A farm near Bridport has been branded the 'Dorset Dream'.

Barbers Farm in Marshwood unveiled as the Gordon Beningfield Memorial Farm in celebration of the late artist's life and vision of the 'Dorset Dream'.

Gordon Beningfield's dream was to see small-scale, nature-friendly farming delivering high quality produce. As co-founder of the Countryside Restoration Trust (CRT), renaming Babers Farm pays tribute to Gordon Beningfield's life and work, as well as his love for Dorset, its people, farming culture and wildlife.

Gordon's family, including his wife, Betty Beningfield, joined CRT trustees, Nicholas Watts MBE and William Cross, to commemorate a new era for the farm.

Betty Beningfield said: "Babers Farm is the Dorset Dream. Walking around the fields and orchard, I thought of how much Gordon would have loved the beauty and tranquillity of the whole area."

Nicholas Watts MBE, CRT trustee, conservationist and founder of Vine House Farm in Lincolnshire, said: "When I look out across the Babers Farm pastures and woodlands and down to the sea beyond, I am filled with hope for what can be achieved when we stay true to Gordon's vision and regenerate our countryside.

"I am very honoured that we can memorialise Gordon's contribution and life's work in dedicating Babers Farm to him. Babers Farm is emblematic of the CRT and our mission to connect wildlife, farming and the local community. In this spirit, I hope that Babers Farm will be a place where Friends of the CRT can come together to enjoy and restore the Dorset countryside."

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