The Grange
Farming with wildlife
that’s better by nature
» » HUW ROWLANDS BELIEVES
farming should be in harmony
with nature. He rears traditional
breed Red Poll cattle while
working hard to develop wildlife
and reconnect people with the
land. He is also an outspoken
campaigner in his local
anti-fracking campaign.
Farming has been a way
of life at Mickle Trafford on
the outskirts of Chester for
hundreds of years. Huw
Rowlands thinks his farmhouse
and barn at The Grange, once
part of the Earl of Shrewsbury’s
estate, were originally built
around 1790 although all the
facts are shrouded in time.
The pattern of hedgerows at
The Grange still reflects the
Enclosure Movement and the
Agra