about us
Magdalen Farm sits at the heart of South West England …
… providing the perfect environment to connect with nature, learn from sustainable living and enjoy time together in the countryside. It is the home of the Magdalen Environmental Trust (registered charity number 1002373).
A potted history …
1990s
The Trust was founded in 1990, when it bought the farm and converted dilapidated buildings to accommodate visitors coming for nature-based education. The farm become Organic, trees were planted, and vegetable gardens dug.
2000s
By the early 2000s, it has grown into an excellent school trips provider, and it has continued to provide excellence ever since.
2010s
The “care farming” provision for people who live with disabilities or severely disadvantage circumstances, was developed in the 2010s, when it became a significant part of the charity’s work, as it is to this day.
2020s
The education and care farming offers go from strength to strength and we keep adding new things to build on the success so far, but the additional focus so far in the 2020s is the restoration of nature. 100 acres of Magdalen Farm are developing Wood Pasture habitat, wildlife-rich and reminiscent of old commons, and we have carried out some extraordinary and experimental habitat restoration work in the river.
