Fallen stock collection in Pensby deals with a kind of livestock keeping the regulations were never written with in mind but apply to all the same – the grazing that survives in the gaps of a built-up peninsula. Around Pensby, Thingwall and Barnston, sheep and ponies graze rented paddocks and field strips that back directly onto housing, and when an animal dies there the loss is visible to neighbours within hours. Martlands provides fallen stock and ABP collection across the Wirral and the wider North West from our DEFRA approved facility in Burscough, and mid-Wirral’s paddock country is a regular part of our peninsula rounds.
The Rules Apply to a Rented Paddock Just as They Do to a Farm
A point that catches Pensby keepers out more than any other is that the duty to deal with fallen stock follows the animal, not the size of the holding. On-farm burial and burning of livestock has been illegal in the UK since 2003, and the keeper carries a duty of care to have fallen stock collected within 24 hours of discovery – whether the animal died on a hundred-acre farm or on a half-acre paddock rented from a neighbour. Where grazing is rented or loaned, responsibility for arranging collection sits with the person keeping the animals, not the landowner, and sorting that question out in advance saves a difficult conversation on a difficult day. Our guide on what to do if you find a dead animal on your land covers the landowner’s side of that situation in detail.
Discretion Matters When the Neighbours Can See the Field
Urban-fringe collection is as much about how the job is done as when. A carcass in a paddock overlooked by gardens and passed by school-run traffic needs moving quickly and handled discreetly, and our crews treat that as part of the job rather than an extra. The collection is carried out promptly, the animal is transported in dedicated vehicles, and disposal takes place at our own licensed processing facility, with the whole arrangement managed through the KoLeCt booking system from the first call onwards.
Ponies, Sheep and the Occasional Surprise
The Pensby workload is mostly ponies from the liveries and paddocks, and small numbers of sheep kept by hobby flocks and grazing tenants, but the same service covers any farmed animal, and for adult cattle over 48 months of age the legal BSE testing requirement is handled within our own process as a DEFRA approved sampling centre. Whatever the animal, the keeper makes one phone call and every legal step that follows is ours to manage.
Paperwork Even the Smallest Keeper Should Hold On To
Every collection in Pensby is issued with a Commercial Document and a Waste Transfer Note. For the smallholders and paddock keepers of mid-Wirral these can seem like farm-scale formalities, but they are the keeper’s proof that the animal was dealt with lawfully, and as members of the National Fallen Stock Company we issue them as standard on every job, not on request. If a question is ever raised about what happened to an animal, that piece of paper answers it.
One Set of Crews Covering Mid-Wirral
Pensby sits in the middle of our peninsula coverage, and the same vehicles serve the surrounding villages and suburbs – you can read more on our dedicated pages for Heswall fallen stock collection, Prenton fallen stock collection and Bebington fallen stock collection. Because the Wirral rounds run regularly from our Burscough base via the M53, same-day collection is genuinely available across the peninsula.
Arranging a Collection in Pensby
If you have lost an animal in Pensby or anywhere across mid-Wirral, call Martlands on 01704 776977. We will arrange prompt, discreet collection, deal with any testing requirement and leave you with the complete compliance record – one call and the whole legal obligation is met.
