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As was common with most large estates in the early 20th Century, most of the land on the Penn House Estate used to be let to a number of different farming tenants. The tide of mechanization after the Great War led to a growth of in-hand farming but even as late as the 1930s, tenancies were being created with zero rents, providing the incoming tenant farmed the land in accordance with good farming practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 1980 the last true agricultural tenancy on the Estate came to an end and from then onwards all of the Estate has been farmed in hand. In 2008 the decision was taken to sell the last remaining dairy herd (of the five which used to be on the Estate) and since then the farming activities have been exclusively focused on arable production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today the Penn House Estate extends to 680 hectares ( 1,680 acres) which includes significant areas of nationally important beech woodland which provide much-needed habitat for many vulnerable native species. These areas are carefully managed with input from Natural England and The Forestry Commission to maximize environmental opportunities. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Several grass paddocks and some 20 ha. of parkland are available for grazing. These are particularly suited to horses as they give excellent access to the extensive local bridleway network (including our own permissive horse-riding paths). Enquiries about grazing licences should be made to the estate office at enquiries@pennhouse.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several of the old traditional farmsteads remain, such as Fagnalls Farm, Penn Bottom, Seagraves, and Puttenham Place, all of which have received a new lease of life as state-of-the-art offices, storage, and dwellings whilst maintaining their distinctive Chilterns character and historic links with the Estate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are extremely aware of our obligation to farm in a sustainable manner and take great care to provide a place for nature within our activities. We were among the first farms and estates to be accepted into the Government’s Sustainable Farm Incentive pilot scheme which sets the pace for integrating environmental and sustainable practices into the future of farming. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

In addition to this, we undertook a recent exhaustive survey of all of our farming activities which concluded that the Estate has a negative carbon footprint but there is more to be done and we will make every effort to reduce the effect of our farming activities and enhance the wonderful natural environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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