The barricades are up, the cattle grids have been removed. The two lanes that lead into the farm are blocked by minibuses and cars.
People watch the chained gates.
If and when the slaughterers come to Oaklands Park farm near Newnham in Gloucestershire, they will meet peaceful and legal resistance. A notice by the Ministry of Agriculture which means that its sheep and cows must automatically be killed. As the outbreaks in Gloucestershire have spiralled in the past few days, Maff officials and vets have confirmed on separate visits that the farm is not infected, but no appeal is allowed and in theory all the animals must be shot because they are close to a confirmed outbreak. But Oaklands is more than a farm. There are 115 people on the small estate, including 50 adults with special needs and 25 children.