Watch out for alien saving Space Rangers and the first cow in space as a Staffordshire farm embarks on its own space mission to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic Moon Landing, which took place on 20th July 1969.
Between the 13th July and 2nd September, FCM’s client, the National Forest Adventure Farm, in Tatenhill, will be transforming the family-friendly attraction into a hive of space exploration for this year’s annual maize maze.
Farm mascot Crumpet the Cow is even set to fly into space and unveil the moon landing maize maze design in early July. The fluffy Friesian will travel 35,000m into near space capturing every second on a 4k high definition, 360° digital camera before parachuting back to earth.
Tom Robinson, one of two brothers who own the National Forest Adventure Farm, said it was one of the most ambitious summer mazes to date, as they aim to bring the impossible to life by allowing families to explore beyond our planet.
He said: “Space is a fascinating place very few people ever get to explore so what better way to celebrate the achievement of those first intrepid astronauts 50 years ago than to bring our own homage to space exploration here in the heart of Staffordshire.
“Families can find out what it is like to be an astronaut and catch a rare glimpse of earth as very few have experienced before in our 360 degree virtual reality video of Crumpet’s journey to space.”
The annual summer maize maze at the farm is a popular Staffordshire tourist attraction attracting over 45,000 visitors each year.
Families can enjoy a walk around the stunning maize maze each summer at the National Forest Adventure Farm. Photo by Jon Thorne Photography.
This summer’s space themed maze is made completely from maize plants. On 1st May almost 600,000 maize seeds were drilled into the 10-acre field. In a first for the Farm, this year the design of the maze was planted by self-driving tractors using new precision drilling technology guided by RTK (real time kinetic) GPS. The maize plants will reach full height of 2.4m (8 feet) by mid-August.
Once open on 13th July, families can navigate the maze to find and solve space-themed puzzles and help a Lunar Crew fix their space craft in order to safely return to Earth.
More information is available at www.adventurefarm.co.uk
Tickets cost £11.24 online and include entrance to the maize maze and Space Rangers: Alien Rescue activities.
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