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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Rich Tapestry on December 30, 2008, 09:12:53 pm

Title: Land required: Hertfordshire
Post by: Rich Tapestry on December 30, 2008, 09:12:53 pm

Can anyone help me: I'm looking to buy or rent about one third or half an acre to raise about 3-6 pigs.
I'll be putting up a simple fence and one or two huts for the pigs. The pigs will be well looked after.
The land can be very overgrown and an unmanageable corner of a farmer's field, or someone with a big garden who loves pigs (but doesn't want the responsibility) would be ideal.
Bit of old woodland would be a paradise!
I live in Hertfordshire.
Do you have land? Do you have any friends in Herts that could give me advice?
Any suggestions where to look?

Title: Re: Land required: Hertfordshire
Post by: Hilarysmum on December 31, 2008, 09:27:25 am

I know this is a long shot, but we were once able to rent some land from the local council.  A friend rented a huge field from the gasboard.  She achieved this by driving around looking for suitable land then researching who owned it and wrote and phoned everyone.  hope this helps.  HM

Title: Re: Land required: Hertfordshire
Post by: Rich Tapestry on December 31, 2008, 05:42:46 pm

Thanks for your continued support!
Someone suggested using Google Earth to identify land, and asking farmers for an unmanageable corner. But having spotted a suitable biyt of land, how do I track down the landlord? Via the land registry?

I'll contact the Council for sure, also my local Agricultural college.

Cheers
RT

Title: Re: Land required: Hertfordshire
Post by: doganjo on December 31, 2008, 09:35:24 pm

Flash Earth is better.

Title: Re: Land required: Hertfordshire
Post by: stephen on January 05, 2009, 01:41:50 pm

LAND REGISTRY WILL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU WHO OWNS IT (FOR £3.50 I THINK) opps caps!! ive done this before on a couple of houses we looked into buying its very easy to do online but m,ake sure you print it or you have to pay again!  ;D

Title: Re: Land required: Hertfordshire
Post by: Rich Tapestry on January 05, 2009, 06:09:01 pm

Can't seem to get to grips with Flash Earth - just nasa photo's of weather clouds! Maybe I'm being thick. Will try looking up on Land Registry when I find a bit. Thanks for the advice

Title: Re: Land required: Hertfordshire
Post by: doganjo on January 05, 2009, 09:13:15 pm

Flash Earth has a number of different options in which to view the earth.  On the left hand side there are a number of programmes - just click on each radio button till you get what suits you best.