A LAMBING weekend has been so popular that it has been extended.
Lockey Farm in Arborfield is inviting people to get down on the farm and take a look behind the scenes – as well meeting the new born lambs.
Earlier this month it held two sessions offering visitors a guided tour, where they could find out how eggs are produced and packaged, meet cows, horses and lambs and also enjoy a play area with a barbecue and a craft tent.
Graham Adams, who runs the farm with his wife Caroline, is delighted with the success of the event.
“People are genuinely interested in what goes on and we’re not a closed door farm. The weekends are about opening up the farm to the public – it’s about transparency.
“The baby lambs have got that cuddle and wow factor, but it’s about education really and getting people on the farms.”
It’s a busy time for the farm – in additional to the visits, it is in the middle of lambing season. Up to 450 lambs are expected to be born.
Lockey Farm is open all year round and includes a farm shop, cafe and children’s play area.
For more details, log on to www.lockeyfarm.co.uk
