▁Fol ly ▁Farm ▁▁ ▁Fol ly ▁Farm ▁is ▁a ▁tradition ally ▁managed ▁visit able ▁farm ▁and ▁nature ▁reserve ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁Av on ▁Wild life ▁Trust . ▁The ▁farm ▁house ▁is ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁land ▁includes ▁neutral ▁grass land , ▁flow ery ▁me adows ▁and ▁wood lands ▁with ▁splendid ▁views . ▁Much ▁of ▁Fol ly ▁Farm ▁is ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁bi ological ▁Site ▁of ▁Special ▁Scient ific ▁Interest . ▁The ▁S SS I ▁compr ises ▁two ▁adjacent ▁areas , ▁the ▁me adows ▁( 1 9 . 3 6 ▁hect ares ) ▁and ▁Dow lings ▁Wood ▁( 9 ▁hect ares ). ▁The ▁site ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁a ▁cur ved ▁r idge ▁of ▁land ▁on ▁neutral ▁so ils ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁underlying ▁Ke uper ▁Mar l . ▁The ▁soil ▁is ▁of ▁the ▁I ck n ield ▁Association ▁with ▁dark ▁brown , ▁mo ist ▁but ▁moder ately ▁well - dra ined ▁cl ay . ▁It ▁attract s ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁birds . ▁The ▁past ure ▁is ▁of ▁a ▁kind ▁now ▁rare ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁scar ce ▁species ▁of ▁fly ▁are ▁listed ▁from ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁purchased ▁from ▁the ▁Stra ch ey ▁family ▁who ▁were ▁l ords ▁of ▁the ▁man or ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁S utton ▁Court ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Bur ledge ▁Hill ▁▁ ▁Bur ledge ▁Hill ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Bishop ▁S utton . ▁The ▁site ▁compr ises ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁flower