The share farming partnership between Nene Park Trust and first generation farmers, Craig and Ryan Baxter, delivers truly sustainable livestock farming in harmony with nature.

Based on Nene Park’s Rural Estate to the west of Peterborough, the Baxter Brothers have worked tirelessly to protect, preserve and improve the land, introducing breeds of livestock native to Great Britain, on pastures that are now rich with wildflowers, insects and wildlife. The partnership places the utmost importance on the welfare of its animals, ensuring they live happy, healthy lives, grazing outside all year round through a farming system that is entirely forage based. This means the livestock enjoy their favourite food of grass, herbs and wildflowers, throughout their lives, minimising environmental impact and maximising benefits to nature.

The result? 100% grass-fed lamb with delicious flavour and tender, succulent cuts, butchered locally by the award-winning experts at Grasmere Farm.

Try Nene Park’s lamb for yourself! Find our produce stocked at the Ferry Meadows Farm Shop, Grasmere Farm butcher shops in Market Deeping, Stamford, Bourne and Deeping St Nicholas, and other independent farm shops who only source the finest local suppliers!

Big lamb fan? You can purchase Nene Park lamb boxes through the Grasmere Farm website (choosing from 3 different sizes) and have it delivered directly to your door. It’s as easy as that!

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The share farming partnership between Nene Park Trust and the Baxter brothers has 3 key aims…

Be kind to our animals

The partnership places the utmost importance on the welfare of its animals, ensuring the animals live happy, healthy lives. 

The sheep and cattle reared through the share farming partnership, are done so in the most natural way possible with minimum artificial inputs. The animals include native rare breads such as Hebridean sheep and Red Devon cattle. 

The welfare of these animals is of paramount importance. We are voluntarily registered under the Red Tractor farm assurance scheme which guarantees that our produce is traceable, safe and farmed with care. 

Most importantly, our animals live happily, are slow grown and spend nearly all their lives in the great outdoors.

Be kind to nature

The partnership farms in harmony with nature, where livestock roam extensively on land that is managed for the long-term benefit of the environment and wildlife. 

As stewards of the land, we have a duty to do the right thing with a long-term future in mind. The land is voluntarily registered under environmental stewardship schemes and incorporates wildflower rich pastures supporting a rich bio-diversity.

The cattle and sheep are part of the conservation management of this landscape, which contains many rare plant and animal species, working in harmony with nature.

Be kind to the environment

Our farming system is entirely forage based – this means the livestock enjoy their favourite food; grass, herbs and wildflowers, throughout their lives, minimising environmental impact and maximising benefits to nature. We restrict the use of artificial sprays and fertilisers ensuring as natural approach to farming as possible. 

Each stage of the farming cycle is managed locally. This means that the meat that comes from the partnership is of the highest quality, using the highest animal welfare standards, and is hyper-local, as it makes its way from the park to your plate.  As a result, meat produced by the partnership has a very low carbon footprint compared to intensively reared supermarket meat.

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If you have any questions about our share farming partnership or our lamb produce, please email us at [email protected].