Baumber Park is a working mixed family farm growing a variety of crops and with a herd of beef cattle.
Cereal growing predominates with wheat grown for animal feed and biscuit making. The soils at Baumber suit the production of quality malting barley for the brewing industry. Other crops grown are peas for the frozen pea industry, oilseed rape refined for vegetable oils and sugar beet for manufacture of sugar products.
110 beef cows calve indoors in early spring. They graze and suckle their calves in the parkland that surrounds the property and on meadows and nature reserves elsewhere within the county. All the calves are reared on the farm and sold locally. Within the herd there are pedigree Lincoln Red cattle. A small flock of Lincoln Longwool sheep, also pedigree, that lamb in April is also maintained.
The farm has a diversity of habitats and special attention is given to maintaining these for the benefit of fauna and flora.
Cereal growing predominates with wheat grown for animal feed and biscuit making. The soils at Baumber suit the production of quality malting barley for the brewing industry. Other crops grown are peas for the frozen pea industry, oilseed rape refined for vegetable oils and sugar beet for manufacture of sugar products.
110 beef cows calve indoors in early spring. They graze and suckle their calves in the parkland that surrounds the property and on meadows and nature reserves elsewhere within the county. All the calves are reared on the farm and sold locally. Within the herd there are pedigree Lincoln Red cattle. A small flock of Lincoln Longwool sheep, also pedigree, that lamb in April is also maintained.
The farm has a diversity of habitats and special attention is given to maintaining these for the benefit of fauna and flora.
In recent years a hedgerow restoration programme has been completed which now results in a white mantle of may blossom in spring to the benefit of nectar loving insects followed by a profusion of red hawthorn berries which provide rich pickings for flocks of autumn thrushes.
Traditional haymaking maintains the flora of roadside verges and wildflower meadows, an essential habitat for insects such as butterflies and hunting barn owls.
The grazing cattle attract insectivorous birds such as swallows in the spring and summer and a thriving colony breeds in the farmyard. Small woods and copses give safe refuge for mammals including fox, badger and deer. Brown hares forage and breed in the fields. A number of ponds are a haven for amphibians and other wetland species.
Seed-eating farmland birds including yellowhammers, corn buntings and tree sparrows can be seen at close quarters during the winter at feeding stations around the farm.
Traditional haymaking maintains the flora of roadside verges and wildflower meadows, an essential habitat for insects such as butterflies and hunting barn owls.
The grazing cattle attract insectivorous birds such as swallows in the spring and summer and a thriving colony breeds in the farmyard. Small woods and copses give safe refuge for mammals including fox, badger and deer. Brown hares forage and breed in the fields. A number of ponds are a haven for amphibians and other wetland species.
Seed-eating farmland birds including yellowhammers, corn buntings and tree sparrows can be seen at close quarters during the winter at feeding stations around the farm.
