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Ditchfield Farm

Est. 1898.

A farm based in Penketh, Warrington

Providing:
- Woodsure approved firewood
- RedTractor grade beef through our cow share scheme

Contact us for information

27/10/2026

Finally smoking one of our silverside roasting joints
Mother doesn’t like smoked meats but admitted this was incredibly good.

22/10/2026

Back in 2020, with time to kill and a desire to build a business. Myself and a few friends got together to come up with an way to make money.

We decided a consumable product was the way to go and firewood was the most available and the simplest.
So every Tuesday we met at the red lion in Penketh, sat down over a couple pints, wrote an agenda and discussed.

Over the years we have learnt how to build, lay concrete, lean manufacturing, supply chain management and product logistics. We have realised engineering ideas, marketing plans and delivery systems.

We’ve lost friends, family members and relationships. Lost jobs, changed careers and found new callings and passions.
We’ve climbed some of the highest mountains in Europe, partied in some of the biggest clubs and even set up raves and festivals.

One of us has even started their own little family.

Through it all, from start to finish, we held a shared goal of building a business we can share.

They tell you to not go into business with your mates. Theyre lying.

20/10/2026

Drilling complete ✅

16/10/2026

Last field to do today. Mum will probably drag him on holiday my midday tomorrow 😂

09/10/2026

We think it may be female sparrow hawk. She is huge. I disturbed her mid feast. Wish I caught her while she was eating her dinner.

05/10/2026

Chicken tractor drop down wheels - farm engineering

28/09/2026

Finishing cattle on grass is something that we’ve wanted to do for a while but it poses a difficult economic challenge in the fact that it doesn’t produce much mass and it must be finished over the summer instead of all year round like grain finished beef.

I believe there is plenty of good that immitation of nature can provide for the animal. However, a farmer selling wholesale to supermarkets faces serious external pressure to fatten the cows in as short a period of time as often as possible, making grass finishing very economically difficult.

Now the position you guys have provided to us by purchasing our beef has given us an opportunity to experiment and develop a more beneficial system of beef production for both the consumer, the farmer and the animal.

If our 2027 grass finished cow share scheme is something you wish to be a part of, please comment, message me and share the video. That way I can gain an understanding as whether it will be worth us experimenting with this system.

25/09/2026

Keep your home warm with our Woodside approved firewood.

Mixed Hardwood - £10/bag
Premium hardwood - £15/bag or £75 for 6

Collection available at any point in the week with deliveries available across Widnes, Warrington and St Helens every Thursday on orders of 6 bags or more.

All orders must be made 3 days before collection or delivery.

Order now for 1st October

22/09/2026

BUTCHER NEEDED!!
If you or someone you know is a butcher in the NW England, message me on here or text me on 07503180066

17/09/2026

Why we ended up with more straw compared to the amount of grain we harvested.

Address

Penketh Hall Farm, Hall Nook, Penketh
Olney
WA52HR

Website

http://www.ditchfieldfarm.com/

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