Nature Trail
At
DairyLand Farm World you can walk the Nature Trail or take the
Lamborghini Hayride for a leisurely trip down the lakes to feed the
ducks, fish and swans.
The award winning Nature Trail offers a unique opportunity to walk in
the countryside and observe conservation and modern farming working
together.
The Nature Trail passes through a range of different natural habitats
supporting a variety of wildlife. It is a gloriously peaceful part of
DairyLand Farm World... we hope you have time to explore the Nature
Trail.
THE LAKES support an enormous range of wildlife, such as diving beetles,
water snails, dragonfly nymphs, frogs, toads, newts, leeches and fish.
The number of fish in the lakes depends on Mr.Heron who may visit each
day to collect his supper! Wild mallard regularly nest and if you are
quiet you should see Mrs. Moorhen and her brood scurrying around the
edge of the lake. Watch out for her bright red beak.
A new visitor to the lakes are the pure white little egrets from Egypt
who are colonising the estuary in Newquay.
It is most exciting to find evidence of OTTERS around the lakes. It
seems that they travel up from the lower river, a tributary of the
Gannel, in search of food. We are happy to encourage the otters, even if
they do take a few fish for their supper!
Look out for the unique CORNISH STONE HEDGES made up of different
layers, which each support a variety of plants and animals.
There are two shelters on the trail called CRIB HUTS. Crib is the
traditional Cornish name for a tea-break. Traditionally everyone on the
farm stops at 10am for crib. During harvest, farmers stopped for Crowse,
or harvest tea at 5pm.
