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On this day in 1921, Elizabeth Margaret Braund was born in South Kensington to Isabel Braund and Henry Braund, later knighted as Sir Henry Braund. She had a privileged upbringing and a largely private education, and perhaps this, along with her experiences in India during the War, and subsequent script writing career for the BBC … Read more
The lanes were flaming gold with gorse, the hedgerows snow white with blackthorn. The skies were clear and blue. At the bridge over the Walla Brook, sheep were grazing the down on Riddon ridge, while a pair of buzzards, cruised above, circling, watchful, telescope eyes on the undergrowth below. We slowly crossed the humpback bridge … Read more
The Shallowford Trust has been awarded a grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to engage young people and volunteers and protect threatened habitats on Dartmoor.
He is a complicated character. Let’s put it that way. He was dressed in tee-shirt and shorts, which was fine for a fine day. We were togging up to walk across to the neighbour farm, at Broadaford, to join in with the beginning of lambing. Only a dozen or so lambs had been born to … Read more
Shallowford Farm, founded by visionary Elizabeth Braund, has connected urban youth with nature for nearly 50 years.
2026 will signify the 50th anniversary since Elizabeth Braund and colleagues purchased the farm.
Welcome to Shallowford Farm, where our beautifully filmed videos capture the essence of our working hill farm, the dedication and hard work that go into it, and the incredible impact it has on the children we support.
East Shallowford held a pre-Christmas gathering to say thank you to our volunteers. It was a representative gathering with some past volunteers, some present volunteers, and some future volunteers.
