'We enjoy a proud heritage of looking after the land, which we are keen to uphold and develop for the future.'   Farming Heritage The farming operations have been the Estate's core business for many generations, with records of the same family farming back as far as 1400s. Its continued success is due to the experience and talents of Richard, 'Tiger', Rob and Stephen. Today it grows a diverse range of crops from milling wheat and malting barley to break crops such as sugar beet, field beans and oilseed rape. On the permanent grassland, we have a mixed suckler herd of Limousin and Belgian Blue beef cattle. A truly mixed farming operation. With varying soil types from heavy clay to light stony, the farmland relies on rotations and the expertise of our agronomists, Christina and Lindsay.  Rotations are based upon the use of break crops to maximize the area of first wheat grown. Modern equipment is employed, with outside contractors for specialist operations. The Arable Unit is accredited under the Assured Scheme for Combinable Crops Scheme (ACCS). The farms have for many years been involved in various environmental schemes such as the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) in agreement with Natural England and with organisation such as Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG)  which aim to deliver effective enivronmental management. One example is to create a comprehensive network of 6 meter grass margins alongside arable fields and beetle banks for birds, insects and mammals.