Askerton Castle Organic Estate

We started in 2002, but from the onset concerns about animal welfare and the routine use of medicine, biodiversity and conservation made the decision to farm organically a logical one.

The choice of traditional and rare breed livestock (Belted Galloway cattle, Blackface and Cheviot sheep) complement the landscape and are perfectly suited to turning rough hill pasture into the finest quality meat.  All our meat is born and bred on the farm giving our customers complete assurance that our livestock has been cared for by us from start to finish to produce the finest quality British meat.

Askerton Castle Estate has a comprehensive Stewardship Agreement with Natural England to protect and manage the farm in a manner that encourages the development of local fauna and flora.  There are a number of designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest covering The Mollen which are areas of ancient woodland and through which the clear  water tributaries of the River Cambeck run.

The hay meadows support a rich variety of plants and animals, creeping bent, meadow foxtail and crested dogstail: the areas of rough grazing have other plant species present such as meadowsweet water mint, star sedge, primrose and the locally rare plant adders tongue fern.  This habitat also supports a variety of bird life including snipe, red shank and curlew.

All of our meat is born and bred on our farm, giving our customers complete assurance that our livestock has been cared for by us from start to finish to produce the finest quality British meat.

We have our own on farm butchery which enables us to cut, prepare and pack all the meat that we sell.