Hogshaw Hill Farm
Hogshaw Hill Farm in north Buckinghamshire is an all-grass farm most of which has not been ploughed in the last 100 years, and some of which has never been ploughed. It is on the watershed divide (at the end of the rainbow in the photo above) between the Great Ouse system flowing east and the Thames system flowing west.
Understanding the geology of the farm leads to an understanding of the rich and varied mix of flora, mainly ancient grassland, and fauna, and of the farming system. Hogshaw Hill has a greensand cap on top of heavy Oxford clay. Where these two meet halfway up the hill is a ring of perennial springs fed by rainwater percolating through the greensand. There are also several bogs that are fed by artesian water that haven’t dried since the last Ice Age. As well as these main sand and clay formations there are limestone and ironstone deposits, all making for a highly varied geology.
Contact Details
Address: Hogshaw Hill Farm, Hogshaw, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 3JY England
Telephone: 01296 670 166
Mobile: 07801 842 166
Email: tom.morrison@hogshaw.com