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Langaford Farm Trust is deeply saddened to announce the passing of John Mills, one of its founding Trustees. John played a pivotal role in establishing the Langaford Farm Charitable Trust in 2001 and was dedicated to its daily operations and advocacy. His tireless efforts helped to shape and grow the charity, securing essential funding and assembling a team of experts. In his later years with the Trust, John collaborated closely with the British Soil Society and launched a well-loved recovery festival known as Fellowfest. The Trust extends heartfelt gratitude for his invaluable contributions and commitment. Our thoughts are with his family during this difficult time.

About

Established in 2021, Langaford Farm Trust conserves a 100 acre Dartmoor farm. Located near Lettaford on Dartmoor’s North Eastern rim, it is a mix of pastures, woodland and wetland, divided by ancient field boundaries. Reknown for its conservation of the Marsh fritillary Butterfly, Langaford also supports a wide range of plants, bird and insects. The trusts work can be divided into the following areas Education, Science and Wellbeing.

Education

Langaford Trust’s educational work is centred around its guided walks for a variety of specialist groups to study the plentiful wildlife and flora that covers the site, these specialist walks are shown on our event page. They are generally led by experts in their fields who guide groups through the site revealing its many secrets.

Wellbeing

This aim of the trust is perhaps the hardest to quantify but in many ways overules all other objectives, the wilds of Langaford farm for some are incredibly healing. They allow people to develop themselves away from the trappings of the modern world, our aim is to use nature and the coming together of people in groups of all sizes, to heal, educate, develop and most important of all be happy.

Science

Langaford Farm is a world class conservation site, our Butterfly conservation of the Marsh Fritillary butterfly is award winning and we share our best practices with other sites. The key to our successes with conservation is down to the understanding of the soils lying under the site, Dr Tim Harrod and his colleagues from the British Society of Soil Scientists have found that Langaford farm has considerable soil diversity within its 100 acres despite predomantely sitting on Granite. This diversity means Langaford has a wide range of habitats ranging from wild flower meadows to woodlands. Allowing the wide range of wildlife on the site to thrive. The trust is running a number of events to encourage better understanding of the soils especially for modern farmers.