volunteer view

In 2017 Clynfyw Care Farm became the BHWT’s West Wales rehoming site Since then the team have rehomed over 2,000 hens and now have 40 living at the farm enjoying a free-range retirement

Nestling in 300 acres of beautiful woodland in the North Pembrokeshire countryside, you’ll find Clynfyw Care Farm; a Community Interest Company which supports disabled and vulnerable people using numerous meaningful projects as tools for learning, such as running work experience sessions to help people become ‘more employable’. They also provide a community gardening service, taking care of gardens belonging to elderly and housebound people, and the Wheelie Good Idea which sends shipping containers full of wheelchairs and refurbished mobility aids to Syria, Kenya and South Africa.

Volunteering for the BHWT on rehoming/adoption days gives the Clynfyw residents the chance to build on their interpersonal skills by greeting adopters and employing basic maths skills, but what they really love is caring for the animals.

Part of volunteering by Clynfyw residents means helping their adopted hens get back on their feet too, by caring for them, looking for any signs of illness, and ensuring a safe environment.

Eggs are collected daily and used for catering projects with any surplus being sold from an honesty box and proceeds going towards animal feed and supplies.

General manager and BHWT coordinator Jim Bowen told us, “We are proud to work with the BHWT as the West Wales connection. Our team is made up of about a dozen volunteers dedicated to the rehoming of hens and tending our own. We love playing a small part in helping find the hens new, happy homes.

As a community-orientated care farm, we welcome as much engagement with our community as we can, and building up friendships with adopters only adds to the enjoyment of watching the hens flourish.”

If you are interested in learning more about becoming a BHWT volunteer, then please visit our website at bhwt.org.uk/volunteer