Janet Blikmans – 30 September 2014 See original article over at the Soil Association. Imagine a beautifully sunny day in August, not too hot, a few clouds in the sky, a slight breeze and rolling hills. I arrive on a 100 acre suckler farm in Wiltshire to spend the day with owner Miss Lydia Otter…

See original article over at Fox News. In the middle of the English countryside, Lydia Otter has made it her life’s mission to work with people like Peter Griffin, a 26-year-old with severe autism. Griffin can hardly speak, but he has flourished at Pennyhooks Care Farm, a farm community focused on therapeutic agriculture, taking up…

Tizzy has been joined by 5 years old mare Tinkerbell and her 11 month old foal called Tilley. They are a slightly smaller breed but beautifully marked grey and white pair. It’s only taken 2 weeks for them all to settle in together; they were both bought from Adam Henson’s Cotswold Farm Park. He had…

We held an Opening Day for the new building on June 21st. The ribbon was cut by Mr Rob Buckland MP We  welcomed old & new ‘ Friends of Pennyhooks’ on that day. Visitors were able to walk round the farm, to see the animals & rare flower meadows & to visit our newly established woodwork &…

On Saturday May 4th  one man, whose daughter attends Pennyhooks,  walked from Avebury to Stonehenge as part of a man v machine journey called the Sarsen Challenge. The other is raced him by car – but via Blackpool! So far an amazing £575 has been promised for Pennyhooks. We would welcome other sponsors. The fund…

Pennyhooks is very grateful to Jo Elliot from Oxford who is climbing Mt Kilimanjaro in February & raising money for Pennyhooks as part of her amazing trek. She will be starting off in rain forest, then walking for 8 days before climbing over night to reach the summit at dawn. If you would like to…

Pennyhooks was very proud to receive the Award for Countryside Access given every 2 years by the Farming & Countryside Education organisation, sponsored by Bayer, as part of their excellence in Countryside Education award.                         We were treated to a wonderful luncheon at Gray’s Inn…