Making Brooklands Farm more resilient to climate change

2022 was a good year on the farm according to tenants Dan and Sam Burden:

We were able to apply and receive grant funding over three years through the FiPL scheme (farming in protected landscapes). We have planted over 1,300 metres of native hedgerows to link up original hedgerows and create wildlife corridors. We also planted trees and wildflower areas and added several rainwater harvesting systems, allowing us to hold 80,000 litres of rainwater at a time. We will have solar panels on the farm this year, which will not only be great from an environmental view but also financially with the current economic crisis.