Our ambition isn't simply to produce another premium free-range chicken. Our goal is to create Britain's most distinctive chicken—a product that earns a reputation for flavour, provenance and craftsmanship in the same way that Bresse chicken has in France.

We're not trying to copy Bresse. We're creating our own identity through the things that make Natures Rest unique: willow feeding, exceptional welfare, slow growing, species-rich pasture, careful husbandry and aiming towards 10-day dry ageing to make it even more special.

Everything we do should support one objective: to produce a chicken that chefs actively seek out by name because of its eating quality, consistency and story.

This is about creating a true British luxury food product, where the emphasis is on exceptional flavour and craftsmanship rather than simply describing how the birds are reared.

At Natures Rest we integrate high-welfare animal husbandry, with traditional food craftsmanship, and ecological land management of what is to all intense and purposes a private nature reserve. We've researching and developing our own unique system that produces a magnificent bird of size without compromising on flavour and tenderness.

Our uniquely raised Willow Fed Cockerels are reared from day old chicks under solar powered brooders, and once big enough to go out, forage daily amongst our species rich flower meadows from daw till dusk. We purposely select cockerels for their larger size and these magnificent birds reach a finished size of around 5 to 6.5kg!

We feed them in our own unique way that encourages natural foraging, restricting their compound feed and supplementing their diet with willow and fermented grains to slow their growth and further enhance their flavour, ad only get natural rainwater to drink! Unlike supermarket birds which are ready in 6-8 weeks, we more than double that to 4 months plus!

And then we add another layer to the production control in how they are processed, currently using only small local processors but planning to take that element over entirely ourselves by the spring of 2027. Birds are individually selected and processed as needed, not by date in a conveyor belt factory system. And rest assured, there is simply no room for religious slaughter practices for any of our livestock.

Available as:

Whole Bird or Half Bird

Whole or Half Jointed

Chicken Breast Steaks

Stuffed Leg Cushion

Rolled Stuffed Breast