Fordhall Farm

The farm became a cause célèbre in 2005, when a campaign to raise funds for FCLI to purchase the land gained national press attention.

[2] It is a monument scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 ("Ringwork and bailey castle 390m west of Buntingsdale Hall, List entry Number 1019659") [3] The farm was formerly part of the Buntingsdale Hall estate, which was broken up in the 20th century.

[6] A campaign was launched on 28 September 2005 to raise funds to purchase the land and bring it into collective ownership.

The project had widespread support from celebrities including Alan Titchmarsh, Prunella Scales and Sting, and gained national press attention.

Volunteer weekends for part-owners are run several times a year, and the farm hosts events and activities involving the local community.

Pigs and pig ark at Fordhall Farm. The white building is the farm shop.
Castle Hill earthwork, Fordhall Farm The hill behind the sign is the visible remains of the Ringwork and Bailey construction on Castle Hill, an English Heritage site, which preserves the remains of the castle built around 1100AD. Some earthworks are also evident on the south side, overlooking the Tern Valley. The original cobblestone floor lies a couple of feet down, and was discovered in the mid 1970s when trees were cleared on the site.