REGENERATIVE FARMING

Sustainable food production lies at the heart of the Estate’s approach to managing its farmed landscape. 

Sustainable food production lies at the heart of the Estate’s approach to managing its farmed landscape. 

FARMING POLICY

Over the past five years, the Estate has transitioned to a farming system that no longer relies on inorganic fertilisers or chemical sprays. Instead, the focus is on protecting and enhancing soil health while reducing fossil fuel emissions through minimal mechanical intervention. 

A core element of the Estate’s soil strategy is maintaining year-round green cover, largely achieved through the use of micro-leafed clover. This cover crop plays a vital role in: 

  • Preventing soil erosion from wind, water and oxidation
  • Fixing nitrogen in the soil to naturally boost fertility 

Extensive baseline soil studies have been carried out to monitor changes in structure and composition over time. These practices are not only improving the health and fertility of the soil but are also expected to increase soil carbon sequestration, supporting the fight against climate change. 

FARMING PRACTICES

The Estate manages 500 acres (200 hectares) directly, and has fully adopted the principles of the regenerative farming movement, centred around five core pillars:

  • Minimising soil disturbance
  • Maximising species diversity
  • Maintaining constant soil cover
  • Encouraging continuous living root systems
  • Integrating livestock into the rotation

FARMING & WILDLIFE

At Packington, farming and nature go hand-in-hand. Alongside changes to farming strategy, the Estate has dedicated 150 acres (60 hectares) to deliver measurable environmental benefits, including:

  • Grass margins that provide habitat and shelter for wildlife
  • Flower-rich corridors that serve as vital food sources for invertebrates and pollinators
  • Planting of species that offer an overwinter food supply for farmland birds

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Packington Estate ESG Policy 2025

Developing and maintaining an ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) strategy for a country estate involves considering various unique contexts, including historical aspects as well as the cultural significance of such properties, and their custodianship; past, present, and future, to preserve these locations for future generations to come, across all the three aspects of such an initiative.

Packington Estate has four overarching pillars that drive the spirit and principles of the Estate and provide the building blocks for all the Estate’s businesses, operations and projects. These four pillars are Stewardship, Sustainability, Wellbeing and Restoration.

The Estate is in a transitional phase moving away from more traditional, methodologies of Estate management to a progressive strategy, in line with current business practises and procedures. Much of the Estate is undergoing such an evolution to more sustainable operations. This covers every venture and project, from Estate stewardship all the way through to the Board Room.

Packington’s ESG policy is bolstered by its actionable and tangible achievements, framed and guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (the SDGs or Global Goals). We all know that big global challenges need bold action, from every corner. This initiative was unanimously voted into being by all of the 197 member Nations of the United Nations, and this was formalised with an Act named Resolution Agenda 30, to build a greener, fairer, better world by 2030 and everyone has a role to play in helping achieve these Global Goals. Packington Estate is utilising the SDGs across the Estate as a guideline to set out its pathway for all future prospects and developing over time, an equitable, sustainable, biodiverse, conscientious, and healthy future.

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Packington Estate & the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Packington Estate & the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Packington Estate has four overarching pillars that drive the ethos and spirit of the Estate and provide the building blocks for our operations. These are Restoration, Stewardship, Sustainability, and Wellness. The Estate is in a transition phase moving away from conventional and out-dated practises, to more positive, forward thinking and environmentally-aware processes. Much of the Estate land and property is now undergoing an evolution towards more sustainable methods, not just in farming, but also across the board, all the way through to its corporate governance.

As part of this transition process, the Estate is a supporter and advocate of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We all know that we face big challenges in today’s world: poverty, hunger, inequality and climate change are just some of the issues we need to address urgently.

Big challenges need bold action to overcome them, and that is where the Sustainable Development Goals come in, otherwise known as the “Global Goals”. These Goals are a plan agreed to by all 197 Member Nations of the UN and set in motion by Resolution Agenda 30, to build a greener, fairer, better world by 2030, and everyone has a role in helping to achieve them.

Packington Estate has taken on board a number of these Goals, and aspires to promote the Goals, generate awareness for the Goals, and encourage others to be inspired to take on the Goals in their own capacity.

To read and discover more about the Global Goals, and ways in which anyone can participate, click HERE.

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