Couple turning inherited farm into nature site
Jessie and Joe Roper took over their late father’s 80‑acre Greenbank Farm in Cumbria and are converting it into a wildlife restoration site. They are working with the biodiversity charity Environment Bank on a 30‑year nature recovery plan that uses grazing animals and traditional hay cuts to improve habitats. The scheme also provides the couple with a diversified source of income through lease payments and management fees.
- ▪The Ropers inherited the farm after Jessie’s father died in 2023 and decided not to sell it despite having little farming experience.
- ▪During their first winter back, the farm suffered severe weather, flooding, and equipment failures, highlighting the challenges of the transition.
- ▪Environment Bank is supporting the project by providing lease payments and guiding the use of grazing and hay cuts to restore biodiversity.
- ▪The couple sees the nature recovery plan as a way to secure long‑term income and diversify away from traditional haylage production.
- ▪Local farmers were initially skeptical, making the Ropers a pioneering example of rewilding in the area.
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Couple turning inherited farm into nature siteImage source, Joe RoperImage caption, Jessie and Joe Roper left their life in Manchester to take over the farmByEvie LakeNorth East and CumbriaPublished2 minutes agoA couple who inherited an 80-acre (32-hectare) farm are turning it into a wildlife restoration project in a bid to preserve its future.Jessie Roper's father Jim Parkin ran Greenbank Farm near Cockermouth, in Cumbria, but despite growing up there, she had little farming experience and left for university in Manchester about 12 years ago.But when her dad died suddenly in 2023, the 32-year-old said she "couldn't really face anyone else having it" so decided to move back to take over operations with her husband Joe Roper.The 33-year-old said he had never been on a farm before but…
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