We are a family of 6 originally from Dorset, but loving the big city lights of Winchester! We moved to Chalkpit Cottage Farm in 2021, having previously lived in the south of Winchester for 10 years.

We immediately fell in love with its unique wild, yet city location and its potential to one day become a beautiful family home. In our excitement, we may not have fully appreciated the size of the project we were undertaking - especially with 4 young kids !


We feel a great responsibility for the remaining section of this little farm so close to the centre of Winchester and would love to return it to somewhere natural and beautiful for us, visitors & the abundant wildlife.

We have spent the past 3 years clearing the site of waste. So far we have removed 20 tons of rubbish in skips including 11 tons of asbestos and recycled around 6 metal skips. We have found all sorts buried in the woodland and on the river banks, from fridges, caravans, boats, cars, needles, beer kegs, endless broken glass, plastic, paint cans, rubble and tarmac etc!