Back in 1967, the Forestry Commission owned the land for the Jenny Wren Farm, which was used for dairy farming. In the 70's, the then owners of Birdworld bought it to farm beef cattle. In 1990 the land was turned into Jenny Wren Farm as an added attraction to Birdworld. Under the new ownership in 1996, the farm was further improved and developed. It has rapidly become one of the most popular areas of the park, especially with youngsters who love the opportunity to get close to, and even stroke some of their favourites in our special 'Animal Encounter' sessions. These sessions are popular too with schools and playgroups that visit during term time.

Staff are always on hand to look after and care for the animals as well as talk to our many visitors.

The farm started with 2 Dexter cows, 4 ponies, 1 goat and some rabbits and, over its many years, the number of animals has steadily increased and now includes many rare and unusual breeds.

Although the farm is not run commercially, we attempt to give it a working atmosphere, which includes as much interaction for the public as possible. There is access to the pygmy goats who are always after an extra snack, so enter if you dare!

The smaller animals are fun to watch as well and include guinea pigs, chinchillas, chipmunks and for those less squeamish, rats and mice.

Many of the smaller animals are bred on the farm, especially the rabbits! These we sell on to good homes to help with the running costs. You can also purchase guinea pigs, chicks, ferrets and chinchillas from the farm (when available). Many of our chickens are good layers, so fresh free-range eggs are frequently on sale too during the summer.