Caroline's Dairy LLP Chalder Farm
Sidlesham Chichester
West Sussex PO20 7RN
T 01243 641001
E caroline@carolinesdairy.co.uk

The Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) is funded by Defra and the EU.
The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD):
Europe investing in rural areas

Conservation is very important to us. Each field has an undisturbed 6m margin in which tussocky grasses and nectar plants thrive to provide habitat and food for a huge variety of wildlife. Barn Owls hunt for food and ground nesting birds live here. Our water meadows attract wading birds for overwintering and summer breeding: Lapwing, Redshank, Curlew and Snipe are regular visitors. Brown Hares can be seen racing one another in spring - Mad March Hares!

Previously endangered Water Voles are breeding within fenced water courses that encourage reed growth (their main food source), in the raised water levels in what were previously dry ditches in the summer.

Some of our visitors and residents

Brent Geese

Wigeon

Water Vole

Sedge Warbler

Linnet

Brown Hare

Godwit

Lapwing

Comma Butterfly

Stoat

Red Admiral Butterfly

Damselfly