Since 1973, as Lord of the Manor, with as much failure as success, I have worked to preserve the wildlife on the Common Land of Soham. Changes in the law concerning the movement of cattle make it increasingly difficult to maintain grazing. Nature Conservancy are concerned. They are producing a management plan which the Soham Town Council and I will endeavour to carry out. The Horse Fens, which are lands in trust, will be informed. Judge Garfitt will ensure that the landowners' rights are protected. I am attempting to make English Heritage aware of the educational importance of one of the few working manors left in the country where strip fields (only two are left - they are the amount that a horse can plough in a day), Horse Fens and Common Land can still be seen. Changes look as though they will be inevitable and they are unwanted. I will do my utmost to ensure that some of the hedgerows which are of Saxon origin are preserved. I am uncertain about the legal aspects of looking after the grazing of cattle we have paid to be there; but Nature Conservancy have promised a management plan by next Spring which Soham Town Council and I will make every effort to undertake.