In a farm located in the Surrey hills, young people are helping herd cows and building pens to spoil them.

They are spending time on the Pondtel farm in Brockham near Box Hill, to help promote their mental health as part of The Care Farm Project.

Katie Dav, Surrey Hills Society Care Farm Co-ordinator, said the scheme is increasing the confidence and goodness of young people, and is reducing anxiety.

At the age of 17, Ronnie said that helping the farm was “like heaven on earth”.

“People are sleeping better, eating better, really want to get up and want to get out of the house, which many of them cannot actually do because their mental health is very bad,” said Ms. Daw.

“We are suffering from mental health or need to promote their health and good and we take them to the working fields.”

He said that sessions include farm jobs such as “collecting eggs or tagging cattle”, which depends on “what needs for their mental health”.

He said, “It has been really impressive, there are some participants who have seen agriculture as a career,” he said.

She said that it also had a knock-on impact for family and carers and could “distinguish”.

17 -year -old Ronnie has found solitude on the farm and learned new skills.

He said: “Just being around nature, I am very happy and just being here is like heaven on earth.

“This means that it is enough for me to be around animals.”

Peter, who is 16 years old, said that he enjoyed “just getting away from everything” and found the field peaceful.

Nelli Buddha from the Pondatel Farm said: “Always have a look to do something different and to come and see for them.

“I have definitely seen some of them changing and feel more confident with and around animals.”

A young man will not go to animals on his first day, but “now they will not hesitate”, he said.

“It is believed to them that they need to feel that they can achieve things.”

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