Independent Land Agent and Consultant specialising in farm, estate, aquatic & rural land management, consultancy & security. MBIAC, MIAgrM, MIFM
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Independent Freelance Land Agent and Consultant specialising in equestrian, farm, estate & rural land management & security.
26/11/2025
Freelance Groom required for privately owned modern yard in RG7 area for private family. 4 days per week (plus some ad hoc days). Six horses (one competition horse, one pony and four retired horses).
Duties will include turning out, mucking out, haynets, feeds, grooming, poo picking, general yard tidying, ect.
Modern purpose-built yard with heating, inside kitchen and inside toilet, covered areas, hot wash and solariam, rug room, covered hay barn and all hard standing for a nicer work environment in the winter. Tractor on site so no forking up muck heaps or moving hay bales by hand required.
Around 4 - 5 hours per day. Invoices paid quickly. Well behaved dogs welcome. Parking on yard.
Please send the page a message or contact MJ on 0782 606 7939 or [email protected] for more information.
20/09/2025
Apologies for the lack of updates recently, I've been working out of my normal patch up in Cumbria for a while with very little phone signal, a lot of rain and some stunning scenery!
Normal service down South has now resumed and I shall be catching up and replying to enquiries this morning in the office.
11/09/2025
Full Team Day for Sale:
- 3rd October, 2025
- 150 – 400 bird day depending on team requirements
- Full Hospitality
- Up to 10 guns
- Video here: https://youtu.be/XEM3FRvgy2c?si=LfbmDN6thsw7PKqS
- £65 per bird plus VAT
Set on the Wiltshire / Oxfordshire border and comprising varying topography from open download fields to tree lined valleys and ravines, this estate offers superb high and testing pheasant and partridge shooting over many varied drives designed to make the day as enjoyable and challenging as possible. Historically this shoot has been a well-kept secret on the 10,000 acre estate and it is only this season that the estate has offered a small number of days to let. The day can happily be tailored to individual team requirements by the keeper Dan.
The team will meet in the superb timber framed shoot lodge in the farmyard and be treated to tea, coffee and breakfast rolls on arrival before leaving for the first of the five drives. After the first traditional elevenses will be served in the field before travelling on to the next two drives.
After a challenging morning of shooting, a full shoot lunch and drinks will be provided in the shoot lodge with some superb dishes available to choose from on the menu (and dietary requirements can be catered for happily).
Once everyone is suitably fed, the guns will travel to the last two drives of the day before returning to the shoot lodge for a post-shoot drink.
Loaders and local accommodation can be arranged in advance if required.
If you would like further information or to book the day, please contact me on 0782 606 7939 or email [email protected].
08/09/2025
One of my clients in the Berkshire area has approximately 16 hecatres of woodland which has previously been unmanaged. Predominantly Ash and other hardwood species. No TPO's or other restrictions. Access from roads and farm tracks.
The client would be open to an agreement with a forestry company to carry out works within the scope of a Management Plan to improve the woodlands.
If you are interested, please contact me on 0782 606 7939 or email [email protected].
04/09/2025
One of my clients has unexpectedly had a Partridge day become available next week for a full team on a stunning estate on the Oxfordshire/Wiltshire border.
£50 per bird
150 - 300 bird day depending on team requirements
Lovely rolling valley shooting with beautiful shoot lodge and hospitality included
I've personally shot on this estate and can highly recommend the shooting
Please drop me an email on [email protected] or call me on 07826 067 939 for further details.
30/08/2025
Out and about today visiting sites and clients across , & looking at new projects, agri-environmental schemes and sites for felling licences.
Good to bump into Kennedy contracting out doing some topping of grassland for a few of our clients locally at our request on the way as well.
27/08/2025
Get your orders in quick for delivery before the start of the pheasant season...
Galvanised steel or aluminium game racks / carriers / stands for ATVs, UTVs and trailers made to order.
Available in 26mm tubular or 25mm box section in either galvanised steel or aluminium. Made to measure to fit John Deere Gators, Polaris Rangers and other UTVs, trailers, pickups or utes. Can be manufactured to sit in the bed or to sit on the edge of the bed. We can also manufacture freestanding game racks / stands for outside shoot lodges ect.
Gun holders, twine holders, lashing eyes, storage / drawers below, rain covers, hooks, shelves and other accessories available to be added.
Please message with requirements. Prices start at £250.00 exc VAT. Available assembled or flat packed to assemble yourself.
UK delivery and fitting available. Drop me a message here, give me a call/Whatsapp/text on 0782 606 7939 or email [email protected]
11/08/2025
First job this morning is drawing up and serving some Equine Abandonment Notices for a client after they discovered several horses grazing on some of their land without any grazing agreement.
04/08/2025
Did you know I can also draft and supply tailored sporting and shooting licences to set up an agreement between the shoot and the landowner and can vary the terms to tailor them to individual needs?
Thinking about setting up a new shoot? Not sure what's involved? Get in touch to see how I can help.
04/08/2025
With the shooting season just around the corner, have you got everything in place to cover your Health and Safety obligations this season?
If you have more than 5 employees (and beaters and pickers count as employees), you must have a written Health and Safety Policy and adequate measures in place to reduce the risk of accidents and you risk prosecution and a fine if you don't.
I can provide a complete package of Health & Safety Policies, Risk Assessments and an Emergency Plan for any shoot. The cost varies, but is usually under the cost of a 150 bird day!
Please get in touch for more details: [email protected] or 07826 067939
01/08/2025
Been a busy week this week on the land agency / consultancy front for me and lots of existing and new customers:
- Mowing licences drafted and put in place for the sale of standing grass crops between various clients and contractors.
- Accelerated Possession Order application and supporting documents completed to apply to the court to grant a client possession of one of their barns after a tenancy ended and the tenant refused to vacate.
- Provided utility plans of an estate for a client showing where overground and underground services are located in order to allow groundworks to commence.
- Assisted a self-employed equestrian groom with recovering in excess of £5,000 of unpaid wages from a client after they have ignored invoices. The balance was paid in full within 48 hours of a Notice of Statutory Demand being served on the debtor.
- Drafted and completed a Shoot Management Plan, Health and Safety Policy and Emergency Plan for a local shoot at a combined cost of under £600 to allow them to fulfil their legal obligations.
- Had a Teams meeting with a lovely farmer looking at increasing her livestock herd and taking on a Farm Business Tenancy to diversify and grow to offer advice and guidance.
-Found time amongst all that to do some dog training with these two with the ever approaching start of the shoot season.
29/07/2025
Any of my clients do HGV haulage and able to give me a price to transport 96 concrete panels (75mm x 460mm x 2,440mm in size) from RG7 1TH to OX12 0ED? Loading and unloading available if required.
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ACC Contracting was founded by myself in 2016 with an ambition to provide bespoke and tailored conservation, rural, land and equine contracting across the south east. This came off the back of ‘ad hoc’ work I have been asked to undertake by other equine premises and landowners over the last ten years, from owning my own small country estate and private stables in Berkshire. Understandably, I’m proud of mine and my company’s ability to effectively deliver large or small projects and work within budget and timescales with a personal touch I enjoy providing as a small business. I take great pride in putting my customers first, and as a small, local business, I offer extremely competitive prices and do all I can to look after and show my appreciation to my loyal customers. ACC Contracting is fully insured for public liability, third party liability and employers liability for any and all aspects of work undertaken and copies of insurance are available on request or available to download from the link below. ACC Contracting staff are fully trained, qualified and certified to NVQ, LANTRA, NPTC, City & Guilds and Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) industry standard and certificates and qualifications are available on request.
I have a B.Sc (Honours Degree), am a member of professional institutes, and previously worked for a large government agency, where my role was to improve the environment through large and small scale practical work before I took the decision to leave the public sector and start ACC Contracting.
Most of the work we carry out for customers is also work I undertake on my own land, on my own buildings, for my own horses and for my own family, so I know what works and what doesn't, and the best times to undertake certain aspects of work. ACC Contracting will undertake any work from small scale hedge and grass cutting by hand to large scale ground clearance and land based or conservation projects. It really is the case that no job is too big or small and I am always interested in a challenging job! I am also happy to provide an equine and environmental consultancy and advisory service and offer work placements to encourage children and students to contemplate a career in the countryside or get involved in conservation and enhancing the natural environment or improving their skillset. I own a fleet of modern agricultural and construction equipment, and can offer competitive hire prices if hire equipment is required.
On the rare occasions I am not working, I can be found on horseback, out shooting with Henry the gundog, with a fishing rod in hand on the river bank, or enjoying a glass of fine red wine (although generally not all at the same time). Henry is our unofficial company mascot and can often be seen loafing around fields while I am working. He is friendly so please say hello!
