Surrey Docks Farm
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Farm Club holiday programme is back this summer. Ten children joined us last Thursday for a day on the Farm; mucking out the young billy goats, walking ferrets, handling small animals, playing games and taking part in natural crafts.
www.surreydocksfarm.org.uk/farm-club/
www.surreydocksfarm.org.uk/farm-club/
August 4, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Farm Club holiday programme is back this summer. Ten children joined us last Thursday for a day on the Farm; mucking out the young billy goats, walking ferrets, handling small animals, playing games and taking part in natural crafts.
www.surreydocksfarm.org.uk/farm-club/
www.surreydocksfarm.org.uk/farm-club/
We’ve shared a few photos of the goats over the years.
We’d love to know if you have any memories or photos of Vixen and Cleo? Do share them with us! 💚
We’d love to know if you have any memories or photos of Vixen and Cleo? Do share them with us! 💚
July 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
We’ve shared a few photos of the goats over the years.
We’d love to know if you have any memories or photos of Vixen and Cleo? Do share them with us! 💚
We’d love to know if you have any memories or photos of Vixen and Cleo? Do share them with us! 💚
As the goats are still young and healthy we’ve been looking for somewhere to rehome them and after a lot of searching we found the right place at a rescue sanctuary in Kent!
The girls have settled in, will be just as spoiled as they were here and can now enjoy the country life!
The girls have settled in, will be just as spoiled as they were here and can now enjoy the country life!
July 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
As the goats are still young and healthy we’ve been looking for somewhere to rehome them and after a lot of searching we found the right place at a rescue sanctuary in Kent!
The girls have settled in, will be just as spoiled as they were here and can now enjoy the country life!
The girls have settled in, will be just as spoiled as they were here and can now enjoy the country life!
Cleo and Vixen were born in 2020 and are much-loved spotty Anglo Nubians. However they haven’t bred and as a working farm with limited space, we made the decision we couldn’t keep them in our herd long term.
July 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Cleo and Vixen were born in 2020 and are much-loved spotty Anglo Nubians. However they haven’t bred and as a working farm with limited space, we made the decision we couldn’t keep them in our herd long term.
We’ve recently rehomed two of our beautiful nanny goats to a rescue centre in Kent.
July 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
We’ve recently rehomed two of our beautiful nanny goats to a rescue centre in Kent.
The Farm is a green oasis for many species including this Jersey Tiger moth. Spotted resting on the willow arch, check out the bright orange underwings as it flies away!
July 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The Farm is a green oasis for many species including this Jersey Tiger moth. Spotted resting on the willow arch, check out the bright orange underwings as it flies away!
Celebrate our 50th Birthday! July 19th, 11:30am-4:30pm.
Exhibition, BBQ, Tours and Talks. (Exhibit free, tours and talks ticketed).
surreydocksfarm.org.uk/fifty-years/
Exhibition, BBQ, Tours and Talks. (Exhibit free, tours and talks ticketed).
surreydocksfarm.org.uk/fifty-years/
July 11, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Celebrate our 50th Birthday! July 19th, 11:30am-4:30pm.
Exhibition, BBQ, Tours and Talks. (Exhibit free, tours and talks ticketed).
surreydocksfarm.org.uk/fifty-years/
Exhibition, BBQ, Tours and Talks. (Exhibit free, tours and talks ticketed).
surreydocksfarm.org.uk/fifty-years/
Did you know we have two walnut trees on the Farm? Over the next few days we’ll be harvesting fresh green walnuts to sell in our farm shop. They’re perfect for pickling! Call into the Farm this weekend to purchase some and let us know what you make with them!
June 13, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Did you know we have two walnut trees on the Farm? Over the next few days we’ll be harvesting fresh green walnuts to sell in our farm shop. They’re perfect for pickling! Call into the Farm this weekend to purchase some and let us know what you make with them!
Farm Spring Fair, tomorrow, Saturday 10th May from 11am-4pm! Join us to watch sheep shearing, plus extra activities on offer including farm-themed fair games, animal handling, craft stalls, plant sales, BBQ and bar area in the field with live music and more!!
May 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Farm Spring Fair, tomorrow, Saturday 10th May from 11am-4pm! Join us to watch sheep shearing, plus extra activities on offer including farm-themed fair games, animal handling, craft stalls, plant sales, BBQ and bar area in the field with live music and more!!
Farm Gym volunteers put in a fantastic effort tonight! We worked together to woodchip around the community plots; then split into groups to weed a growing space, shift pots of soil and tidy up pruned branches. 💪🏻
The team were rewarded with a peak inside the goat barn to meet the new goat kids! 🐐
The team were rewarded with a peak inside the goat barn to meet the new goat kids! 🐐
April 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Farm Gym volunteers put in a fantastic effort tonight! We worked together to woodchip around the community plots; then split into groups to weed a growing space, shift pots of soil and tidy up pruned branches. 💪🏻
The team were rewarded with a peak inside the goat barn to meet the new goat kids! 🐐
The team were rewarded with a peak inside the goat barn to meet the new goat kids! 🐐
Have you met our new piglets yet? Polo and Rolo’s second litter was born on Friday evening. The piglets are already growing fast, zooming round the barn then crashing out in a piglet pile up together.
April 23, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Have you met our new piglets yet? Polo and Rolo’s second litter was born on Friday evening. The piglets are already growing fast, zooming round the barn then crashing out in a piglet pile up together.
It’s house sparrow nesting season and the Farm provides plenty of nest material from straw, grasses and last year’s globe artichoke heads! Volume up to hear the Spring bird song on the Farm, as this little sparrow is busy foraging.
April 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
It’s house sparrow nesting season and the Farm provides plenty of nest material from straw, grasses and last year’s globe artichoke heads! Volume up to hear the Spring bird song on the Farm, as this little sparrow is busy foraging.
The first lambs were born here at the weekend, they’re doing well and enjoyed going out in the field! All the ewes are pregnant and due this month, so there’ll be more lambs to come!
April 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The first lambs were born here at the weekend, they’re doing well and enjoyed going out in the field! All the ewes are pregnant and due this month, so there’ll be more lambs to come!
Lamb bottle feeding update!
More slots will go online on MONDAY between 9 and 10am for bottle feeding dates from 12th - 18th April.
More slots will go online on MONDAY between 9 and 10am for bottle feeding dates from 12th - 18th April.
April 4, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Lamb bottle feeding update!
More slots will go online on MONDAY between 9 and 10am for bottle feeding dates from 12th - 18th April.
More slots will go online on MONDAY between 9 and 10am for bottle feeding dates from 12th - 18th April.
One of our students chose to plant a blueberry bush to tend here. Blueberries require special ericaceous (acidic) compost, so he’s planted into a pot filled with this compost and will water with rainwater to retain the pH levels - as tap water is usually too alkaline.
April 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
One of our students chose to plant a blueberry bush to tend here. Blueberries require special ericaceous (acidic) compost, so he’s planted into a pot filled with this compost and will water with rainwater to retain the pH levels - as tap water is usually too alkaline.
Meet the Queen of Tomatoes! We’re going for the record number of tomato varieties grown (at Surrey Docks Farm) this year!
The greenhouse is filling up nicely with young plants, soon some will be on sale so you can either grow your own at home or pop in for freshly picked tomatoes this summer.
The greenhouse is filling up nicely with young plants, soon some will be on sale so you can either grow your own at home or pop in for freshly picked tomatoes this summer.
March 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Meet the Queen of Tomatoes! We’re going for the record number of tomato varieties grown (at Surrey Docks Farm) this year!
The greenhouse is filling up nicely with young plants, soon some will be on sale so you can either grow your own at home or pop in for freshly picked tomatoes this summer.
The greenhouse is filling up nicely with young plants, soon some will be on sale so you can either grow your own at home or pop in for freshly picked tomatoes this summer.
We handled the small animals inside, then the rain stopped and we could go out to feed the sheep and hold a lamb. Our animals provided a wonderful therapeutic benefit and fuelled lots of reminiscing and sharing opportunities.
March 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
We handled the small animals inside, then the rain stopped and we could go out to feed the sheep and hold a lamb. Our animals provided a wonderful therapeutic benefit and fuelled lots of reminiscing and sharing opportunities.
Last week we welcomed a group from Time & Talents for their Spring visit. We reminisced about their farm memories over lunch; Eduardo the turkey was a firm Surrey Docks favourite, but we also heard of their childhood memories of neighbours rabbits, growing up on farms and rearing chickens.
March 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Last week we welcomed a group from Time & Talents for their Spring visit. We reminisced about their farm memories over lunch; Eduardo the turkey was a firm Surrey Docks favourite, but we also heard of their childhood memories of neighbours rabbits, growing up on farms and rearing chickens.
Our horticulture team had a great time at the SOIL exhibition at Somerset House! We were gifted tickets and spent a several hours exploring.
We even spotted a potential reference to our farm manure (via the project at Stuart Road Allotments, where we’ve delivered many ton bags of manure!)
We even spotted a potential reference to our farm manure (via the project at Stuart Road Allotments, where we’ve delivered many ton bags of manure!)
March 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Our horticulture team had a great time at the SOIL exhibition at Somerset House! We were gifted tickets and spent a several hours exploring.
We even spotted a potential reference to our farm manure (via the project at Stuart Road Allotments, where we’ve delivered many ton bags of manure!)
We even spotted a potential reference to our farm manure (via the project at Stuart Road Allotments, where we’ve delivered many ton bags of manure!)
We’ve taken on even more little lambs that need bottle-feeding and you can get involved! Sessions are held at 12:45pm and 4:40pm, booking must be made in advance. We release slots a week at a time, with more dates released on Tuesday mornings. www.surreydocksfarm.org.uk/product/feed-the-lambs-2025/
March 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
We’ve taken on even more little lambs that need bottle-feeding and you can get involved! Sessions are held at 12:45pm and 4:40pm, booking must be made in advance. We release slots a week at a time, with more dates released on Tuesday mornings. www.surreydocksfarm.org.uk/product/feed-the-lambs-2025/
Greenagers youth clubs worked hard on Saturday maintaining outside spaces. They repainted a wooden bench, swept the cobbled path and created a new border for their mini wildflower meadow!
March 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Greenagers youth clubs worked hard on Saturday maintaining outside spaces. They repainted a wooden bench, swept the cobbled path and created a new border for their mini wildflower meadow!
Our animal care students enjoyed handling our new rabbits, Storm and Peanut, today. They also mucked out the sheep and treated the guinea pigs to chard leaves.
March 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Our animal care students enjoyed handling our new rabbits, Storm and Peanut, today. They also mucked out the sheep and treated the guinea pigs to chard leaves.
Our Sunday youth clubs enjoyed another week of jam packed activities! The morning Young Farmers made pizzas and played games outside in the sunshine. Then our afternoon Greenagers group helped muck out, walk the ferrets and give the animals their evening feed.
March 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Our Sunday youth clubs enjoyed another week of jam packed activities! The morning Young Farmers made pizzas and played games outside in the sunshine. Then our afternoon Greenagers group helped muck out, walk the ferrets and give the animals their evening feed.
We welcome hundreds of primary school classes every year to learn about farming & food production, right here in London! Children enjoy tours to get up close with farm animals & explore the gardens to see the vegetables & crops growing, plus they take part in practical workshops in the classroom.
March 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We welcome hundreds of primary school classes every year to learn about farming & food production, right here in London! Children enjoy tours to get up close with farm animals & explore the gardens to see the vegetables & crops growing, plus they take part in practical workshops in the classroom.
Snowy & Fidget enjoying their walk round the Farm. The donkeys are here as part of a guardianship scheme with the Donkey Sanctuary, so we can’t offer any experiences with them. But you can book a groom & walk session with Kiera our miniature Shetland pony, visit our website for full details!
February 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Snowy & Fidget enjoying their walk round the Farm. The donkeys are here as part of a guardianship scheme with the Donkey Sanctuary, so we can’t offer any experiences with them. But you can book a groom & walk session with Kiera our miniature Shetland pony, visit our website for full details!