Fishers Mobile Farm

We are based in Charnock Richard in Lancashire & we take our Mobile Farm to schools to meet children, some of whom have never seen or touched a farm animal before. In the last two years we reckon we have showed our animals to about 10,000 children in around 67 schools across the North West. Depending on a school’s budget, we can bring either one or two trailers with sheep, lambs, goats, kids, calf, donkeys, pony, turkeys, ducks, rabbits, hens, chicks & pigs – all very friendly, used to meeting children & fairly bomb proof!! Classes usually are split into smaller groups as the children are easier to manage (a big group of excited children is more difficult to communicate with than a smaller group of just as excited children!). After a short Health & Safety chat, Fishers Mobile Farm staff will then introduce the animals to the group. All the children can stroke the animals & we can show them the calf’s hooves, the sheep’s teeth (always a favourite!) & lambs or kids drinking milk from their mothers. Throughout the visit we will ask the children questions – for example, what is a baby cow called? What do chickens/cows produce for us to eat? What can we make from the fleece of a sheep? We can tailor our questions to tie in with school projects if you let us know beforehand. Last year we were also commended by the Bayer/FACE (Farming and Countryside Education) awards & this year we are now holders of the Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge. We are also have CEVAS trained personnel (Countryside Educational Visits Accreditation Scheme). For lots of photos, testimonials & information visit our web site: www.mobilefarm.biz