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ANIMAL SPONSORSHIP

  • Animal Sponsorship Overview
  • Horses
  • Meerkats
  • Pigs
  • Goats
  • Sheep
  • Rabbits and Guinea Pigs
  • Ducks
  • Cockerels and Hens

Animal Sponsorship Overview

Animal Sponsorship Overview

Many of our animals are available for sponsorship! If you would like to sponsor one of our animals please click here to complete an animal sponsorship form. Once completed, please return your form with payment [cheques made payable to Acorn Farm] to Acorn Farm, Depot Road, Kirkby, L33 3AR.

Horses

Horses

Hello there!

My name is Jimmy and I live at Acorn Farm with my friend Lola . We both enjoy giving rides to visitors at the weekends, bank holidays, and during school holidays along with meeting our visitors at our gate.

Would you like to sponsor one of us?
If so, it is a minimum of £50 per sponsor. You can also add to your sponsorship with a bale of hay for £10 or a sack of feed for £15.

Meerkats

Meerkats

Hello!

My name is Eve and I live at Acorn Farm with my friend Villanelle. We came here from a far-away land called ……Cannon Hall Farm!

Would you like to sponsor one of us?
If so, it would be a minimum of £45 per sponsor. You can also add to your sponsorship with either two packs of meal-worms for £10 or a pack of crickets for £10.

Pigs

Pigs

Hi!

My name is Kathy and I’m a Saddleback Sow. My friends here at the farm include Ron the Tamworth Boar and Arthur the micropig.  We all really enjoy rolling around in the mud and our favourite hobby is eating!

Would you like to sponsor one of us?
If so, it would be a minimum of £40 per sponsor. You can also add to your sponsorship with either a sack of Pig Nuts for £10 or two bales of straw for £10.

Goats

Goats

Hi there!

My name is Teddy and I am the pygmy goat kid here at the farm that enjoys seeing visitors and being fed! There are lots of other lovely goats here at the farm, who are – April, Red, Scarlet, Gertie, Dino, Pearl, Paddy and Toby who are my pygmy goat friends.

Would you like to sponsor me or one of my friends?
If so, it would be a minimum of £30 per sponsor. You can also add to your sponsorship with either a bale of hay for £10, Two bales of straw for £10 or a sack of feed for £10.

Sheep

Sheep

Hi there!!

My name is Dorothy, I have identical friends here at the farm called Sophia, Rose and Blanche. We are all Southdown ‘Babydoll’ ewes who came from Wales to live at Acorn farm in 2017.  Our other friend on the farm is Roddy the ram and he also talks to us!

Would you like to sponsor one of us?
If so, it is a minimum of £25 per sponsor. You can also add to your sponsorship with either a bale of hay for £10, Two bales of straw for £10 or a sack of Sheep Nuts £10.

Rabbits and Guinea Pigs

Rabbits and Guinea Pigs

Hi,

I’m Woody, one of the Rabbits here at Acorn Farm! I have lots of rabbit and guinea pig friends that I spend my days with! We enjoy meeting the visitors and becoming close with them in our small animal petting sessions!

Would you like the chance to sponsor me or one of my friends here at Acorn Farm?
If so, it would be a minimum of £20 per sponsor. You can also add to your sponsorship with either a bale of hay for £10, a sack of Guinea Pig feed for £15 or two bales of wood shavings for £10.

Ducks

Ducks

Hello!

I’m Daisy the duck and I live with lots of my duck friends, including the Indian Runner Ducks who stand up very tall when they are walking! We enjoy splashing around and having fun in our pond!

Would you like to sponsor one of us?
If so, it would be a minimum of £15 per sponsor. You can also add to your sponsorship with either two bales of straw for £10 or a sack of feed for £10.

Cockerels and Hens

Cockerels and Hens

Hi!

We are Barba D’uccles and we live on Acorn Farm with our fancy cockerel and hen friends the Bantams. We are very proud of our plumage and we love meeting new visitors along with always looking stunning for any photographs that get taken of us!

Would like to sponsor one of us?
If so, it would be a minimum of £10 per sponsor. You can also add to your sponsorship with two bales of straw for £10 or a sack of feed for £10.

SPONSORS ROLL OF HONOUR!

Animal Sponsor
Wilson the duck Wilson quacks a big "thank you" to Isabelle Mayer for being their sponsor.
Chip, our Guinea pig Chip wheeks a big "thank you" to Heidi Field for being their sponsor.
Bea, our Herdwick sheep Bea bleats a massive "thank you" to Amy Ryder for being her sponsor.
Lola, our lovely horse Lola neighs a massive thank you to David & Mary Walker for being her sponsor.
Our Chickens "Thank you" to Harry Edwards for sponsoring one of our chickens.
Hutch the Rabbit Hutch squeaks a big "thank you" to Pearl & Penelope, and Olivia Digney for being his sponsor.
Ernie the Alpaca Ernie would like to thank Lucy Hughes for being his sponsor.
Elvis the Alpaca Elvis like would like to thank his many sponsors, Lucy Hughes, Laura-Marie and Florence Taylor, Polly Kavanagh and Teresa & David Shaw.
Miracle, our Duck Mircale quacks "thank you" to Teddy James Underwood for being his sponsor.
April the goat April bleats a big "thank you" to Lottie Dean for being her sponsor.
Rose the Southdown 'Babydoll' ewe Rose bleats a great big "thank you" to Bella & Barney Young, Sophia Dunn, Charlotte Lawton & Lucy Hughes for being her sponsor.
Dorothy the 'Babydoll' Southdown ewe Dorothy bleats "thank you" to Lucy Hughes for being her sponsor.
Teddy the Pygmy Goat Teddy bleats "thank you" to Caleb Reid for being his sponsor.
Paddy the Pygmy Goat In memory of Anne Smith.
Doris the pig Doris oinks a massive "thank you" to Laurie Thornhill for being her sponsor.
Dino, our lovely goat Dino bleats a massive "thank you" to Myles Kitcher for being his sponsor.
Jimmy the horse Jimmy neighs a big "thank you" to David and Mary Walker for being his sponsors.
Roddy the Ram Roddy bleats a massive "thank you" to Chris Jones, Stephen & Heather Goldsack and Jamie Barrett for being his sponsors.
Sophia, the Southdown 'Babydoll' ewe Sophie bleats a great big 'thank You' to Noah Kenny, Emily Dunn, Eloise Tranter, and Sophie & Charlie Stannard for being her sponsors.
Blanche, the Southdown 'Babydoll' ewe Blanche bleats a great big "thank you" to Nell Mault for being her sponsor.
Our Hens Our hens cluck a big group "thank you" to Florence Taylor for being their sponsors.
Annie, our Little Lamb Bleats a massive "Thank you" to Haris for being her sponsor
Peggy, our Pygmy Goat Peggy bleats "thank you" to Joselyn April Gossage, Mia Ashton, Paddy Gallagher and Ella Critchley for being her sponsor.
Villanelle, one of our Meerkats Villanelle purrs a big "thank you" to Jessica Yavuz, Louis Singleton & Lydia Bonner for being their sponsor.
Hercules, our ram. Hercules bleats a great big "thank you" to Harry Hands for being his first sponsor since joining Acorn farm recently.

Opening Times

10am – 4pm (7 days a week)
Sorry no dogs allowed [except for assistance dogs]

Oak Tree Cafe (cafe only!)

Weekends:

Mar – Oct:
10:00am-4pm
Hot food served until 3:45pm

Nov – Feb:
10:00am-3pm
Hot food served until 2:45pm

Weekdays:

Mar – Sep:
9am-4pm
Hot food served until 3:45pm

Oct – Feb:
9am-3pm
Hot food served until 2:45pm

Oct/Feb half term holidays:
9am-4pm

Hot food served until 3:45pm

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Certificate of Excellence
2017
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Certificate of Excellence
2016
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Directions

Acorn Farm, Depot Road, Kirkby, Knowsley, L33 3AR

The X3 (stops on Woodward Road), 97A and 98A (stops on Acornfield Road) bus routes come closest to the farm; please go to www.merseytravel.gov.uk for details.

Admission Prices

Adults: £4.00
Children (1-16 years old):£3.00
Under 12 months: Free of charge

Groups of 15 people or more must prebook a guided tour for which there is an additional charge. Click here to contact us.