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Handley Care Farm, Shottle - near Belper

Name: Handley Care Farm, Shottle - near Belper
Address: Handley Farm CIC Wilderbrook Lane,, Shottle, Near Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 2LH
Telephone: 07968493503

We offer goat and garden assisted activities to support children and young adults to feel a sense of belonging, purpose and benefit from nature and all else that Handley Care Farm offers. We also accept school educational visits and host a number of free visits funded by Countryside Stewardship government scheme and beyond that, visits costing a nominal fee are also feasible.

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Contact Details

Facilities

Car parking
Covered space
Disabled toilets
Hand washing facilities

Pricing

Our pricing varies depending on the needs of the individual, however at present we focus on providing 1:1 support to those who may benefit from this therapeutic environment seeking goat and garden assisted activities. 1:1 sessions cost is £60 half day, £110 full day.

What we can offer

Cooking
Forest Schools
Growing crops and vegetables
Indoor crafts
Pre-visit information available
Small animal care (e.g. grooming, feeding, handling etc.)
Working with livestock (e.g. feeding, milking, egg collecting, daily maintenance, grooming (where appropriate))

Care Farms / Green Care Services

Related services:

Alternative provision
Care farming or green care services for SEND
Care farming or green care as part of Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
One to one support

Care Farm

Are you a teacher and know a child with SEND? They could benefit from accessing a Care Farm.

Care Farms provide supervised, structured educational programmes of farming related activities for young people to support those struggling in school, help those with disability, behavioural challenges and improve mental health and wellbeing.

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Accreditations

CEVAS Accredited

This place has CEVAS accredited personnel.

CEVAS stands for Countryside Educational Visits Accreditation Scheme. A nationally recognised accreditation, the scheme offers training for individuals who are working – or plan to work – with groups of school children, young people or clients with additional needs.