What next for farming? Wildlife Trusts launch policy proposals
Ellie Brodie, Senior Policy Manager, outlines The Wildlife Trusts’ policy proposals for the future of farming and land management in England.
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Our response to the consultation on the future of farming policy
The farming consultation is now closed. Thank you to all of you who responded individually - this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to shape future farming policy. You can read our full response to the consultation, as well as a summary, below.
The Wildlife Trusts react to new proposals for further badger cull expansion
The Wildlife Trusts are deeply concerned that recent government proposals indicate an intention to increase badger culling further.
What is regenerative farming?
Ever wondered what regenerative farming is and how it compares to other farming approaches? Vicki Hird, The Wildlife Trusts’ new strategic lead on agriculture, looks at this farming buzzword and…
The Wildlife Trusts react to new proposals for further badger cull expansion
The Wildlife Trusts are deeply concerned that recent government proposals indicate an intention to increase badger culling further, by expanding culling into low risk and edge areas, and…
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Farming with wildlife
Our friends at Jordans tell you a bit more about how they welcome wildlife on their farms, with the help of The Wildlife Trusts.
Farming
Over 70% of the UK’s land is farmed in some way – so how this land is managed has a big impact on wildlife.
The Wildlife Trusts respond to policy changes to cull badgers in low risk areas in England
Defra has announced a change in policy that will make it possible for badgers to be culled in areas of England that the Government have deemed ‘low risk’ of bovine tuberculosis (bTB). The Wildlife…
Farming on floodplains, paludiculture and wilder weather: The Wildlife Trusts at Groundswell 2024
The Wildlife Trusts aim to stimulate discussion about paludiculture, floodplains and farming in wilder weather during a range of events hosted at this year’s regenerative farming festival,…
The Wildlife Trusts: Our priorities for the next UK Government
The wildlife we have in the UK is incredible, with species found nowhere else on Earth. But decades of pollution and habitat loss has destroyed the places they call home and driven wildlife into chronic decline. Shockingly, 1 in 7 species in the UK is now at risk of extinction.
Wildlife Trusts and reintroductions
Dr Catherine McNicol, conservation project manager at Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, reveals some of the work that Wildlife Trusts are doing to bring species back from the brink.