Children’s interest in local farming led to a visit to their setting by one of the dads in his tractor, reports Annette Rawstrone

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A pleasant village walk led to children investigating farming and farm machinery as they delved further into their fascinations with their local area.

The children attending Mon Ami Nursery in Swineshead, Lincolnshire are surrounded by farms, with many having family members or friends who work on the land. ‘We like to take the children out to explore our local area, and being situated in rural Lincolnshire means that we’re always reminded of the farming industry because we have fields all around us,’ says nursery manager Courtney Baird. On a recent walk the children showed a particular interest in the tractors and other agricultural machinery that they could see at work.

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