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Get your wellies ready, round-up your herd and get moo-ving because on Sunday 9 June, over 220 farms will open their gates for the LEAF (Linking Environment & Farming) Open Farm Sunday event.

To find out if your local farm is participating, use this Farm Finder – it lists all the info for each farm's event, including opening times and how to book. Entry to each farm differs, although many will require you to book prior to attending and spaces may be limited.

The majority (about 90%) are free, however some may charge for activities, car parking, or a nominal entrance fee, which you can check on the farm’s event listing. If no entrance fee is mentioned on the website, it shouldn't be charging, although it's best to check with the farm before you trot on down.

Some of the activities taking place at the farms include:

Tractor and trailer rides
Guided farm walks
Farm machinery demonstrations
Meeting the animals, including sheep shearing and milking demonstrations
Bug hunts
Soil science and worm charming
Welly-wanging
Learn about wildlife on farms
See how farmers farm with nature

Each farm is unique with different farm activities, wildlife, landscapes and the like, so it's worth taking a look at the event and farm descriptions to see what's available. For example, we spotted a cow milking demonstration at a farm in Cumbria and sheep shearing in Derbyshire.

Farms not your thing? See our cheap days out for more inspiration.

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Organised by LEAF, Open Farm Sunday aims to give visitors the opportunity to see first-hand the work farmers do producing food and managing the countryside.

If the weather's bad, visit the website for updates and contact the farm before travelling in case it's been cancelled.

If there isn’t a farm near you to visit, take a look at the 'Scavenger Hunt' activity to keep the family entertained on a local walk. You can also download the 'Countryside Code' for guidance on how to respect the countryside and those who manage the land whilst you're trotting around.

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