News and Events – Cannon Hall Farm

Rainbow has had her foal!

Nicky Hyde — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 12:52:17 +0000

Rainbow, our Shetland Pony, has delivered a beautiful foal which is big, strong and looking fantastic – but poor Rainbow is in a bit of pain and needs some extra care. Join Farmers Rob and Kate at Cannon Hall Farm.

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A shocking moment from Shorthorn Felicity

Nicky Hyde — Fri, 16 May 2025 11:13:29 +0000

There’s a shocking moment as Felicity our shorthorn cow delivers twins! This is totally unexpected as twins weren’t shown on her scan – now our farmers have work to do to reunite the family and keep them safe as a trio. You can see these incredible new arrivals in our rare breeds barn.

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Preorder our book now!

Nicky Hyde — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 13:15:15 +0000

Our third book is out now for preorder, just in time for Christmas, with some terrific bundles up for grabs. Hear the untold stories from Roger’s wife, Cynthia, and the hidden tales behind Yorkshire’s favourite farm attraction. Preorder yours online now.

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Blossom’s Olympic Adventure

Nicky Hyde — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 14:29:36 +0000

Our Shire horse Blossom really did us proud on her spot on TV last night – do you think Blossom has a dressage career ahead of her? We were so honoured to spend time with Olympian Becky Moody on last night’s show. If you’ve missed Winter on the Farm, you can catch up on My5 and don’t forget to tune in to Channel 5 every night this week at 8pm for the new series.

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Finian and Cilla – our Shetland foals

Nicky Hyde — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:35:41 +0000

Finian, our Shetland foal, is proving to be a proper little firecracker and is proving to be best pals with Cilla (whether she likes it or not.) He sure is a lively one.

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Isla and Deirdre’s Summer Adventure

Nicky Hyde — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 08:10:35 +0000

It’s a happy day! Isla and Dierdre are off to the grass for the Summer, but it seems they are going to take some convincing. Can Farmer Rob charm them into the new pasture?

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Only at Cannon Hall Farm

Nicky Hyde — Wed, 29 May 2024 11:06:03 +0000

Farmer Georgie is very proud of her mammal house and works really hard to ensure there’s a host of wierd and wonderful species in there. Cannon Hall Farm is the only place in the UK where you can see cactus mice, munsters yellow-toothed cavy, and the brandts voles.

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Ruby’s Birth Video

Nicky Hyde — Fri, 24 May 2024 05:49:54 +0000

Our Shire horse Ruby timed her foaling perfectly – and delivered her filly live on a Facebook broadcast. If you needed a reason to tune in on Wednesday and Sundays at 7.30am then this is it. Join Farmer Rob as he introduces our newest foal – and recaps on all our new arrivals in our Shire Stable. We could not be more proud.

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The Shires Go Out!

Nicky Hyde — Sun, 19 May 2024 09:58:09 +0000

Farmer Ruth is in the paddocks with her pals as our heaviest horses go out to grass – and enjoy having a good nibble of the lush green pastures at Cannon Hall Farm. We are so proud of our Shire horse conservation work – just look at these beauties.

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Farmer Ruth’s Fundraising Mission

Nicky Hyde — Sat, 04 May 2024 08:04:54 +0000

Farmer Ruth is doing a charity bike ride for The Shire Horse Society and the DPJ Foundation, a mental health charity for the farming community. She will be biking for five days from the 13th of May which is around 400 miles! Please sponsor her if you can.

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