Cobley Countryside Services

Cobley Countryside Services is part of Cobley Rural Business Partnership and the latest venture of the Harker family, based in Little Oakley.  Cobley Lodge Farm has been actively farmed in the Harker family for over five generations.  The farm has been mainly an arable and dairy farm, and the rural partnership also still operates in-house agricultural operations managed by Trevor Harker.  

However, due to the changes in agriculture over the years, the main focus has been on diversification. New ventures so far have included ‘Harker Barkers’, a dog boarding kennels managed by the family accommodating 70 dogs and accredited with a high level 5-star award, and ‘The Udder Pre-School & Day Nursery’ set up by Lesley Harker, which cares for 80 children which has been accredited the highest award with an outstanding Ofsted report in 2021. 

Joel & Max Harker are actively running the day-to-day operations of Cobley Countryside Service, along with a team of skilled hardworking employees.  With a passion for top quality service, the fully qualified and highly experienced team offers an extensive range of both bespoke and general services such as:

Land Maintenance: Flat rolling, chain harrowing, mole draining, fertiliser application, flail mowing, rotary topping, hedge cutting, muck heap removal. 

Hay and Straw: Round bailing (variable size), grass mowing, tedding, rowing, bale carting. 

Fencing & Land Drainage: Post and rail fencing, stock fencing, chain-link fencing, new gateway/gateway repairs, ditch clearance/dredging, land drains and ditches created or repaired, mole draining.

Building and maintenance: Concrete bases, renovation works, track/roadways, small steel shed buildings, shed extensions, drains foul/storm/land, hard standing/yard areas, shed roofing and guttering. 

Groundworks: Trench digging, road track installation, underground drainage storm or foul, underground water pipe, concrete breaking, small ditch creation/renovation, retaining structures.

Site Clearance: Building waste removed, waste sorted and recycled, land regeneration. 

Metal Fabrication: CNC plasma cutting, Arc and Mig welding, powder coating, metal work on machinery repairs, bespoke products, product design.

For your small holding, equine, estate and farming needs, please contact Joel or Max on 01536 333808 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.