Set in a beautiful part of Warwickshire, our farm is dedicated to providing people with learning disabilities and or dementia, a safe and rewarding space to explore life on a farm.
Our mission is to create a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment for vulnerable individuals, offering them the chance to engage in daily farm activities. These activities include animal care, growing vegetables and fruit, farm maintenance, food preparation and cooking, crafts, teamwork, and skill-building. We have a diverse range of livestock, including sheep, lambs, goats, pigs, chickens, a dog and cat.
OUR AIMS
Oldbury Cottage Care Farm CIC offers people with learning disabilities and or dementia, the opportunity to work on a traditional small farm. Our experienced farm staff offer a wide range of activities to suit all needs. These include animal care, horticulture, cooking, farm maintenance, arts and crafts.
We aim to engage, encourage and enthuse all who attend and constantly strive to enable each individual to realise their potential. Our farm offers a real working environment where visitors can learn new skills, improve their confidence and self esteem and become a valued member of the farm team. Whatever their ability they will find their place here and contribute to a valued enterprise.
Meaningful Activities That Help To Realise Each Persons Potential
Work on a care farm can help provide meaningful activities and a practical daily structure. The activities undertaken at Oldbury Cottage Care Farm CIC are real and based on the daily, weekly and seasonal jobs around the farm. The benefits of being outdoors in the fresh air and working with animals are improved mental and physical health; are now becoming more widely recognised by health and education professionals.