Low Luckens Organic Resource Centre
Higher Education Visits
Low Luckens Organic Resource Centre (LLORC) is based on an
organic farm
set in beautiful countryside on the banks of the River Lyne, 15 miles north east
of Carlisle.
The Centre’s policy is to practise and promote a sustainable way of living
ensuring a limited impact on the natural environment.
The Centre derives a significant proportion of its energy by renewable methods,
using a 2.5 kilowatt wind turbine to produce
electricity, solar panels to provide hot water and an efficient wood burning
stove for space heating. The
renewable energy systems, combined with a building with high levels of
insulation and low energy lighting, help to minimise the Centre’s CO2
emissions.
To
protect and enhance the farm’s natural environment, Low Luckens and Whiteholme
Farm are part of the Higher Level Stewardship Scheme.
This is a
DEFRA
grant scheme which
offers payments to farmers and other land managers to enhance and conserve the
English landscape, wildlife and history, and to enable people to enjoy and learn
from them.
Stewardship
work at both farms includes hedgerow restoration, hay meadow and pasture
management for wildlife, pond making, footpath access and educational visits.
25 acres of woodland, some ancient, some newly planted, are managed for
the benefit of wildlife.
What can Low Luckens Offer Your Students
The farm’s 220 acres feature a range of environmental habitats including:
Woodland Margin, Aquatic – River & Pond,
SSSI Ancient Woodland – semi natural, Improved & Unimproved Grassland, Wetland
and Bio-diverse Pasture. The farm
has 207 different wildflower species, some rare such as Toothwort, Birds Nest
Orchid and Rusty Back Fern.
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The farm is managed organically with traditional Galloway Cows and an organic horticultural unit, Eva’s Organics, which produces organic vegetables by polytunnel and field production methods.
Guided Day Visits
A day visit to the farm and Centre would be tailor made to suit the needs of
your group and include the services of Centre staff to help you plan your visit
and the services of an experienced group leader on the day.
Field Study Trips
Field study trips can be arranged using the Centre’s self-catering accommodation
as a base. See
accommodation page for details.
Contact Us
To discuss a student visit to Low Luckens Farm contact Jill or Sue on email:
lowluckensorc@hotmail.com or
telephone: 016977 48186.