- Meet at the Shoot Lodge, Stoke Farm 5pm for a 5.30pm start
- Tour given by Matthew Pickford & Simon Smart and accompanied by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Team
- Tickets are £25 per person to include a BBQ and refreshments
R.S.V.P Please confirm attendance to Fleur Fillingham GWCT Regional Organiser 07860 879377 ● ffillingham@gwct.org.uk
Chalk downland is one of the most diverse habitats, it supports a range of wildlife from butterflies and wildflowers, to insects, mammals and birds and Matthew’s picturesque Stoke Farm is at the heart of the Chalke Valley.
Farming is the primary land use in the Chalke Valley and is dominated by mixed farming with both livestock and arable crops being grown. Wild insects pollinate our food for free and can improve both crop yields and quality. Stoke Farm supports important populations of butterflies, a number of insects, and also birds such as birds such as the corn bunting, yellowhammer and lapwing.
Stoke Farm has numerous archaeological features which illustrate the length of time human activity has influenced the local landscape. Please come and join us for a fascinating walk, hearing first hand about the long term projects on the farm, the newly constructed butterfly bank and the poor areas given over to the Church in times gone by.
Please come and join us for a fascinating walk hearing about long term conservation projects on the farm, the newly created butterfly bank and the ‘poor piece’ given over to the Church in times gone by, as well as seeing how commercial farming, and a successful shoot all play their part in this landscape.