Thanks all. The woods are too beautiful to let pigs into (and would be a nightmare to fence), so we have a rough paddock near the yard earmarked for them. The horses are a pair of rescued shires which, as well as riding, we will use for getting wood out of the woods as they are definitely not accessible by vehicle.
We are currently working our way round the fencing, which has only held horses for years so will need some tweaking for sheep. Luckily it was only three horses (and two Shetlands) so they haven’t had too much detrimental impact on the pasture. We want more experience and the correct handling arrangements before contemplating cattle. We also heard of a study which said that they exhibit signs of stress in groups of less than eight, which is more than we would want.
There is a vast amount to do, but we are tackling it a bit at a time, and, as this is our first owned property (having spent over 20 years in married quarters and renting), for the first time nothing we do is wasted. Every little thing helps for the future.
That being said, I am desperate to get some sort of animal here, if only the chickens, but we plan to make the back of their pen (where it backs onto scrub) out of Heras panels which currently have the joints rusted so freeing and moving them is quite a big job.
I will be asking SO much on here!