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| This is an 800 acre mixed farm. The crops grown |
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| this season are winter wheat, barley and oil seed | |
| rape; spring barley and field beans as well as | |
| crops that are grown for the benefit of our cattle - | |
| maize and lupins. | |
| Pedigree Charolais Cattle | |
| We breed pedigree Charolais cattle. Originally from the Burgundy region of France they were the first continental beef | |
| breed imported to improve beef production in this country. They have become the favourite terminal sire in both | |
| suckler and dairy herds because of their good conformation and fast growth rates of their progeny. | |
| There are descendents of some world famous individuals and Royal Show Champions (some of which we bred | |
| ourselves) in our herd. We have some 60 breeding cows here and, with their progeny, about 150 head of cattle. | |
| Any black and white cows among them are recipients - surrogate mothers to embryo calves. | |
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| Shamleys Sabrina (EBV CH31) | |
| Sire: Coolnaslee Monarch | |
| Dam: Shamleys Orla | |
| (Monarch by Brampton Chopper out of Shamleys Evasion) | |
| Junior Champion Royal Welsh Show 2002 | |
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| Barrington's Titan | |
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Sire:Cliftonpark Newstar |
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Dam:Barrington's Minerva |
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Junior Champion Royal Show 2003 |
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Breed & Interbreed Champion Burwarton 2003 |
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| Interbeed Champion Three Counties Show 2007 | |
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| Visitors are welcome. Young stock and embryos are available all year round. For information | |
| please contact Herds Manager, Paul Burgess, on 01584 781681 or mobile 07950 717796, | |
| or the owner. | |
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Our chickens are Buff Orpingtons, a breed |
| favoured by the late Queen Mother. The other | |
| farm birds here are guinea fowl or gallini, as | |
| they are known locally. | |
| There are three ponds on the farm, the largest, |
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| Kyre Pool, is about 400 years old and was built to | |
| provide water and fresh water fish to Kyre House. | |
| We created Lower Kyre Pool that borders the | |
| established lake. | |
| We also created Hanging Grove Pool and dedicated the neighbouring field to permanent set-aside; we are gratified | |
| to see that both new pools have been adopted by a variety of water fowl - swans, ducks, etc. and insects: | |
| There are at least four types of dragonflies to be seen here. Kyre Pool is home to great crested grebes - the first | |
| pair was released here by Sir Peter Scott in the early 1960's - and kingfishers. Hanging Grove Pool is stocked with | |
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rainbow trout and provides fishing for those of our visitors who enjoy angling. |
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| About 100 acres of the farm are woodlands with plentiful paths and rides suitable for walking, riding or mountain biking. | |
| There is a 9-hole golf course on a farm next door that can be reached either by using public footpaths or by driving to it. | |
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