FWAG has partnered with Western Forest to help plant 2,500 ha of new tree cover across Gloucestershire, North Somerset and the west of Wiltshire. Whether you’re interested in agroforestry or woodland creation, if you’re a landowner or farmer within the Western Forest priority area, you can receive free advice from one of our Tree Team […]
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The Gloucestershire Green Investment Focus and Locations Portfolio is a NEIRF project funded by the Environment Agency and led by FWAG SW. It aimed to address the economic, environmental, and social challenges of delivering climate adaptation and resilience for farmers, communities, and businesses, across landscapes in the Upper Thames. Click here to view the full
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Over the last 10 years FWAG SW Gloucestershire have helped to build and support a number of farmer groups across the county. The Farmer Guardians of the Upper Thames was first established in 2015 and has been facilitated by FWAG SW in Gloucestershire for over 10 years. The Farmer Guardians are a group farming land
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Find out more about the funded pond creation and restoration for Great Crested Newts across Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, and Dorset.
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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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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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