Herstmonceux, East Sussex

An accessible and well located block of grazing marsh of approximately 170.34 acres (68.93 hectares) with good environmental interest and potential, located on the edge of the Pevensey Levels.

The land comprises a block of Grade 3 Permanent Pasture and has good vehicular access over the central farm access track, and is subdivided by a number of traditional drainage ditches. The larger Tong’s Fleet and Kentland Fleet drainage channels run along the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of the land.

The land is offered for sale by private treaty. A deadline may be set for best offers and interested parties are therefore encouraged to register their interest with the selling agent at an early opportunity.

Church Farm is accessed from Church Lane through a pair of five bar gates. A new right of way has been granted across the farmyard along the central farm track, with contributions to maintenance on an ‘as to user’ basis. Further information is available from the selling agent.

The land is not situated within either the South Downs National Park or The High Weald AONB but falls within the Pevensey Levels SSSI and is in a Ramsar Site and The Pevensey Levels Special Area of Conservation.

The vendor will retain any monies due in association with the Basic Payment Scheme.

The land is within a Higher Level Stewardship Scheme which runs to 29/2/2028. Any purchaser will be obliged to undertake to continue to meet the requirements of this scheme until expiry and will be required to indemnify the vendor against any re-claim of past payments as a result of actions by a purchaser, their tenants or representatives prior to the expiry of the schemes. Further information is available from the selling agent.

Church Farm is situated at the southern end of Church Lane, to the south of Herstmonceux Church, on the northern edge of the Pevensey Levels.