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| About White Horse Farm |
We are in rural Dorset and surrounded by miles and miles of glorious unspoilt Hardy countryside. Lying between the historic towns of Sherborne, Dorchester and Cerne Abbas, our cottages and farmhouse are within easy reach of local inns which all serve good food and fine Dorset ales in a friendly atmosphere. We are also only 100 yards from the "Hunters Moon" pub next door. Thanks for visiting our website, and please stop by our gallery if you have a moment. |
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Minterne House has been the home of the Churchill's and Digby's family for the last 350 years and now the seat of the 12th Lord Digby. It was rebuilt in 1905 by Leonard Stokes after the previous house was destroyed by dry rot. Minterne nestles in 1,300 acres of beautiful Dorset Countryside and is described by Simon Jenkins in his book ‘England’s 1,000 Best houses,’ as a “Corner of Paradise.”
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| Tourist Information: Wildlife |
 Dorset Wildlife
Dorset, with its wide variety of landscapes, is a very rich county for wildlife and the habitats that can be found in Dorset, include woodland, lowland heath, rivers and coastal areas. We are members of the Dorset Wildlife Trust (which has some 22,000 members) and the Woodland Trust and we have lots of their literature in our recreation room. One of its main activities of the Dorset Wildlife Trust is to acquire and manage nature reserves and it now has 42 reserves throughout Dorset. Most are open daily and there are visitor centres providing a wealth of wildlife information at Brownsea Island Nature Reserve, Purbeck Marine Nature Reserve, Lorton Meadows and Kingcombe Meadows.
The Dorset Wildlife Trust plays a key role in dealing with local environmental issues. Through its recently announced Dorset Biodiversity Strategy, it is leading the way to establishing the practices of sustainable development with the co-operation not just of conservationists, but of local authorities, landowners, businesses, community groups and individuals across the county. There are numerous places to visit and events, see the link to their website for details; dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk
This year we are making a concerted effort to assist our local wildlife in our modest 2 acres of garden by working with a local cottage garden company Bugs 2 Bunnies (Bugs2bunnies.co.uk) and have laid out a nature trail of bug boxes, nesting boxes, dormouse houses etc etc. We have all the details for our young visitors to read and we hope in the months and years to come to see these boxes become well populated by local wildlife; see pictures below.
 
 
We have a number of bug boxes around the property and gardens.
  
Ladybird log Small bug box Butterfly Box
 
Bird box - number of different sizes Owl box
 
Hedgehog House Dormouse House
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