Ley farm is a beautiful and typical South Devon farm found in the South Hams. It has three steep sided valleys with spring fed streams running through. High Devon hedges built on banks and many trees make it an idyllic spot to live for us humans and provide shelter to the animals.

The farm runs to 450 acres which are part owned and part rented on various tenancies. I feel the most efficient way to produce food is to let farmers farm in the way that suites them and is appropriate to the land. On the whole is what generation after generation of them have done in Devon, creating the beautiful landscape we have and very good food. Unfortunately that position is under threat. A massive squeeze has been put on farming to the extent that a huge number of farmers have been forced out of farming, their farms divided and their farmhouses sold off. Personally I feel very sad about this threat to our way of life and traditions. To be positive we have to move with the times; hence my involvement with The Devon Meat Company which I feel is a good way forward. I provide them with traditional lamb and rare breed pigs, a recent diversification.

 

My interest are a great love of sheep farming, which for me is also a great pleasure. I enjoy doing it well. Along with good sheep farming is a necessity to have good working collie sheep dogs . Fortunately that is also my hobby and my ambition is to make the English team .

 

 

My best collie Lad at just 3 years has already got 8 English points from competition; I just need another 5 to have a chance to compete to be in that team. My wife, Sophia has a similar country hobby which fits in well, which is to produce top quality 3 event horses. So that is it a very full life which we realise we are privileged to lead but have to defend .

Andrew Hendy

 

Ley Farm offer visitors the opportunity to share in their lifestyle by staying in their holiday accommodation. You have to be prepared to accept a working farm, in return for which you may be able to see lambs being born or many of the other events that happen on the farm. If you would like to stay at Ley Farm, then visit our main web site at http://www.leyfarm.eclipse.co.uk/

The animals on Ley Farm are brought up with animal welfare and the environment as key goals. Animals run free most of the year, and are predominantly grass fed. The farm also has horses, geese and other animals from time to time.

 

 

 

 

 

Ley Farm is FABBL registered, which also entitles the farm to the use of the Red Tractor Logo - click logos below for details.