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• Another record Open Farm Sunday at Hope Farm

  RSPB's Hope Farm has run a successful LEAF Open Farm Sunday event for the last 5 years. Read on to hear from Hope Farm manager Georgie Bray on how 2019’s event went. “This could have been our first year of wash out rain but someone was looking down o...

  Posted 21/06/2019 by Steph Morren

• Future Farming Policies in Wales: Farmers are part of the solution, not the problem.

  With its green pastures, rolling hills and rugged highlands, Wales may seem like a lush country brimming with wildlife. However, look closer, and you’ll see that this is not quite the case. Sadly, Wales is one of the most nature depleted countries in...

  Posted 19/06/2019 by Steph Morren

• Nature Friendly Farmers in Northern Ireland spread the word!

  David Sandford is Chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network in Northern Ireland. Below he talks about what they have been up to recently to spread the messages about wildlife friendly farming. “Formed at the beginning of 2018, the Nature Friendly ...

  Posted 17/06/2019 by Steph Morren

• Dumfriesshire livestock farmer Michael Clarke explains why he joined the Nature Friendly Farming Network

  Michael Clarke farms Williamwood farm in Dumfriesshire in partnership with his wife, Shirley. They run a lowland, pasture-based beef and sheep enterprise alongside holiday cottages, in which they offer farm and wildlife-watching experiences. Michael ...

  Posted 14/06/2019 by Steph Morren