Do you recognise this building? The Donkey Sanctuary has been given an historic ink block in memory of the late Mr Brian Greer.

Mr Greer passed away two years ago, and now his family are finding homes for some of his interesting Sidmouth memorabilia. The ink block they have donated to us depicts buildings at Slade House Farm and possibly came from an auction originally.

I'm saying goodbye to my friends here at Hurfords as Lady is moving up to the Main Yard over at Slade House Farm. Of course, wherever my best friend goes, I'm sure to follow!

At Slade House Farm you can find many interesting animals, birds and plant species in the Goyle and our Nature Centre provides a wealth of information.

Slade House Farm is managed by Maxine Carter and it is the only farm open to the general public so please do come and visit. It is home to about 200 donkeys who live in small groups which can be seen on many of the walks around the Sanctuary.

Visitors to the Sanctuary might see sheep in some of our fields. These belong to local farmers and spend time on our land by reciprocal arrangment. The farmers' sheep eat our nice grass and the sheep keep the grass eaten down on land that is either unsuitable for the donkeys or too steep for the tractors to be able to swipe off the bracken and rough grass.