Huntingdon Local Group Event: Midloe Grange Farm Summer Guided Walk joint event with Hunts Fauna and Flora Society

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Huntingdon Local Group Event: Midloe Grange Farm Summer Guided Walk joint event with Hunts Fauna and Flora Society

Location:
Midloe Grange Farm, Rectory Lane, Southoe, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5YD
A guided walk to study how David Felce has balanced the provision of wildlife habitats with crop production and to see an ancient ridge and furrow calcareous lowland meadow supporting green-winged orchids.

Event details

Meeting point

Moot Barn, farm buildings adjacent to Midloe Grange
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Date

Time
2:30pm - 4:30pm
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About the event

This is a joint walk with Hunts Fauna and Flora Society.  The owner, David Felce has a great interest in balancing the provision of wildlife habitats with crop production and has previously received the award of Countryside Farmer of the Year. The farm is some 250 acres with a history that dates to 1135 when it was transferred from Ramsey Abbey to Old Warden and paid a rent of 3 stones of wax a year. Designated as a County Wildlife Site, the farm has a calcareous lowland ridge and furrow meadow. Our visit should coincide with the flowering a small number of the Green Winged Orchids. David’s farm has 7 historic ponds, species rich hedgerows and field margins sown with wildflowers and grasses. A row of Smooth-leaved Elm supports the White-spotted Pinion Moth. 

Advance booking only.

Everyone is invited to share tea and cake at the end of the walk.

Booking

Price

£5:00

Additional booking information

Numbers are limited so advance booking is essential.

Suitable for

Experts, Beginners

Know before you go

Dogs

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No dogs permitted
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Mobility

The ground is likely to be uneven in places.

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Wheelchair access

Not suitable for wheelchairs (unless off-road capable).
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What to bring

The ground is likely to be uneven in places.

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Parking information

Car parking in the Moot Farm buildings area adjacent to Midloe Grange Grid ref TL163 645

Contact us

Tim Fryer
Contact number: 07941 261346
Contact email: timpfryer@gmail.com