Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Farming for Nature is delighted to have the Pickersgill family in our ambassador network.
Pen Saugnier and her mother Diana Pickersgill runs a mixed organic farm with the help of other family members, near Mullingar Co. Westmeath. There is 40 acres of multispecies sward and about 8ha of mixed broadleaf woodland on the farm which is operated under a continuous cover forestry system. They have 28 acres of tillage with cover crops and tillage crops. As advocates for the importance of maintaining diversity on farms, they keep a variety of stock on the land but maintain low stocking numbers. They keep Dexter cattle, sheep, sows, donkeys and chickens. There is also a kitchen garden on the farm and oats are grown to supplement winter feedback and provide straw for bedding. Habitats on the farm include woodlands, hedgerows, wetland areas with 2 ponds, and orchard, meadows and wildflower areas.
Thanks to NPWS and DAFM for supporting the making of this video.
Farming for Nature is delighted to have the Pickersgill family in our ambassador network.
Pen Saugnier and her mother Diana Pickersgill runs a mixed organic farm with the help of other family members, near Mullingar Co. Westmeath. There is 40 acres of multispecies sward and about 8ha of mixed broadleaf woodland on the farm which is operated under a continuous cover forestry system. They have 28 acres of tillage with cover crops and tillage crops. As advocates for the importance of maintaining diversity on farms, they keep a variety of stock on the land but maintain low stocking numbers. They keep Dexter cattle, sheep, sows, donkeys and chickens. There is also a kitchen garden on the farm and oats are grown to supplement winter feedback and provide straw for bedding. Habitats on the farm include woodlands, hedgerows, wetland areas with 2 ponds, and orchard, meadows and wildflower areas.
Thanks to NPWS and DAFM for supporting the making of this video.
