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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About What we have achieved Overview of natural flood management measures Information sheets Videos About Hills to Levels is a holistic catchment based and county wide project across Somerset. We provide land management advice and support to install Natural Flood Management measures (NFM) aiming to restore / create opportunities to attenuate and slow peak flows in watercourses and overland flows. The project has been
Upper Tone 360 is a collaborative initiative bringing together farmers, landowners, communities, and key environmental partners. Our aim is to restore and protect the health of the River Tone and its tributaries upstream of French Weir in Taunton. Using watercourses as the starting point for engagement,
The Headwaters of the Exe project is part of South West Water’s Upstream Thinking programme which works with farmers and land managers to ensure good water quality and mitigate pressures on watercourses. The project area includes the Upper Exe, River Barle, River Haddeo, and smaller tributaries covering an area of over 27,500 ha. We offer
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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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The “Brue Priority Catchment” refers to the River Brue catchment area in Somerset, England, which is considered a priority area due to potential low water levels and the need for careful water management, particularly in The Somerset Levels and Moors (SSSIs). The SSSIs were downgraded to “unfavourable declining” by Natural England in 2021 due to
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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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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
