Folly Farm, Somerset
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Folly Farm is a traditionally managed working farm and nature reserve run by the Avon Wildlife Trust. It is located between Stowey, Clutton and Stanton Wick in the civil parish of Stowey in the English county of Somerset.
The
It can be found near Bishop Sutton in the Chew Valley, just off the A368. The site is situated on a curved ridge of land on neutral soils derived from the underlying Keuper Marl. The soil is of the Icknield Association with dark brown, moist but moderately well-drained clay.
The 250 acres (100 ha) nature reserve includes the Folly Oak which is over 400 years old.[4][5]
Wildlife
It attracts a wide range of birds including
A number of scarce species of fly are listed from the site in Gibbs (2002). The
Folly Farm Centre
The site was purchased from the
Avon Wildlife Trust opened Folly Farm Centre as an education venue in May 2008.
The insulation in the centre's roofs is provided by sheep's wool. It also has a solar panel, a biomass boiler fired by wood pellets and a willow sewage treatment area. [8]
Gallery
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Folly Farm reception -
Farm buildings now used for exhibitions -
Farm buildings now used for exhibitions
References
- ^ Lawrence, Dawn (12 March 2018). "Country diary: the first farmers did not go in for squared-off plots". Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Folly Farm". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.
- ^ "Map of Folly Farm". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.
- ^ Emanuel, Louis (1 March 2013). "Wildlife Trust's guide to historic trees in Bristol". The Post. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Great places to see ancient and unusual trees" (PDF). Wildlife Trusts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ a b Natural England SSSI citation sheet Archived 19 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 978-0-85199-834-3.
- ^ Wainwright, Martin (31 October 2008). "Guardians of the past uncover green lessons for the present". The Guardian. Guardian Newspapers. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
Further reading
- Dipterists Digest(second series) 9:1–13