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Farmers from Berks, Bucks and Oxon back farmland wildlife campaignAlmost 80 farmers and advisers attended the launch of an initiative to boost farmland wildlife through positive environmental care.
The Campaign for the Farmed Environment www.cfeonline.org.uk is a nationwide initiative that encourages farmers to better protect soil and water and to help farmland wildlife.
The Campaign within Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire was launched on March 25 at Phillimore Farms, Dunsden Green, near Reading on the Oxfordshire/Berkshire border. The event was hosted by Phillimore Farms' manager Simon Beddows who is working within the green farming scheme known as Environmental Stewardship.
Visitors were welcomed by Laura Francis, coordinator of the Campaign for the Farmed Environment in the three counties, and Ian Waller, a Buckinghamshire farmer, chairman of the local liaison group that is driving forward the Campaign in the area. He was delighted with the response and said: "The event was oversubscribed, demonstrating the level of interest in the Campaign. Farmers, land agents and crop advisers attended. There was a real buzz and enthusiasm for the Campaign which was obvious from the number of questions we received at the outset and during the farm walk. We just need to make sure that this enthusiasm spreads across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. We will be holding a wide range of events to deliver on-farm advice at grassroots level between now and 2012."
Visitors enjoyed a guided farm walk while advisers pointed out measures that enhance farmland biodiversity, many of which are funded under green schemes. These can include wild bird seed plots, grass buffer strips beside watercourses and fallow areas to provide wildlife with food, shelter and breeding sites. Wildlife that should benefit includes the lapwing, the brown hare, butterflies and scarce arable plants such as the corn marigold.
The Campaign has brought together farming organisations including the NFU and CLA (Country Land and Business Association) in a partnership with Defra and its agencies, conservationists such as RSPB and BBOWT (Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust), and crop advisers (agronomists).
Local 'beacon' farms are already being selected to demonstrate how commercial farming and environmental management can work hand-in-hand. Farmers can find out about Campaign for the Farmed Environment activities online at www.cfeonline.org.uk or by contacting Laura Francis on: 07707 352458. |
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