Open Farm Sunday, 7th June 2026
☀️ Come and join in with
a tour of the farm 🚜
and an array of other free activities
On Sunday 7th June, we will hold our open day as part of the national event ‘Open Farm Sunday’, when the farm will be open from 9am until 3pm. It’s an ideal opportunity to be taken round our fields and find out what’s growing on the farm at the moment and learn about how our scheme works. As well as the farm tour, there’s also a Leasowe Farm rewilding tour. The day will offer a range of other free activities immersing in nature: a ‘moth breakfast’ studying moths caught in overnight traps with Holly and Catherine, a foraging walk with members Craig (forager) and Nic (herbalist in training), a ‘bioblitz’ with member Pam, and a fermentation demonstration with Erica.
Sunday 7th June, 9am – 3pm
Farm tour, free activities, bring-a-picnic, refreshments
🚜 Tour of the farm – look round the fields and polytunnels with a Canalside grower, 12.30-1.30pm
🥕🍐 Find out how our community supported agriculture scheme works and what vegetables and fruits we grow
🦋 Moth breakfast – early-morning recording and releasing moths from overnight traps, 9-10.30am
🌿 Join a foraging walk – time TBC
🔪🫙 Fermentation demonstration – time TBC
🌳🦡 Leasowe Farm rewilding tour – 2pm
🌼🐞 Bioblitz – nature recording of plants and animals on the farm, throughout the day
🫙🌿 Vinegar flavoured with wild plants – time TBC
🪴🫖 Plants and refreshments to buy (including pizzas from The Willows pizza oven – time TBC)
🧺 Bring a picnic to enjoy in the social area
🛝 Children’s play area
⌚ What the day will look like:
9am – open day starts
🦋 9-10.30am – Moth breakfast
🚜 12.30pm – farm tour for about an hour
🦡 2pm – Leasowe Farm rewilding tour for about an hour
🍕 time TBC – pizzas from The Willows’ pizza oven
🔪 time TBC – fermentation demonstration
🌿 time TBC – foraging walk
🫙 time TBC – flavoured vinegars
Anytime:
🧺 bring-a-picnic to enjoy
🐞 Bioblitz
🛝 children’s play area
🪴 plants, crafts and 🫖 refreshments to buy
🥕🍐 find out about Canalside and what we grow at our information stall and from volunteer members
🐶 Dogs at events:
We are happy to welcome people with their well-behaved dog(s) on a lead when they come into the social area for Canalside events. However, please do consider how well your dog copes with crowds, other dogs and hot weather, and whether this event will allow them to remain calm. Thanks so much – this means everyone can feel relaxed and enjoy the event/space.
We hope to see you there.
With bright summer wishes, the Canalside Team
🚶🏻➡️ Grower led farm walk and orientation
Saturday 9th May, 12.15pm
Join the grower on duty (Andy) for a short tour of the farm to find out what’s growing and what’s coming up in the weeks and months ahead. He’ll also give a brief site orientation in the social area and beyond for anyone not familiar with the farm and wanting to know where things are on site and where you can wander when visiting.
Ideal for new members wanting to find out where things are, and any members wanting to learn more about the growing work and crops in the fields.
Meet in front of the pole barn by the fire circle in time to start at 12.15pm, or join the Land Team session beforehand (10-12) and extend your visit by taking part in the tour following on afterwards.
If you aren’t yet a Canalside member and you like the sound of this, you can become a social member and come to this and any of our member events – click here to join (£37.50 standard rate/£18.75 concessions until 31st March next year then on 1st April annually).