Wake up to birdsong over ancient meadows, move cattle through fresh pasture, welcome newborn lambs in spring, and help grow food in a thriving wildlife garden — all on our 50-acre regenerative farm in the beautiful Kent countryside. We combine high-welfare livestock farming with conservation, working with others at a landscape scale to improve the environment and restore nature, including involvement in the South East Rivers Trust’s River Beult water project. At the heart of Green Farm is our charity, the Pearce Coggan Foundation, dedicated to connecting people with the outdoors and creating opportunities for those who might not otherwise have access. If you love animals, nature and practical outdoor work, you’ll feel right at home here.
We would love some support on our farm and with our charity's wildlife community garden. Everything from moving cattle to mending fences, lambing in April and woodland management as well as lots of activities in the community garden. Anyone with a passion for animals, nature or gardening would love this. Also a great opportunity if you have diy skills. We have a variety of jobs to do depending on the time of year and here are some of them.
LAMBING In the first and second weeks of April we’ll be lambing our four ewes, a special and busy time here on the smallholding. WWOOFers staying with us may have the chance to observe (and, depending on experience and confidence, assist with) regular lambing checks, monitoring ewes closely, and making sure newborn lambs are strong and feeding well. Our sheep lamb outdoors with access to shelter, so this involves frequent field checks, early mornings, and being attentive to changing weather. It’s a hands-on and rewarding opportunity to learn about small-scale sheep care at a crucial time of year.
HAYMAKING In the middle of July we cut some of our fields for Hay
GENERAL MAINTENANCE We are looking for someone to help us with general maintenance jobs such as helping to fix fences, so we are looking for someone who is very pratical and can work on their own sometimes without supervision. Some experience in carpentary, diy and power tools or even chain-saw experience would be useful. They would also help with animal care as well as helping in our charity wildlife community garden.
THE WILDLIFE GARDEN
Our gardening focus is at the heart of what we do. We practise no-dig, organic growing methods that prioritise soil health, biodiversity, and sustainable food production. As a WWOOFer, you’ll gain practical, hands-on experience in regenerative gardening — from seed to harvest — while learning how thoughtful land management can support both the environment and the local community. This is a chance to immerse yourself in seasonal growing, understand the principles behind sustainable small-scale farming, and be part of a working garden that values care, resilience, and respect for nature.
Useful experience includes basic gardening skills (sowing, planting, harvesting, composting), familiarity with organic or no-dig methods, confidence using garden tools, and good physical stamina for outdoor work in all weather.
Please mention when wanting to visit if you have an interest in the garden side.
Our Farm is a 50 acre co-operative working farm in a very special area of the Kent countryside. Whilst small, the Farm includes areas of ancient pastures and a designated ancient woodland, all within a Kent Local Wildlife Site. Across the property, the Farm landscape varies from permanent pasture to streams, ponds, ancient woodlands, herbal grasslands and of course the original Farmhouse. It is also the home to our charity dedicated to getting people outdoors and active who otherwise would not have the opportunity to do so.
LOCATION
Just south-west of Ashford, Kent, Our Farm is a conservation-led livestock farm, that is committed to only employing sustainable and regenerative farming practices. The focus is to enhance the land for the wildlife that calls it home, and produce the best quality Beef, Lamb, Mutton and Pork in the most natural way possible. Regenerative farming is based on techniques and thinking to improve soil health that integrates organic farming, permaculture, restoration ecology and holistic management.
The make-up of the Farm is 85% traditional grass meadows, 10% ancient oak woodland and 5% farmhouse and surrounding buildings, which we have diversified into our commercial business of luxury accommodation and a boutique Spa.
OUR MISSION
Whilst The Farm is only 50 acres, we believe a small farm can still have a big positive impact ecologically, agriculturally and within society. We aim to educate and inspire everyone who visits us and beyond the farm gate too, the nucleus of this being the Pearce Coggan Foundation and our Community Wildlife & Vegetable Garden.
Creating the most sustainable and environmentally friendly Farm, focusing on producing the best quality 100% grass-fed meat with the highest welfare standards, has always been our mission.
Organic methods: No chemical regenerative farming
Certifications: 100% organic but not large enough for certification
Current projects: We run a regenerative farming focused small holding meaning that we are regularly moving the cattle with electric fencing nearly every day, you would be helping with this, we also check animal health at this time.
We have a flock of sheep that we lamb every spring, and then look after throughout the year with things like foot trimming, dagging and general health checking.
We have chickens that need feeding and putting in and out of their hutch every morning and evening. We don't eat these, they are for egg production.
We make hay from some of our fields in summer, then there will be help with general farm maintenance, fence mending and woodland coppicing etc..
There is always year-round activity in our charity's Wildlife Community Vegetable Garden.
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Poultry farming
Pig farming
Cattle farming
Sheep or goat farming
Forestry
Beekeeping
Meat processing
Renewable energy production
Food justice / sovereignty
Methods or systems
Biological pest control
Holistic management
No-till farming
Regenerative agriculture
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Production farm
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