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Rainton FarmMore about the farmArrange a visit
Farm shop
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Ice cream shop & café

   Ayrshire cows
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Ayrshire cows

  Sheep
3

Sheep

   Dry stone walls
4

Dry stone walls

   Ponds
5

Ponds

   Organic pastures
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Organic pastures

  Woodland
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Woodland

  
Rainton Farm map Woodland Organic pastures Ponds Dry stone walls Sheep Ayrshire cows Ice cream shop & cafe Organic pastures

Organic pastures

Distinctive rocky outcrops, twisted trees and 'beetle banks' provide wonderful habitats amongst the pastures. Organic farming methods are good for wildlife and the farm provides habitats for many important species. Some of the ant hills found in the grassland are over 100 years old.

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Chemical fertilisers are hardly ever used on organic farms. Instead, the soil is made more fertile by planting clover (which adds nitrogen) and adding manure.
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