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A good place to start on your tour is the Rare Breeds section. We keep
goats
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, sheep
and
hens
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and other kinds of poultry. We are also thinking of bringing in cows and horse
but we do not, as yet, have facilities for these bigger animals. The animals are fed in
public
twice a day and a short lecture given on their feeding habits and nutritional needs. These
are very popular with the public but of course we mustn’t lose sight of the main purpose
of having this section, not as such to preserve rare animals but
to maintain the delivery
of breeds
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to broaden the gene pool for agricultural development. Green Vale changes
with the seasons with different events happening at different times of the year. May will be
perhaps our most spectacular month with the arrival of the Canada geese and when our
fruit trees will be in full blossom, but there are interesting events on all year round ….for
example John Havers,
our expert fly fisherman, is currently giving displays(
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) on
the lake. Each of the sections has its own seasonal calendar…please consult
the summary board at the
main entrance. And the final section, as we
return to the Reception blocks, is the orchard.
Do take time to browse round our shop…there is a wide selection of
books on wildlife
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,
some of them written by local authors, and
the history of farming, including organic farming,
something which the park will be diversifying into the coming months.
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Julie:
We need to think about what to prepare … Dr White said he
wanted us to use plenty of
visuals and things and we might as well try them out when we’re not being assessed …
Trevor:
Well, the most important thing is the
