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Live in Rossendale? Sign up to our produce delivery rounds
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We deliver free range eggs, manure, hay for pets and seasonal fruit and veg, all of which are grown here at the farm. To place an order whizz us an email by clicking HERE.
'Farmers eye view'
Virtual farm experience
Book a virtual farm tour and virtually do our jobs with us via live stream video. Feed the hens, collect the eggs, check the goats and sheep for newborn lambs and kids and watch the sheepdogs having a training session, all from the comfort of your home! You'll have the chance to ask questions throughout. Sessions run daily, cost £18 with an unlimited number of participants and last for 20 minutes. Click here to book.
Are you an open farm, visitor centre, sanctuary or other visitor attraction with animals? Have you closed due to COVID 19? Make revenue from your animals despite the pandemic by offering them to join online video calls! Starting from £250 we will build you a website to allow you to do this. Click here to complete an inquiry form and we will be in touch. Give your business the tools to earn £100's a day online, easily!
Bees and honey sales
Welcome to Cronkshaw Fold
Located in the beautiful Alden Valley, Cronkshaw Fold is a traditional hill farm with a passion for environmentally friendly farming, animal welfare and teaching about the importance of sustainable agriculture. We run educational visits, host visitors for farm holidays and in 2019 we're trying our hand at hosting weddings, too!
We farm poultry, meat goats and sheep alongside our kitchen gardens, fish pond and broadleafed woodland. We use sustainable farming practices that promote a healthy environment, care for the countryside, increase local wildlife and preserve traditional rural skills such as dry stone walling, hedge laying, coppicing and companion planting.
All of our livestock are farmed in line with the RSPCA "5 freedoms" philosophy and have access to large outdoor spaces for grazing and foraging during fair weather including species rich mowing meadows. They also have indoor weatherproof accommodation for poor weather.
Climate change is something we are very concerned about. We have a great sense of urgency to do all we can to prevent our contribution towards emissions and help our visitors do the same. This includes working towards changing our current farming practices in order to grow produce with a lower carbon footprint. We are also working hard to raise money to invest in renewable power technologies so we can produce and store energy on site.
Where are we?
Cronkshaw Fold Farm & study centre
Helmshore
Rossendale
Lancashire
BB4 4AQ