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Somerset and Carolyne Charrington - Argyll and Bute
The Charringtons accept their award from the RSPB's Director of Scotland Stuart Housden (left)
This 750ha upland livestock farm on the Isle of Mull is managed with sustainability and profitability at its heart. Alongside careful grazing and through agri-environment schemes, Somerset and Carolyne have created and restored key habitats including native woodland, wetland, peat bog and moorland.
The wildlife on the farm includes field gentians, corncrakes, otters, more than 300 species of moth and butterfly, and 10 species of dragonfly.
Somerset and Carolyne promote their ethos through events and their Treshnish and Haunn website - see link on the right of this page. Here you can read about the awards they have won.
The Charringtons said: 'It is a privilege for us to live here and to be custodians of this farm. Our cattle and sheep are the key to maintaining the rich mosaic of habitats on the farm, and underlines, to us, the importance of keeping sheep and cattle on the hills of Scotland. We have a popular coastal path that brings locals and visitors onto the farm daily, and it's great to share their enjoyment of the wildlife they encounter.
'We are extremely proud to have been chosen as the winners of the Nature of Farming Award. It's a huge boost to our confidence and proves that what we are doing in terms of farming, conservation and sustainability is working.'