About

Cooke & Arkwright are delighted to offer Llwynbedw Farm on a 25 year FBT from March 2027. The fully equipped farm is a traditionally managed upland farm practicing the ‘Hafod and Hendre’ system. The fully equipped holding extends to approximately 386 hectares (954 acres) of land shown edged in black on the plan, with accompanying common rights on the adjacent Buckland Common.

TENANCY REQUIREMENTS
Dwr Cymru commissioned a report (available in the information pack) which highlights the requirements demanded of any new tenant. There is an important emphasis on water quality, not only with Dwr Cymru as the landlord but also as the farm is located adjacent to the Talybont Reservoir. Sympathetic farming is paramount and as the report suggests will require careful stock and nutrient management on the holding.

The farming system at Llwynbedw will be based on a flock of 1400 ewes with 300-350 replacements along with 25 cows with 5 replacements. Interested parties are greatly encouraged to review the ADAS report so that they fully understand and satisfy themselves of the requirements expected.
Dwr Cymru are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated tenant for the holding who can deliver exciting and long term beneficial changes on the land as well as farm the holding in a profitable manner.
The holding consists of two main land blocks at either end of the Talybont Reservoir split by commercial forestry. There is some grazing below the dam and also on the opposite bank of the reservoir. The land classification is mostly 4 with the higher ground being 5.
Some of the land is designated SSSI and so a sympathetic grazing regime will need to be adopted here in line with NRW’s requirements. Fencing improvements will be made to the farm to stop stock from entering waterways and providing further buffers from runoff.

COMMON LAND
The holding is let with associated common rights to graze sheep. Historically the farm has held approximately 4000 ewes, but it is Dwr Cymru’s expectation that the incoming tenant will farm no more than 1400 ewes with 300-350 followers. As these sheep are a hefted flock they will be purchased from the outgoing tenant by the incoming tenant on 1st March 2027. At the point the tenancy starts the flock will be in lamb.

FARMHOUSE
The farmhouse offers a spacious three bedroom dwelling with potential for further bedrooms subject to the necessary planning. Downstairs is a kitchen, dining room and sitting room as well as a downstairs WC. The house is well maintained and will offer comfortable living for the incoming tenant. The house is serviced by mains water and oil central heating.

BUILDINGS (as numbered on the attached yard plan)
1. 50ft x 60ft: General purpose storage shed. Concrete floor, half block walls and yorkshire board cladding. Steel frame fibre cement roof.
2. 10ft x 60ft: small covered lean to area as extension for shed 3
3. 60ft x 60ft: steel frame concrete half wall with profile sheeting cladding building with internal sheep race and handling units. Concrete floor.
4/5/6. 87ft x 120ft: Part machinery and cattle shed with some internal partitioning and feed passages. Steel construct building with fibre cement roof and half block walls with yorkshire boarding cladding. Electricity supply and water.
7/8. 70ft x 120ft: Steel portal framed building with fibre cement roof part block walls. Central feed passage. Part concrete and part hard standing floor. Cattle gates.
9/10/11. 100ft x 100ft: Open sided sheep shed range with central passage. Steel frame construct with hardcore floor. Part Yorks boarding gables.
12. Range of traditional agricultural buildings