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Around 70% of the UK’s land is farmed in some way – so how this land is managed has a big impact on wildlife. Explore our work on food and farming.
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Farming for Nature
This link will open on the Shropshire Wildlife Trust website.
Farming plays a fundamental role in shaping landscapes, supporting communities and influencing the health of our soils, rivers and wildlife.
Nature and Farming in Gwent
This link will open on the Gwent Wildlife Trust website.
An illustrated talk by Joe Ryder, GWT covering nature conservation and the farming landscape.
The essential nature of nature-friendly farming
It’s Nature Friendly Farming Week and a moment to register the huge importance of a nature transition in farming. It’s critical for our climate, water and food. Vicki Hird looks at the facts, as…
Restore Nature Now
On 22nd June, 60,000 people showed their supported and marched to #RestoreNatureNow. The march aimed to be the biggest ever UK gathering for nature and climate. Together, we called on ALL political parties to restore nature NOW, and make the upcoming General Election the turning point for nature that is so desperately needed.
Unity is our superpower!
Unity is our superpower!
A new Vision for Food, Farming, and Nature
With the ever present nature and climate crisis making itself known, a collective of farmers, landowners and environmental charities came together to form a vision for food, farming and nature…
Restore Nature Now
Yesterday, staff and supporters of The Wildlife Trusts gathered outside the offices of the UK Government's Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs in Bristol, London, Reading and…
Doing farming differently with another new Farming Minister
You have to be patient to be a farmer or a tree grower. Good stuff takes time. You also have to be patient as a farm policy observer. Vicki Hird looks at the state of play on farm ministers, long…
Some clarity on the future of England's farming schemes; now we must see details
The Wildlife Trusts respond to the announcement of the reopening of flagship nature farming scheme
Farming Interview
Caroline Corsie, Senior Land Advisor at Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, and Jonathan Boaz, a conservation farmer, share their perspectives on how farming has reached the situation it’s in today, what needs to change to help wildlife and what they hope for the future.
Nature-friendly farming on the Isle of Man
Manx Wildlife Trust have partnered with the Isle of Man Government to deliver a landscape-scale system of farming support across the Crown Dependency.
The History of Organic Farming
This link will open on the Shropshire Wildlife Trust website.
Sue and Martin Steere will look at how approaches to farming have developed over time and explore the principles behind organic agriculture.