What is a Moor Association? Moor Associations (MAs) are groups of people who farm and own the land on their Moor, who act as a collective body to action change, lobby, and share information. They are farmer led and work together to address local issues and manage their landscape to deliver the best outcomes, as […]
The Optimal Shelterbelt (OSB) Project is a multi-partner project between FWAG SW, the Organic Research Centre, forestry consultant David Lewis, and currently, 11 landowners, spear-headed by forester and Tree Shop owner John Davis. Through blended finance provided by the Cotswold National Landscape, the Great Western Community Forest, Protect Earth, the Woodland and Dulverton Trusts and
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Gloucestershire Green Investment Portfolio is funded through the Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund (NEIRF), which is administered by the Environment Agency (EA). Our project in Gloucestershire aims to formalise the methodology for creating high integrity, county-wide nature projects and options, with the goal being to sell these investment opportunities to non-credit based nature markets. The
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This project has been running since 2022 in collaboration with the following National Landscapes: Blackdown Hills, Dorset and East Devon. Other partners include the Environment Agency, Catchment Sensitive Farming, NFU and AHDB. The project works to engage dairy farmers across the River Axe catchment to build resilience in their business with a focus on improving
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This is a 3-year project working with farmers and food industry within the Somerset Levels and Moors to develop transformative pathways for a just transition to net zero for the UK food-farming sector, considering local, regional and national priorities. This Somerset-based project is one of four projects taking place across the devolved nations of the
The final proposal for the Greater Sedgemoor Landscape Recovery project has been successfully submitted, and the two-year development phase is soon coming to a close. An ambitious, 20-year plan has been collectively designed by landowners and project partners that supports climate-resilient and nature friendly farming practices, restores vital ecosystems, increases biodiversity and enhances public access
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The Dorset Rural Run-off Project is now in its second phase, identifying opportunities to reduce rural run-off, soil erosion and flood risk in communities affected by flooding events across Dorset. FWAG Southwest can provide support to communities and work with farmers in the surrounding catchment to facilitate drainage investigations and implement nature-based solutions to reduce
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As part of the council-led Climate Emergency Strategy for Somerset, published in 2020, FWAG South West developed the Barometer Farms project. In 2022, ten farms were chosen from across the county to be used as case studies for the project. The farms encompass a wide range of landscapes and farming types. For each farm, the
