Primarily in and around the park land at Eagle Hall, permanent grass land is used for grazing livestock for local farmers.
Most of the estates permanent pasture encompasses the remains of the Knights Templar preceptory, which includes fish ponds and post Medievil gardens at Eagle Hall. It is also a registered scheduled ancient monument with Natural England.
Generally, permanent pasture is land that’s used to grow forage, either sown or self-seeded, which hasn’t been included in the crop rotation for five or more years. It is important that you do not carry out the following so that you can lessen the impact of your farming operations on the environment on permanent pasture:
The definition of permanent pasture has changed, however. The definition before the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy did not include areas set aside under the Single Payment Scheme or some agri-environment scheme options. Under the reformed CAP, permanent pasture and grassland are together referred to as permanent grassland. Other species may be included under permanent grassland, like shrubs and trees that can be grazed.
Because European Union legislation requires each member state to maintain the ratio of land under permanent pasture in relation to the total agricultural area, it is important to understand the definition of permanent pasture. A member state has to take action to prevent further reduction if the area of permanent pasture decreases below a certain percentage.
