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Lincolnshire estate gears up for biomass production with help from bank backing

Lincolnshire’s Revesby Estate has received financial backing from Barclays Corporate, the medium and large business arm of the global financial services to increase their biomass production.

Located between Lincoln and Skegness, the family 2,500 hectares owned estate, farms 1,220 hectares of land, together with many business interests including building and cottage rental, fishing, venison and games sales, equine and grazing and forestry management and sales.

Owned by the Wiggins-Davies family, the estate is now set to increase their biomass production as well as embark on a programme of property improvement.

Gavin Wiggins-Davies, joint owner of Revesby Estate said: “We have a deep sense of respect and care for both the estate and its community.

“As a family and as custodians of the estate we’re constantly looking at ways to improve our operations so that we are environmentally sustainable and investing for the future.

“Barclays funding will ensure that we continue with our improvement programme and help us upgrade parts of the farming operations.”

The Revesby estate can trace its history back to the Viking invasion and the Roman conquerors and owner Gavin Wiggin-Davies’ grandmother inherited the estate after her first husband was killed on the Somme in 1916.

Kevin Peart, relationship director at Barclays said, “Revesby is a long standing landed estate that is continually looking at ways to operate more efficiently and also to improve their environmental footprint.

“The new funding will secure the future of the estate for the next generation and it’s great to see customers taking advantage of renewable projects.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .