This Defra funded test and trial (T&T) aimed to establish how, through collaborative action and partnerships, local priorities could be achieved effectively, supported by the development of the Environmental Land Management Schemes and private green finance markets. Click here for further details
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Author – Charlotte Marshall. Positioned between the iconic chalk streams of the Hampshire Avon and Poole Harbour’s Frome and Piddle, the Stour hasn’t always been considered a high priority catchment, the Cinderella Stream? Although winterbournes and chalk streams feature amongst the tributaries, the River Allen, a chalk stream tributary of the Stour is home to
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Author – Jenny Salter. In 2022 Gloucestershire successfully joined the Sustainable Food Places programme, with the Gloucestershire Food and Farming Partnership (GFFP) hosting the county membership, FWAG SW hosting the Project Coordinator, and Feeding Gloucestershire providing funding and support. The Gloucestershire Food and Farming Partnership’s vision was to draw together food and farming, health and
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Climate Resilient Otter Catchment (CROC) is one of 40 projects across England funded through a £25 million government Natural Flood Management programme. Overseen by the Environment Agency, with delivery partners including the Westcountry Rivers Trust, FWAG SW and Devon Wildlife Trust. The project will focus on supporting farmers and landowners in the River Otter catchment
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Natural Flood Management is a partnership project with Worcestershire County Council , funded by the Regional Flood and Coastal Committee until 2027. It covers the River Isbourne tributaries and watercourses leading off Bredon Hill in Gloucestershire. The original pilot followed funding from 2016 – 2019, investigating the use of Natural Flood Management (NFM) in the
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We are using the newly launched Soil Association Exchange (SAX) to benchmark four landholdings throughout the Kemble-Waterhay catchment, specifically, Sapperton Wilder, Coates Farm, our GREAT Zerodig project on College field, and the Bathurst Estate. The Soil Association Exchange has adopted a whole farm approach to recording data for its metrics, focussing on biodiversity, soils, animal
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In an exciting partnership with the Royal Agricultural University (RAU), we are converting an arable field into a regenerative horticultural enterprise and agroecological teaching and research space. Charity Zerodig Earth helped to set up ‘no-dig’ production on the site, helping us use innovative, nature-friendly farming methods to grow fresh, highly nutritious produce, while engaging students
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Funded by Natural England through the 2023 Paludiculture Exploration Fund, and in partnership with the RSPB, Taking Typha to Scale aims to establish the commercial viability of growing Typha latifolia (bulrush) on pockets of land across the Somerset Levels and Moors. The current project is focused on three separate sites around Greylake, ranging from 150m2
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Funded by the Environment Agency through the Lowland Agricultural Peat Water Discovery Pilot, Somerset Moor Futures covers five deep peat moors in the Parrett, Axe-Brue, and North Somerset catchments, and looks to explore how farmers could make collective land use decisions. The aim is to bring together farmers and landowners across entire hydrological blocks (groups
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The Upper Axe Landscape Recovery Project is restoring the River Axe and its surrounding farmland across Dorset, Somerset, and Devon. Partnering with 32 farmers over 2,777 hectares, we’re improving soil health, reducing pollution, and restoring habitats—while keeping farms productive. By reconnecting the river with its floodplain, restoring natural geomorphology, promoting sustainable farming, and unlocking natural
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