September 13, 2026
A note from the farm
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From the farm
Newsletters
The emails we send out — farm news, shop notes, and what is coming up.
August 27, 2026
Rain & Pigs On The Loose
Well, it actually rained properly this morning. We recorded 4.4mm, so not a great deal but it's better than nothing. I was…
August 13, 2026
Farming In The Heat, Farm Walks & Sauna
The very hot weather continues and it's giving us a lot of extra work and cost just trying to keep all the…
August 4, 2026
Drought & Farm Events
As you may have seen on the news, things are getting a bit desperate with the hot weather and lack of rain.…
July 29, 2026
Farm News & Summer Events
As the summer draws on, the hot, dry weather is becoming a concern yet again. The fields are looking a bit scorched…
July 9, 2026
First Farm Walk & Military Vehicles
Our first farm walk of the year was on Sunday, 5th July. We had a lovely group of people, all interested in…
June 25, 2026
Keeping Cool & Farm Walks
Trying to keep all the animals happy in this hot weather has been a struggle. We gave the young meat chickens a…
June 17, 2026
Farm News & Father’s Day
Juggling running the farm, looking after all the animals, keeping the farm shop stocked and attending farmers' markets brings many challenges -…
June 5, 2026
Coffee With The Cows Postponed
Apologies but Coffee With The Cows In The Field has been postponed due to the rather wet and windy weather that we…
June 3, 2026
More Baby Animals & Coffee With The Cows In The Field!
New life continues to arrive at Brightleigh Farm. The latest arrivals are a little pedigree Aberdeen Angus bull calf and a litter…
May 20, 2026
More Calves & Sunday Opening!
The calves keep coming and I've yet to see one born as conditions seem to be perfect for them with plenty of…
May 14, 2026
New Calves & Pastured Chicken Back In Stock
We've had some rain!! Thank goodness - it was getting very worrying after last year's drought. The recent cold snap hasn't been…
April 30, 2026
New Arrivals & Pastured Chicken Coming Soon!
What a cold, dry spring we're having again! 2023 & 2024 springs were very wet and 2025 & 2026 very dry. It…
April 16, 2026
Cows and Chickens Out, New Piglets & New Beef Sausages
A lot has happened over the last couple of weeks on the farm! The cows went back out in the fields at…
April 2, 2026
Doris, Her Piglets & Easter Coffee With The Cows
In the early morning of 1st April, Doris, our Mangalitsa cross Tamworth sow farrowed for the first time, giving birth to 6…
March 27, 2026
Farm News & New Products
Spring is almost here! At the moment, it's very cold again but with the promise of warmer days ahead. It's such a…
March 5, 2026
Coffee With The Cows, Pigs & A Goshawk!
This Saturday, 7th March, we have a busy day planned. Not only will we have our 2nd Coffee With The Cows(and pigs)…
February 12, 2026
Farmers’ Markets & Other News
Our little Coffee With The Cows event was a great success. The simplicity of 3 picnic tables in the middle of the…
February 5, 2026
New Hens & Coffee With The Cows
We've had a very busy couple of weeks on the farm, what with weaning the calves, bringing all the pigs onto hard…
January 22, 2026
Brightleigh Farm Film
Back in the autumn, we had a visit from Nigel Akehurst with his camera and drone. Nigel is a farmer and journalist.…
January 15, 2026
Pigs On The Loose & Market News
Another busy week! When is it not?! Some of our young Saddleback pigs decided to go walkabout the other day. A gate…
January 7, 2026
Happy New Year & Farm News
Well, here we are in January 2026! Happy New Year to you all. 2025 was a bit of a bumpy ride -…
December 22, 2025
Turkey News & Seasons Greetings
We finally got our turkeys back on Friday and by golly, were they a little on the large side! The smallest was…
December 17, 2025
Open Barn Saturday & Christmas Opening
Crikey, Christmas is next week! The year has galloped by and I can't believe that it's nearly over already! The cattle have…