I was talking to this chap at a meeting last night, and from what he was saying, he’s been treated very shabbily by NE and the national trust, with wild flower meadows he established, now scrub full of ragwort.
http://www.fwi.co.uk/business/farmer-complains-ombudsman-stewardship.htm
http://www.fwi.co.uk/business/farmer-complains-ombudsman-stewardship.htm