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We’re delighted to have this block of land and buildings now under offer; we are seeing good demand for agricultural land.

If you are thinking of selling your rural property, please contact us for a free market appraisal at info@williamsround.co.uk or 01939 260302.

https://williamsround.co.uk/services/sales-lettings

78.21 acres (31.65 hectares) of standing grass available for mowing in South Shropshire near Tugford, Craven Arms.

About 31 acres of the block is available now with the remaining 47 acres available from 1st August (due to curlew breeding).

Offers are invited.

For more information please visit https://williamsround.co.uk/.../grass-let-near-craven-arms where you can download the brochure.

Estate operations manager wanted for North Shropshire Estate.

Our client, near Oswestry, is looking for someone to work on their traditional estate. The role will include;

• Maintenance of tracks and footpaths
• Grassland and water trough maintenance
• Fencing and Gate repairs/maintenance
• Ditch line maintenance
• Some grass cutting and strimming
• Basic maintenance of plant and machinery

The successful applicant will require the following:

• Experience in the operation of farm machinery (e.g. tractors and associated equipment)
• Tractors, grabs, Loaders, PTO
• Trailers, Mowers/mulchers
• Digger operator qualified (no more than 8 ton)
• General non-specialised building and property maintenance abilities

For further information please contact info@williamsround.co.uk or 01939 260302.

 Job search - Estate Administrator and Bookkeeping – Shropshire

 Our client is looking for someone to fulfil a key role on their traditional Welsh Marches estate near Oswestry.

It is a mixed rural estate comprising residential, forestry, commercial, and agricultural tenancies. They are looking for someone to principally do bookkeeping and maintain tenancy information and rent collection as well as the wages and financial side of the estate. The role also includes assisting with rent reviews, lease renewals and contract farming accounts working alongside the rest of the team.

Minimum 20 hours a week. Previous experience with property management is preferred. Do contact us for further information or if you think this role would suit you.

It is Open Farm Sunday today and we are at Oteley Farm Estate in Ellesmere to explain what we do for the estate and other land owners. Hope to see you there!

The RPA have just announced changes to the BPS de-linked payment dates.

Approximately 50% of the de-linked payment will be made from 1st August and the second instalment to be paid from 1st September rather than December. This has been done to help farmers with their cashflow following the impact of the wet weather.

The amount received this year will be approximately 50% of your original BPS payment prior to the transition period. For any further information, or assistance, please contact us at Williams Round.

New hedgerow management regulations approved

What the regulations mean for you:
- A 2 metre buffer strip with green cover must be established and maintained.
- No cultivation or application of pesticides or fertilisers within the 2-metre buffer strip
- A hedgerow cutting and trimming ban from 1 March to 31 August (inclusive)

The cutting and trimming ban will start immediately. The buffer strip rules will begin from 1 July 2024 for grassland and from the first harvest after 1 July 2024 for land which is currently cropped.

We are delighted to announce our first farm agency instruction at Williams Round.

Land and buildings at Clive Wood Farm is a superb, ring-fenced block of predominately arable land extending to approximately 163.30 acres (66.09 hectares). It is situated in a prime location on the outskirts of the picturesque village of Clive in North Shropshire.

The land and buildings are For Sale by Private Treaty as a whole or in two Lots.

The guide price for the whole being £2,000,000 with the Lots as follows.

Lot 1: Approximately 160.93 acres of arable, pasture and woodland- Guide price £1,800,000

Lot 2: Owl Barn and Dutch barn set in two acres- Guide price £200,000

To learn more about this outstanding opportunity click this link https://bit.ly/3QV4wjN or Rightmove on https://bit.ly/4bJ78cc

For further information please contact the team on: 01939 260302 or email us info@williamsround.co.uk