What we do

THROUGH A LONG TERM VISION, WE’RE DRIVEN BY THE PRINCIPLE OF LOOKING AFTER TOMORROW AND ARE COMMITTED TO RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN EVERYTHING WE DO.

Guided by our heritage, knowledge and a commitment to doing things the right way, we develop practices that truly make the way of life here better. How we approach farming the land, managing our forests and maintaining our properties for our community promotes the values of Bradford Estates. A responsible and responsive steward that promotes the use of sustainable practices to look after its estates and the people that live on it.

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Farming

We have a vision to create a market leading agribusiness. Focussing on sustainable farming systems, our ambition is to establish the largest regenerative farm in the West Midlands. We also aim to become a centre of farming excellence, working with local and national education and research institutions, to help advance the understanding of sustainable farming systems and practices.

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Forestry

To ensure the wellbeing of our forests, we look after our woods through guiding principles that promote regeneration and growth. By selectively thinning our woods, we provide seedlings with the light they need to develop. We don’t discriminate on size, our woods are made up of all shapes, sizes and species to gives us continuous cover.

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Property

As responsible stewards, our mission is to provide our community with quality, comfortable homes to rent. Today we have approximately 145 period and 20th century properties managed by our Estates Management Team

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Leisure & Hospitality

The estates has always provided accessible open space for its community to enjoy, with its acres of woodlands and miles of public footpaths with its managed lakes and waterways. Partnering with local businesses, Bradford Estates offers its residents and visitors a piece of the outdoor way of life, from local fisheries and Angling clubs on lake Sitch to the recently reopened woodlands that surround it.

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Industrial

We saw a growth opportunity in 2014 within the multi-let industrial sector with minimal new development of units but growing demand from trends such as the transition to e-commerce for example.

Eight institutional industrial estate purchases were subsequently completed across England & Wales from Rochester in Kent to Sheffield in the North to create Bradford Industrial.

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Wildflower Seed

Bradford Green produces natively sourced wildflower seed, sustainably grown in the UK, for retailers and end users. We work with customers across the private, public and charitable space to support nature recovery through the reintroduction of native wildflowers to our soils.

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