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County farms and smallholdings

The County Farms and Smallholdings estate holds a significant presence in Warwickshire’s rural communities, extending to over 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres), including forty-six fully equipped farms. It provides support to new entrants in the Warwickshire tenant farming sector by offering a foothold on the farming ladder, and providing an opportunity for people without significant resources to become tenants of farms and smallholdings to start careers in agriculture, horticulture and rural enterprises.

Farm lettings and enquiries

Assuming an applicant has sufficient experience in farming the estate provides opportunities for persons to progress and become farmers on their own account. The County offers a range of part-time starter holdings, progression holdings, full-time farms, and other properties ancillary to the estate. As directed by the Agriculture Act 1970, each individual holding is limited in size to provide employment for up to two people including the occupier.

Current farms available to let

  • None at present.

Community growing 

The estate is actively involved in establishing business links between local producers and promotes the sale of locally grown food at farmers markets and farm shops around the county.

To promote self sufficiency for families to grow their own food, the estate also provides land to parish councils for the provision of allotments for local residents. Anyone wishing to cultivate their own allotment, please contact your local parish for availability.

Services

The County Farms and Smallholdings estate is managed along side Country Parks and provides a number of ancillary services to the Council, including consultancy to other departments and external bodies, including:

  • Land Agency;
  • Building Surveying;
  • Property Maintenance;
  • Environmental Consultation;
  • Planning.

Our farms

  • Mabels Farm - Farm shop at Ilmington (milk and eggs)

Partnerships

  • My Farming Life - Interviews with farmers and landowners in North Warwickshire.