Lark Rise Farm 400+ acres Mosaic arable farm The 400 acres that makes up Lark Rise Farm all began with the purchase of one small field thanks to donations following an article in The Telegraph in 1993 by CRT founder Robin Page. It has grown considerably over the years and has been given a Redlist Revival Award for 'Highest Density of Grey Partridge’. In addition, we have many other Redlist species of conservation concern including song thrush, yellowhammer, linnet and – as the farm's name would suggest – an abundance of skylarks. In the summer months, the fields are awash with colour. High numbers of butterfly species feed on the wealth of wildflowers and it is hard to believe how close we are to the city of Cambridge and the busy M11 motorway. Together with volunteers and wildlife monitors, tenant farmer Tim Scott has used a wide variety of sensitive farming methods to transform the fields from an intensively farmed wildlife desert into a productive farm that teems with wildlife. Tim Scott also works with Syngenta, trialling innovative sprays to produce high crop yields without affecting the flora and fauna. Keep your eyes open for breeding birds that are considered rare, such as barn owls, farmland flowers including bee orchids, brown hares – they’re everywhere – and signs of water voles in the brook. All these species are here as a result of wildlife-friendly farming methods such as smaller field sizes, crop rotation, leaving over-wintering stubble, beetle banks, wildlife strips, waterway maintenance and the planting of over 4.5 miles of new hedgerows, with the aid of numerous volunteers. About Wildlife Oxford - Cambridge Arc Events Volunteer Lark Rise Willow Birds – Lark Rise Farm Highlight species Skylark Grey partridge Yellowhammer UK conservation status: Red UK conservation status: Red UK conservation status: Red Other notable species Fieldfare Corn bunting Reed bunting UK conservation status: Red UK conservation status: Red UK conservation status: Amber Common Kestrel Redwing Whitethroat UK conservation status: Amber UK conservation status: Amber UK conservation status: Green Barn owl Green woodpecker UK conservation status: Green UK conservation status: Green Exceptional records Great grey shrike Long-eared owl UK conservation status: Not assessed UK conservation status: Green Donate now Read the latest wildlife news Do you have images that you'd be happy for the CRT to use? Submit By submitting this image you are agreeing the Countryside Restoration Trust can use them for commercial and noncommercial purposes. We do not need to ask you permission from or provide credit to you the photographer. More precisely, you grants the Countryside Restoration Trust an irrevocable, nonexclusive, worldwide copyright license to download, copy, modify, distribute, perform, and use your submitted photo for free, including for commercial purposes, without permission from or attributing the photographer. Manage Cookie Preferences