Challacombe Farm

A pig stretching its legs

We arrive at Challacombe Farm to a piggy greeting. It’s clearly pleased to see us and trots alongside us for ten minutes …

We arrive at Challacombe farm to find a happy, inquisitive pig. It’s quite small and not too intimidating. It follows us as …

These chickens at Challacombe Farm have the look of an ancient painting about them. The farm is owned, like 52,760 hectares of land and …

A few months ago we had a trip to Dartmoor and saw Barn Swallows enjoying some of their first weeks of flying. …

I’ve been to Challacombe Farm before: It’s teeming with animals for food and fun: I popped back to see what was around …

Waxcap fungi thrive on damp, ‘unimproved’ grassland, or rather grassland which hasn’t be ruined by artificial fertiliser or herbicides. A trip to …

Challacombe Farm is on Dartmoor. It’s part of the 135,000 acres owned by the Duchy of Cornwall to the benefit of Charles …

Being delicious to humans has been one of the most successful evolutionary strategies of recent times. Farm animals now outweigh wild ones, …