Netherstreet Farm

25/03/2026

Morning all! Our fence is now up in Chalk and I just wanted to remind people why we have done this:

To protect an area of outstanding natural beauty with many many species of plants.

We need to ensure that we can close this area off so that our cattle do not access it for a period of time but they can still graze the other side in accordance with our SFI. It is their favourite part to sit and graze and they then ignore the other parts of the hill that need grazing!

There is no right of way across this land yet people consistently let their dogs off the lead and walk around the field as well. We have left a nice area of land (which also has no right of way) the other side of the actual path too. They cut fences and posts so that they don't have to walk a few metres to the actual fence and right of way.

We are not intending to plough this land up (quite a ridiculous accusation!), we are protecting it instead. The seeds from these plants get harvested and then sown in other areas of the country which is really important.

My 17 year old farm apprentice was subjected to abuse from a member of the public yesterday and asked 'do you know how muddy that track gets in the winter' to justify her anger at being told she was trespassing and had damaged the brand new fence that has just been put in at great cost.

The fact is there is no right of way, whatever reason you have for wanting to cross this field and the argument of 'well I have been doing in for years' doesn't make any difference. We just haven't see you to ask you not to do it!

I am not trying to be a dictator (an actual accusation) or 'difficult', I am just trying to do my job and do something good for the environment. Trust me it would be so so much easier not to do it!

Please do not abuse farm staff that are completing a job that they have been told to do. Send me an email or call me, it's not like I am difficult to find! Or better still if you are irate, then maybe contact our landlords to put in a complaint rather than having a go at me or my staff.

Gretchen
Tenant Farmer
Netherstreet Farm

Pictures of some of the damage that people think it is ok to do to fences and a nice bit of fly tipping.

15/11/2025

R D Livestock Limited are a small farm like us, we wish them lots of luck in their battle against the corporate giant.

Their page is definitely worth a follow as they are hilarious- even while dealing with this...

Small Family Farm vs a Giant — Standing Our Ground Together This i… danielle roberts needs your support for Tiny family farm Vs Corporate Company in court

27/10/2025

So after a long trip over to Oliver's the cows behaved beautifully and went through the gate.

Back we went to retrieve the lame cow that was struggling only to find that she had disappeared into the bushes! 40 minutes later and alot of scrambling through bushes(me not her) she started to slowly come down the hill to the yard. I walked at a respectful distance behind her and kept reassuring her.

The poor girl was in so much pain and stressed from being separated from the herd that she was really not happy.

For the first time in a very long time I saw her go for someone who was with us that she didn't know. I managed to get her away thank goodness.

These cows know and trust us and even with us she was on edge. A stranger was more than she could handle today.

I can't stress enough that these girls will protect themselves and they can't scream and shout when they are scared, they go on the defensive.

I am very careful with them and always err on the side of caution. We have signs up on both entrances to the hill to warn you that cows are there and they have calves with them (albeit in their tummies!) and ask that you put your dogs on a lead. This is for your safety not theirs.

Before everyone asks why we put them up on Oliver's, it is because they graze it down in accordance with our SFI and they do a good job!

We rent this farmland and love that everyone enjoys the beautiful views and the abundance of wild flowers, it is still farmland though!

Treat them with respect, don't walk through them and don't let your dogs spook them. Please remember they are just animals who can get scared.

www.netherstreetfarm.co.uk

04/10/2025

Our delicious Galloway Beef Sausages are BACK IN STOCK.

These are now available in packs of 6 (Typical weight 420g) and are priced at £5.00 a pack.

They can be ordered via the website at https://www.netherstreetfarm.co.uk/product/sausages/

& they are delicious!

18/09/2025

It was mooving day again today and the girls are now in Chalk and Coombes, the fields to the right of Oliver's (or left as we look at it!)

They are not in Oliver's yet, we are leaving that as late as possible.

I've put signs up on all gates and we are getting some metal ones made so that you don't get surprised by a cow!

01/08/2025

What a surprise 🙄. Our hearts go out to all those farmers who have had to move on, it's a very tricky time.

🚨 Fields of despair: The ONS reports a historic wave of farm closures across the UK in 2025, raising alarms over British food production

27/07/2025

So true 🤣

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24/07/2025

Just in time for Barbeque Season!

Our delicious Galloway Beef Sausages are BACK IN STOCK.

These are now available in packs of 6 (Typical weight 420g) and are priced at £5.00 a pack.

They can be ordered via the website at https://www.netherstreetfarm.co.uk/product/sausages/

& they are delicious!