Creating more room for wildlife on the farms’ estate

The tenants have gathered both virtually and in person this year for advice about how to promote biodiversity on-farm.

Our Winchester tenants were invited to attend local farmer cluster meetings with other local farmers in the landscape. We also arranged some Farm Wildlife and Advisory Group (FWAG South East) advice to discuss potential management options and associated grant support.

A webinar was held on farmland birds and pollinators, and we also held a walk and talk at Yew Tree Farm, Compton, on barn owls and kestrels (Hampshire’s county bird) and their habitat requirements. Barn owl and kestrel boxes have been offered to all tenants, together with ongoing monitoring support and advice.