Buttercups Goats Sanctuary

I paid a recent visit to a local goat sanctuary called Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats. I have been there a few times, it’s a small charity based organisation with over 100 animals.

I sat with this one for a while, like and old friend.

I don’t know what it is but there is something about these charming creatures that make you forget all you worries and stresses. To just sit with them, give them a favourite treat (carrots mainly) is just so calming.

They accept us, regardless of who we are.

In the wild they would be hunted, constantly afraid of everything. Here they are safe, relaxed, content. They are happy to sit with you, spend some chill time with the “humins”. They seem to enjoy being strokes and can become a little insistent when you stop. Goats will try to eat anything so keep and eye out for loose material, more than one tried to nibble my shirt.

It’s not a very big place but there is a cafe and you can buy treats so you can feed them directly. It’s a great place for families to come, it’s very cheap and the kids will love feeding them. Although the goats may frighten the very smallest children. Wear clothes and shoes you don’t mind getting a little dirty, the goats wander freely and so you will encounter the “little presents” they leave.

You can buy “goat experience” mornings, so you can get to see how the place is run and help with the chores or you can just go and pet them as they wander freely about the place.

Some of the feeding areas

They take care of the sick and abused animals from all over kent and so they need our support. Just going there, feeding the goats, spending some time there really help them out. So why not pay them a visit. Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats, Wierton park, Wierton Road, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent ME17 4JW

I had a lovely morning there, just sitting, watching them. They are cute and have their own personalities.