Our current animals include 'Pork', 'Rasha' & 'Streakie' our three Kune Kune pigs (Kune Kune are a New Zealand breed and very friendly); 'Alfie' and 'Archie' our very tame miniature donkeys who love to be petted by the children, 'Apache' our skewbald donkey; 'Pete' our Dartmoor Heritage Pony, born and raised at Widecombe-in-the-Moor; 'Bertie' our young English Pointer puppy (he loves to say hello); 'Maisy', Daisy', 'Bluebell' and 'Poppy' our young rabbits; 'Peanut' our colourful peacock; 'Spitfire' our pussy cat; our very pretty Alpacas - Rufus and Waldo born 2006/7, who we hope will keep the fox away; several sheep (they keep the grass cut); and then there are all our chickens and ducks that have free range of Knowle Farm (they go from cottage to cottage hoping to be fed). We also sometimes have baby chicks or ducklings under a lamp and often lambs in the spring/early summer.
To view our Personal Wildlife Report from The Devon Wildlife Trust click here.
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Knowle Farm is a member of the Green Tourism Business Scheme
At Knowle Farm, we are looking to manage the effect of our business upon the environment in as sustainable way as possible.
We will meet the minimum requirements set by environmental law in the country and fulfil our legal duty of care requirements for the disposal of waste.
We will aim to ensure we are minimising the harmful effects and maximising the beneficial influences our own activities have on the environment.
We welcome support, participation and suggestions from our guests as to how to continue to improve our environmental policy and protect the environment.
The following are some of the measures we are
implementing:-
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We have established wildlife woodland areas including ponds and river banks where nature is unaffected by outside influences.
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Large areas of land have been planted with broad-leaf native trees and walks created for our guests to enjoy.
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We offer the opportunity for children and their parents to experience, close up, farm animals living in a free and natural environment.
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We provide visitor information packs on local walks, cycle routes, public transport, wild life parks, fauna and flora indigenous to our site, coast and countryside information and events.
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If you want to bring your bikes we have ample dry storage available.
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We are seeking to minimise waste by recycling glass, paper, and wherever possible other products.
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We monitor our energy usage and seek to make energy savings through insulation, use of energy efficient appliances/lighting, light sensitive timers, provision of showers and use of "hippo bags" in cisterns.
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We provide information on local markets and producers including organic suppliers. We support and recommend many of our nearby pubs and restaurants.
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We use local labour and suppliers and environmentally friendly products wherever possible.