Thank you so much for coming to our Open Farm Sunday.. it was so lovely to meet everyone- we had so many interesting conversations with you all! #openfarmsunday
We were featured on BBC R4 Farming Today this morning.. we talked about the dawn chorus walk and watching the morning milking that will be happening on the farm this Sunday as part of Open Farm Sunday. If you fancy experiencing the morning routine an
Join us at Norton Court Farm, for open farm Sunday 7th June. Booking https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/113306 www.nortoncourtfarm.co.uk
Guinea fowl have roosted in the old walnut tree outside the farmhouse ever since my first memory. My dad liked them as they make a noise when someone drives into the yard at night. They lay hard shelled conical slightly spotty eggs in communal nests
Come and visit our farm as part of Nature Friendly farming week. There will be two free guided walks with Debbie Wilkins farmer and soil expert on Saturday 23 May. Visit our website (link in bio) to find out more and for booking details. #naturefrien
We have started a community growing space on the farm.. do follow @norton_growing_space and watch the progress of the field. We have just prepared the growing beds for our first community crop. The seeds of squash, sweetcorn, sunflowers and french c
Bluebells seemed to have bloomed early this year.. looking beautiful in the woodland on the farm. We have had two lengths of hedgerow laid this year.. having tried myself I really admire the skill and craftsmanship of this restorative practice. Than
Spring is starting, nature is bursting into life and so is the farm. Calves are being born and we have started sending milk to Arla again. Next step is the cows going out to grass, hopefully next week. If you want to join us, watching them go out, po
Thank you @cpre_gloucestershire for organising two fantastic volunteer days at our farm. It was such a boost to welcome and meet so many enthusiastic hedge planters to our farm.. I can’t believe how quickly we got the plants in! Thank you!
https://www.nortoncourtfarm.co.uk/volunteer We love a good hedge on farm and so do the cows and wildlife. The good people at CPRE are going to help us plant some more on farm and are looking for volunteers to help. If you would like to get involved f
Love the beautiful crisp winter mornings..cows looking happy too! Been busy getting milking parlour ready for milk production again.. if was nice to take a break and enjoy the sunshine!
Just starting to add pages to our website. https://www.nortoncourtfarm.co.uk/ please have look, only just starting, but aim for 2026 is to fill all the pages. Starting at the beginning first new page is our history.
New cows have come into the shed now, as recent rain has made their field too wet. They are enjoying hay from the floodplain meadows, made this summer. The in calf heifers are still outside enjoying the plentiful grass we still have.
60 new dairy cows have arrived on farm. All dry and in calf for February and March. A new chapter beginning on farm, so excited and pleased, it was exactly a year ago we sold our milking cows, so great way to end this year, ready for 2026.
The beginnings of our website is now live.. hoping to add more pages once the craziness of Christmas has passed! Can’t wait to tell you more about the farm and the journey we are on. #newbeginnings #highwelfarefarming #happycows