‘It is Saturday 25th October 1975. Outside Providence House. Elizabeth Braund and Rosemary Bird are waiting. At 7.30am the young people begin to arrive. They start to load the three-ton lorry with all the boxes and items of equipment that were not loaded on Friday evening. Lois, from a local youth project arrives at 8am. … Read more
Discover the story of Elizabeth Braund, a Christian pioneer who brought young people to Dartmoor 50 years ago, shaping life at East Shallowford Farm. From Widecombe’s history group to tales of faith, farming, and Widecombe Fair, explore a legacy that continues to inspire.
I am in the Pound. The Pound at Shallowford. It was built as a solid stone enclosure four feet high, near to the entrance to the farm, for stray animals, where they were held until a local farmer came to claim them. It was restored through a grant from ‘Moor than meets the eye’. It … Read more
It was volunteer week in the South West in mid-June, and BBC did a feature on it, which included an interview with one of our own, Anita Dowman, a trustee of the Shallowford Trust.
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.
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.
