Welcome to Bisterne
Head of Conservation Rupert Brewer and Bisterne Estate win in the 2025 Schöffel Countryside Awards
In two separate wins, Head of Conservation Rupert Brewer won Schöffel’s Working Conservationist Award, and Bisterne and Rupert won the Wetland & Watercourse Conservation Award. The former celebrated, “an individual who has dedicated much of their life to the conservation of flora and fauna in the British countryside”; the latter, for efforts and achievements in creating and restoring wetland habitats and watercourses to the benefit of biodiversity and ecosystems.
Led by wildlife charity Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) and country clothing brand Schöffel, the initiative received more than 80 nominations after it launched in January. From these, 24 finalists from across the UK were shortlisted across six categories.
A panel of judges made up of GWCT ecologists and advisors and external experts in relevant fields, including ‘Cheerful Charlie’ Ireland from Clarkson’s Farm and Holkham Estate General Manager of Conservation Jake Fiennes, spent the summer months visiting the finalists to see their conservation work in action.
Following lengthy deliberations, the judges selected these winners who were presented with their awards at a ceremony hosted in London on the 3rd November, 2025.
A wonderful article on Rupert’s work can be found on Schöffel’s website here.
Bisterne Estate wins Bronze in the 2024 Purdey Awards for Game & Conservation
From a huge field of entries, Bisterne Estate came third in the 2024 Purdey Awards for Game and Conservation. Head of Conservation Rupert Brewer won for his significant scientific work over the previous year, and collaboration with organisations like the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust.
Bisterne Farms wins the 2023 NMR RABDF Gold Cup for best UK dairy farm
We are delighted to announce that Bisterne Farms, in a contract farming agreement with dairy manager George Brown, won the 2023 NMR RABDF Gold Cup for best dairy farm in the UK. Bisterne Farms and George’s team hosted national visitors to the farm in May 2024.
A focus on natural capital
Avon Watermeadows
Bisterne has been recognised in the Purdey Conservation Awards for our lapwing recovery program
Focus on species
We regularly audit species - we recently counted 122 different species of bird, 251 moths, and introduced 75 water voles.
Biodiversity net gain
We plant hundreds of metres of hedgerows annually, and are selling BNG and phosphate credits to the open market.
Education
We regularly host the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, and other external parties to collaborate on projects.
Residential and Commercial Property
Holiday Lets
Short holiday lets, all year round
The property above, Charles Farm, is available to let on AirBnB. Please go direct through the website: AirBnB
Commercial
A range of commercial lets
A garden behind one of our estate offices. We host a range of small to medium size businesses across the estate and are delighted to welcome enquiries. We have ensured super-fast fibre broadband across the estate, with speeds ranging from 100mps to 900mps depending on contract, meaning businesses can run connectivity quickly and seamlessly.
Residential
Tenancies over six months
We pride ourselves on our community at Bisterne, with a range of cottages across the estate to rent for six months or more.
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