Darach Croft

Darach Croft A care farm or ‘Social Croft’ providing social, mental health, and educational support services.
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Darach Croft is located near Strontian, on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula in the Western Highlands. It is on the edge of the Ariundle Oakwood, a part of the ancient Sunart Oakwoods, a rare surviving fragment of the native oakwoods that once spread along the Atlantic coast, sometimes referred to as the ‘Celtic Rainforest’. Ariundle Oakwood has a huge diversity of mosses, lichens and ferns and is home t

o a variety of rare and beautiful butterflies and dragonflies.The lichen Usnea grows widely across the area. Usnea is very sensitive to air pollution, and as such is often used as a bioindicator, showing that the air across Sunart and the surrounding area is clean and of high quality. Sarah and the other Hand Crofters regularly use the local mosses and lichens to dye their wool. This produces a wide range of beautiful and lasting colours, but without the use of chemicals. We provide a caring, supportive environment for visitors, especially for those with support needs such as mental health issues, autism and learning disabilities, and are are keen to demonstrate the benefits of social prescribing or ‘Green Health’ activities.

Address

Darach Croft, 4 Lower Scotstown
Acharacle
PH364JB

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441967402174

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About Darach Croft

We are Sarah and Hugh and we have lived at Darach Croft since 2017 and are passionate about raising rare and native breeds of sheep, cows, pigs and poultry.

We aim to help conserve traditional breeds, maintain the crofting way of life and run a working croft. We are keen to avoid the over-use of medication, antibiotics and pesticides and try to use environmentally sound, regenerative farming practices and maximise our natural resources. We deliver meat and eggs locally with the aim of reducing the food miles that our produce covers to get to you. This is the foundation of our ‘Close to Nature - Close to You’ philosophy.

The Croft

Darach Croft is located near Strontian, on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula in the Western Highlands. It is on the edge of the Ariundle Oakwood, a part of the ancient Sunart Oakwoods, a rare surviving fragment of the native oakwoods that once spread along the Atlantic coast, sometimes referred to as the ‘Celtic Rainforest’.