We are all about our animals at South Angle Farm Park and have animal handling and opportunities for animal feeding every day.
As well as our traditional farm animals including lambs and chicks (springtime) pigs, goats, alpacas and horses we have our poultry, bunnies, guinea pigs and our popular reptile room.
Most of the animals that live here are rescue or rehomed and we pride ourselves on giving animals a good home where they can be part of an exciting education experience for everyone.
You know you're on a farm when you reach our main farmyards and woodland pens. With an oink, baaaa, blaaa, cluck, quack and honk, all the animals will shout “Hello!”
Likes:
Eating, chasing each other and making lots of noise.
Dislikes:
The dark, and dogs
Favourite food:
Corn! They love corn so much.
Jobs on the farm:
Laying eggs
Take a walk with our chickens and meet our ducks, geese and turkeys!
We have a special type of pig on the farm called Kune Kune Pigs. They are small (for a pig), friendly, and of course very messy.
Likes:
Making mud and playing football (with their heads)
Dislikes:
Very hot days
Favourite food:
Special pig pellets
Jobs on the farm:
Umm... Don't worry, our pigs are just pet pigs!
Every Spring at South Angle Farm Park we have lambs! You can bottle-feed them over our Easter events, and then throughout the year they love to eat pellet food from your hand.
Likes:
Being naughty and breaking fences
Dislikes:
Having to wait for their dinner (they are very greedy)
Favourite food:
MILK! (for the first few weeks), then grass
Jobs on the farm:
Their wool makes great clothes
We have pygmy (small) goats and miniature (very small) goats at South Angle Farm. They love to eat pellets from your hand if they are not playing in the trees.
Likes:
Climbing trees
Dislikes:
The rain
Favourite food:
Bramble, grass, and people's coats
Jobs on the farm:
Goats make milk, yum! But ours just look cute
You can always take a relaxing walk through our fields and along the woodland walk, but you will not be alone – there are plenty of animals to keep you company.
What’s the difference between an alpaca and a llama? Well quite a lot, but you will have to come down and visit the gang to see for yourself. They may be a little shy but a quick rattle of a food pot gets them running over.
Likes:
Looking after each other and the other animals
Dislikes:
Having their hair cut
Favourite food:
Hay and treats
Jobs on the farm:
Our wool makes super warm socks
Either in the field or in the stables you will find various horses staying at South Angle Farm Park.
Likes:
Running as fast as they can
Dislikes:
Getting tummy ache! Please don't feed us extra food
Favourite food:
Grass and hay, just the right amount
It’s just not a farm without a donkey on it. Our donkeys love being stroked on the nose.
Likes:
Going for walks
Dislikes:
Getting tummy ache! Please don't feed us extra food
Favourite food:
Grass and hay
Jobs on the farm:
Being friendly
In the Bunny Barn you can meet our small animals, including all our beautiful rabbits and friendly guinea pigs. We have bunny handling sessions regularly throughout the day.
Come and meet our beautiful rex rabbits. They are always happy for a cuddle.
Likes:
Jumping
Dislikes:
Lettuce – it's bad for them
Favourite food:
Carrots and hay
Jobs on the farm:
Looking cute
You can also meet our lovely squeaky guinea pigs every day at the bunny handling sessions.
Likes:
Squeaking
Dislikes:
Our resident barn owl (Don't worry: guinea pigs are far too big for an owl to eat)
Favourite food:
Broccoli and hay
Jobs on the farm:
Looking cute
The reptile room is where all our animals that like the temperature a little warmer live. On special event days we do regular reptile shows throughout the day where you can meet and hold everything from snakes to tarantulas.
Most of our snakes are con snakes which are a lovely, easy-to-hold species of pet snake.
Likes:
Curling up for a sleep
Dislikes:
Greens
Favourite food:
Mice
Jobs on the farm:
Educating people about reptiles
You will see 3 or 4 different species of lizard on the farm. Most of our various lizards are bearded dragons which are super friendly and will eat from your hands.
Likes:
Heat
Dislikes:
Birds
Favourite food:
Most prefer bugs
Jobs on the farm:
Entertaining in reptile shows
Our tarantulas are Chilean Rose Tarantulas. These are a popular pet tarantula because they are often docile and easy to hold.
Likes:
Being still
Dislikes:
Being stroked
Favourite food:
Crickets
Jobs on the farm:
Helping people get over their phobias
During the winter you will find our tortoises in the reptile room. In summer they are out on the farm enjoying the sunshine.
Likes:
Digging
Dislikes:
Being upside down
Favourite food:
Dandelions
Jobs on the farm:
Eating the dandelions
We always have some interesting creepy crawlies in our reptile room. These include cockroaches, giant snails and stick insects.
Likes:
Creepy crawling
Dislikes:
Feet
Favourite food:
Various
Jobs on the farm:
Being cool
"Well what can I say other than my family loved it! All animals are well cared for & as soon as water bottles went empty they were filled up straight away! Friendly staff and David the reptile man even did sign language which blew us away - as not many people go to that level in places & he had great charisma! Very natural, rustic farm which we loved how simple it was but it just worked great!"
Lauren Byles | Facebook"This is an outstanding farm, perfect for my daughter! The team is great and knowledgeable and there's plenty for children to be involved in. A particular highlight is the reptile house and the shows that go with it. My daughter is coming up for 3 but was only too keen to try and feed the chameleon and to hold a snake. Would absolutely recommend going!"
Brian Richardson | Facebook"A fantastic day out with my two children (age 6 and 7) thank you all so much for being so friendly and willing to answer all the questions that we had. The animals were also incredibly calm and friendly. We absolutely loved it!"
Rebecca Grey | Facebook"Have been visiting for last four years. Staff are really friendly and make loads of effort for various themed events. Farm is small but great for under 8s to explore. Plenty of opportunities to engage with the animals."
Nina Kitson | Facebook
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