Bath City Farm

IMPORTANT VISITOR INFO – Take only photos. Leave only footsteps.

To keep the woodland as natural as possible we don’t label individual trees and we ask that visitors do not place their own plaques, labels, flowers, etc in the woodland. Each tree we plant should be seen as part of a natural woodland.

Before visiting this woodland, please read our Frequently Asked Questions page, which gives you helpful tips about your tree and visitor guidance.

Bath City Farm rely on grants, membership and donations to support the site and animals.

They run regular volunteer days, school visits, education courses, after schools and holiday activities for young people and families as well as events and celebrations for the whole community.

Bath City Farm was set up by the local community in the early 1990's when the resident farmer retired. It gained charitable status in 1995.

Over the past 12 years there has been considerable progress on site, including introducing Soay sheep, goats, chickens, ducks and pigs.

The BBC's DIY SOS team completed the farms first building in July 2005, providing the volunteers, after school club and staff with wet weather facilities and an office.

Four part time workers are now employed employed and they focus on the four key areas of our work, namely; Volunteering, education youth and conservation. They attract funding from various charitable trusts, and fundraising is always a high priority! They also receive some money through their grass keep license with a local farmer, who grazes his cattle in the fields at the farm from April to October each year, and conservation grants via DEFRA.

It is the farm's plan to continue to introduce different animals to the farm. They wish to set up some community allotments and an orchard in the very near future and hope to develop their services into the weekends giving more people the opportunity to become involved in the work of the farm.

The farm pre-dates the Doomsday book, which was set up by William the conquerer in the 11th Century. The Doomsday Book shows how all the land in the UK was used and who owned it. It is very likely that the land has always been farmed, right from the very first farmers, some 10,000 years ago.

The farm is open everyday of the year. Access is via the numerous kissing gates and stiles around the site. The car park is open when staff are present, generally Monday - Friday 9.30am - 2.30pm.

You are welcome to visit the animals and wander the fields whenever you like, there is no charge and you do not need prior permission. There is a picnic area where you can enjoy the spectacular views of the city.

You can feed the goats, chickens and ducks fruit and vegetable peelings.

With new fencing in place to protect the young trees this pocket of Bath City Farm is soon set to establish and become a haven for wildlife in the future.

There is already a small pond which frogs have colonised and their young will be spawning from soon.

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Tree Species at Bath City Farm

Since 2008 EFORESTS has worked with the land owners and local volunteers to plant 926 new native tree species.

The following tree species were planted on the site:

IMPORTANT VISITOR INFO – Take only photos. Leave only footsteps.

To keep the woodland as natural as possible we don’t label individual trees and we ask that visitors do not place their own plaques, labels, flowers, etc in the woodland. Each tree we plant should be seen as part of a natural woodland.

Before visiting this woodland, please read our Frequently Asked Questions page, which gives you helpful tips about your tree and visitor guidance.

EFORESTS have been tree planting in Somerset and many other regions since 2006. You can dedicate a tree to be planted in Somerset or elsewhere in the UK on our Tree Dedication page.