Backsbottom Farm

Backsbottom Farm, located in the North of the Forest of Bowland, just outside the village of Wray, is a  farm with wild flower rich hay meadows, ancient semi-natural woodland, pasture fields with wildflowers and interesting old pasture trees, and fell land (part recovering blanket bog). The farm is run with a focus towards nature, wildlife and biodiversity where ever possible, and has been certified as organic by the Soil Association. The long term view for the farm is to adopt a stronger permaculture approach. Rod has a unique offer for educational access visits, with the focus being on the 50 hectares of ancient semi-natural woodland, which is the largest in Lancashire. Visits can be between 2 to 5 hours long and the woodland is approximately a 15 minute walk from the farm yard.

Backsbottom mainly like to focus on schools, but also accept care farming groups:

• KS1 
• KS2 
• High School
• Other groups

As stated above the focus on educational visits at Backsbottom Farm are centred around the Ancient Semi-Natural Woodland, therefore visits can include but are not limited to:

• Woodland management
• Natural Flood Management - Dams, Trees, ect.
• Woodland Crafts
• Apples - Apple cider vinegar processing
• Flooding - River Roeburn flood in 1967
• History of Woodlands in Lancashire

• TEACHING SPACE – indoor building, suitable for up to 25 children
• PARKING – suitable for minibuses, coaches can park at the top of the farm track, for a 5-10 minute walk to the farm.
• TOILETS - Normal and compost toilets
• ACCESSIBILITY  - Note: Backsbottom Farm is NOT accessible by wheelchair as the farm track and woodland are across rough terrain