Englands largest bird of prey nests each year in the large oak trees beside the stream in Pit Close and Horriford Meadow. It can be seen flying over the farm.

The wooded valley supports the Roe Deer (the smallest English deer). They come down to the farm to graze at dawn and dusk.

In the spring, Doe's have their single spotted fawns in quiet field margins.

Several foxes use the farm for their hunting beats and have definite runs through the fields. The cubs are born each year and find cover in the tall maize.

Herons are seen in the water meadows beside the stream and at the ponds where they hunt for eels and frogs.

One of Englands smallest birds is resident in the wooded valley and nests in gorse bushes on the farm. In winter it can be seen in flocks feeding on insects in the willows.

This bird together with the Greater and Lesser spotted woodpeckers are resident in the valley. They nest in the Alder trees which grow in the flooded clay pit in Pit Close.