Welcome to Wakelyns

Welcome to Wakelyns, an organic agroforestry farming hub in Suffolk and one of the longest-established and most diverse agroforestry sites in the UK.

An oasis

Wakelyns sits as an oasis within the Suffolk countryside, surrounded by huge fields growing monoculture crops, mostly for animal feed and overwhelmingly dependent on agricultural chemicals.

Here’s how it all started. Wakelyns has featured in the news. These are our recent newsletters.

We aim to be a hub for farm, food, environment and much more around our core organic agroforestry:

Upcoming at Wakelyns

So far planned for 2021, lockdown permitting:

  • Bird Walk Days
  • Tree Walk Days
  • Mead Making Course
  • Agroforestry Course
  • Ice Cream & Pie Making Day
  • "The People's Loaf" Course
  • "Field to Loaf" Course
  • Anglian Agroforestry Open Weekend
  • Willow Weaving Courses
  • Wreath Making Day
Details to follow in early March, as the lock down position becomes clearer.

Agroforestry

Wakelyns is distinguished by the system of alleys and hedges that have been established over the past 25 years making it one of the oldest and most diverse organic agroforestry sites in the UK.

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Trees at Wakelyns

In the tree rows are nearly 50 varieties of apples, pears, quinces, cherries, walnuts, hazelnuts, along with trees for timber and coppiced willow and hazel for thatching and biomass fuel.

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Wolfes at Wakelyns

Wakelyn de Hartshill was apparently given this land in Suffolk in the mid 15th century. The farmhouse dates back to about the 16th century.

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Martin Wolfe (1937-2019)

After graduating from Reading University and then a PhD in Cambridge, Martin Wolfe spent nearly 40 years working as a publicly funded plant pathologist in the UK.

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