Little Comfort Farm
We invite all resident guests to join us on Tuesday and Saturday mornings when we head out on farming duties. This is as much for adults as children, and is a great opportunity to meet us and ask any questions you have about what we do on the farm. We’re passionate about organic farming, rewilding and managing our land for nature, and love to talk about what we do and why. Duties vary but can include waking the chickens, giving them breakfast and collecting the eggs, letting the geese out to graze and stretch their wings and checking up on our Red Ruby Devon cattle and sheep.
Wednesday evening sessions are complimentary! Immerse yourself in nature and let us show you the wildlife treasures of our farm. All nature walks take place at Little Comfort, last around an hour and are tailored to suit any ability, novice to professional! Led by Jeremy and Jodie, owners, farmers and professional ecologists.
We recommend these sessions for adults and children age 5 and upwards.
Wednesday evening sessions are complimentary to resident guests. Additional sessions are £12 per person. Under 5’s are free. Please let us know if you have a particular request!
A morning bird safari – meet our dippers, kingfishers, ravens, nesting kestrels, sparrowhawks and amazing flocks of goldfinches, swallows and more. Fine tune your bird watching skills, learn more about birdsong identification and capture brilliant photo opportunities. This one is led by Jeremy, professional ornithologist. April to mid June, Saturday mornings from 7 to 8 am. nb the last saturday of April/May is Moths instead!
Our most popular and free! Little Comfy is home to at least 12 different species, from horseshoes to pipistrelles to a regionally important barbastelle roost. Discover how captivating bats are as we take a sunset bat walk with professional bat equipment to listen in on their world. Suitable for all ages and abilities. Led by Jodie or Jeremy, professional bat ecologists. April to October, Wednesday evenings, for one hour starting 15 minutes before sunset.
Taking you through the valley on a voyage of nature discovery, each season brings different wildlife to the farm! You may find meadows full of butterflies, a sleeping slow worm, beautiful orchids or a resting buzzard. Play the detective and find tell ‘tail’ signs of badgers, otters, deer, fox, hare and rabbit, help check our trail cam to see what night time activity we've recorded. Finding nature and spotting signs is not only our passion but our profession! Led by Jodie or Jeremy. All year, Thursdays at 10am.
On a mission to prove that moths are anything but boring and arguably even more stunning than many of our butterflies. Get up early and join us to open up a moth trap and see what treasures lie within. Have a go at moth ID and take a close look at some truly beautiful mini beasts through magnifying pots. April to October, last Saturday of the month at 7am.
In spring we see a mass migration of toads, frogs and newts to Little Comfort farm! Once the sun goes down we grab high power torches, wellies and introduce you to our friendly little fly catchers – we’ll catch a few for a close look too. Mid February to mid June, Wednesday evening, starts at sunset. From April we combine this with the bat walk.
We offer a private nature session which can be tailored depending on your accessibility needs and wildlife interests. We can focus on sights and/or sounds, and these can be static surveys from the comfort of your own cottage garden for those with restricted mobility. Please contact us to arrange a bespoke session. £60 per session (up to 5 people).
We sell children’s nature activity packs, spotter books and individual ID charts for you to use on our farm nature trails and on beach trips. You’ll find them in The Pantry!
Little Comfort Farm offers a truly unique location for ecology and nature based courses with an astounding diversity of flora and fauna contained within 70 acres of organic farmland that is managed for nature. With high quality on site accommodation and facilities, and our in depth knowledge of what can be found where, and when, the opportunities are endless! As professional ecologists experienced running and attending ecology based training, we’d be delighted to help you to create the perfect course whether for amateur or professional ecologists. We’d love to hear your ideas, so please do get in touch if this is of interest! In the mean time, you can read more about hiring Little Comfort Farm as your venue here.
