Lot 1 | Clipt Bushes Farm, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30

A block of high quality farmland with an attractive parcel of low lying meadows and woodland

Description

Edged in green on the Clipt Bushes sale plan and located to the south in Cockfield, Lot 1 comprises a block of 180.60 acres (73.09 hectares) split by a minor public highway road.

There is 158.75 acres (64.25 hectares) of arable land split into five fields, 8.49 acres (3.44 hectares) of meadow land and two areas of woodland totalling 11.41 acres (4.62 hectares).

Lot 1 is accessed from multiple points from public highways and internal tracks.

The majority of the land classified as Grade 3 on the Land Classification of England and Wales maps. The soils are described as being of the Hanslope Series being a calcerous clay, suitable for growing a range of high yielding cereal crops.

The contractor would welcome the opportunity to continue their occupation by way of a Farm Business Tenancy or a Contract Farming Agreement should a purchaser so wish.

The farm is in good heart having been well maintained by the owners and contractor. The land has been extensively drained over the years with copies of the drainage plans available upon request from the Vendor’s agent.

The farm is entered into a Countryside Stewardship Scheme terminating in December 2027. The buyer will be expected to take to this scheme upon completion. The farm is also included in SFI scheme under two agreements terminating in March and December 2027. Copies of these agreements are available upon request.




Acreage: 180.6 Acres