future.

Pictured below are our four little pigs John, Paul, George & Ringo which are at the far end of the field. Also to add to the fun we now some have mice - Jane's idea!

Our Pigs	Bottle feeding one of the lambs
Lambs - March 2008	One of our Guinea Pigs

All of our younger visitors had fun helping with the feeding of the animals and if they would admit it so do some of the adults. This was the focus both in the morning and in the evening for a number of our guests while still allowing the day to be free to enjoy the attractions on offer locally. We  have chickens, ducks,  guinea-pigs, a guinea foul & pigs.
For those not wanting any involvement with the animals Allender Farm provides a wonderful base to explore North Devon from. 

Visitors have reported seeing many common buzzards, a pair of nuthatches with their young, yellowhammers, a pied and yellow wagtail, two types of woodpeckers, robins, sparrows and wrens in and around our garden so it's worth keeping your eyes open to see if you can add to the list which we will happily mention. A robin  nested in the garden and a pied wagtail successfully raised chicks in a nest in the garage as did a wren that took over an old swallows nest!  

The swallows & house martins returned on the 20th of April and were spotted by Max walking up the lane to catch the school bus. This was 10 days later than in 2007. They departed on the 16th of September which was one day earlier. The swallows nested in the garage again this year & the house martins repaired last years nest and successfully raised their brood under the eaves of the house. 

We have used the facilities at Mullacott Equestrian Centre which offers horse riding, pony trekking & quad biking and can recommend their facilities. A link to their web site is at the top of the page.

We would like to thank all our visitors for their help and support again this year and are glad to see a number have booked to come back again next year.