Animals and Farmers – Cannon Hall Farm https://www.cannonhallfarm.co.uk The Perfect Family Day Out Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:29:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 New Enclosure Now Open! https://www.cannonhallfarm.co.uk/new-enclosure-now-open/ Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:29:38 +0000 https://www.cannonhallfarm.co.uk/?p=14455 read more]]> SOME noisy – but cute – new arrivals have arrived at Cannon Hall Farm thanks to the redevelopment of a brand new outdoor mammal enclosure. The family-run tourist attraction in Cawthorne, Barnsley, has just opened its very first prairie dog enclosure to celebrate the North American creature, that is a type of ground squirrel. The family pack has come to the farm from South Lakes Safari…

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]]> Silver’s Foal Joy https://www.cannonhallfarm.co.uk/silvers-foal-joy/ Fri, 10 May 2024 08:58:21 +0000 https://www.cannonhallfarm.co.uk/?p=14250 read more]]> A MAGNIFICENT shire horse who lost her foal last year has gone from tragedy to triumph as she gave birth to a beautiful filly yesterday. Shire horse Silver, who lives at Cannon Hall Farm, has waited 12 months to celebrate baby joy after the heart-break of losing her foal back in 2023. Farmer Rob Nicholson, whose family operate the tourist attraction that is host farm to the Channel 5 TV…

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]]> Threatened Species Moves In! https://www.cannonhallfarm.co.uk/threatened-species-moves-in/ Fri, 04 Aug 2023 14:57:22 +0000 https://www.cannonhallfarm.co.uk/?p=13295 read more]]> THE SMALL mammals team at Cannon Hall Farm are celebrating after securing a new resident in the mammal house – a rare and threatened potoroo named Puffle. Long-nosed potoroos are the much smaller cousins of animals such as wallabies and kangaroos and are sometimes described as ‘rat kangaroos’ because they are quite small with rat-like fur but have a sturdy tail and hop on kangaroo-like back legs.

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]]> Swiss Valais Twins – Lambing During Lockdown! https://www.cannonhallfarm.co.uk/swiss-valais-twins-lambing-during-lockdown/ https://www.cannonhallfarm.co.uk/swiss-valais-twins-lambing-during-lockdown/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:49:40 +0000 https://www.cannonhallfarm.co.uk/?p=8664 WARNING: GRAPHIC FOOTAGE ** We might not be broadcasting live but the work continues round the clock during lambing time. Watch what happens when Farmer Robert comes across a Swiss Valais sheep lambing.

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