The UK’s most southerly farm will shortly be in the hands of new tenants according to landlord the National Trust. Tregullas Farm, on the Lizard Peninsula, has close links with the local community and is a haven for wildlife. Consequently the National Trust consulted widely with locals about the future of the farm.
Cornish farmland is in demand
Residents of the Lizard insisted that a working farm was vital to the area. The availability of locally produced food, wildlife and access to the footpath leading to Lizard Point also ranked highly on their list of priorities and community groups were formed to develop these ideas.
Consequently a twenty year lease has been awarded to Rona and Nevil Amiss who currently run Higher Fingle Farm in Devon. They will take up the tenancy, along with their five children, in September.
Alastair Cameron, the property manager for the National Trust in the area, said he had been delighted by the level of response from the local community. He also revealed that ‘hundreds’ of people within the farming community had expressed interest in the lease.
“We are really pleased that Rona and Nevil will be taking on the tenancy at Tregullas and think that they will do a fantastic job in farming at this amazing place,” he told this is Cornwall.
Mrs Amiss said the couple are looking forward to building on what they have achieved at Higher Fingle Farm and making the most of what Tregullas has to offer. She also anticipates working with the local community and hopes they will be able to deliver what villagers have said is important to them.
Last year it was reported that demand for farmland in Cornwall was being driven by both local farmers and city investors who view farmland in the area as a safe haven. With demand outstripping supply, prices are expected to rise to as high as £10,000 per acre by 2015.
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