Royal London snaps up 21,000 acres of 'prime farmland' for £260m natural capital plan

Michael Holder
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Credit: Waldersey Farms

Joint venture with South Yorkshire Pension Authority aims to see range of regenerative farming and natural capital projects deployed across Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire

Royal London Asset Management has snapped up 21,000 acres of farmland across Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, as part of a £260m joint venture aimed at deploying sustainable agriculture technologies, regenerative...

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