Top quality habitat for farmland birds and wildlife: making your contribution count
14th January 2010
The South West Farmland Bird Initiative (SWFBI) would like to invite you to their farm workshops which are being held in March, supported by the CLA. There will be one event in each of the Farmland Bird project areas:
1st March - Cotswolds: The Farmers Arms, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, GL54 5TZ. Followed by farm walk at Guiting Manor Farm, by kind permission of Nick Bumford. 10.30am - 3.00pm including lunch.
Booking ref: SWFW346
2nd March - Dorset: Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8PY. By kind permission of David Cotterell. 10.30am - 3.00pm including lunch. Booking ref: SWFW347
3rd March - North Wessex: Bishops Canning Village Hall, Bishops Canning, Devizes, SN10 2LA. Followed by farm walk at Baltic Farm, Bishops Canning, by kind permission of David Sheppard. 10.30am - 3.00pm including lunch. Booking ref: SWFW348
4th March - South Wiltshire: The Bull, Downton, Salisbury, SP5 3HL. Followed by farm walk at Standlynch Farm, Downton, Salisbury SP5 3QU, by kind permission of Andrew Carter. 10.00am - 2.30pm including lunch. Booking ref: SWFW349
These events will concentrate on how to deliver the best management for arable birds and wildlife alongside commercial farming. There will be an indoor session with speakers from different sectors of the farming industry to discuss the merits of arable options such as wild bird mix and nectar plots, their establishment, management and agronomy. The opportunities for funding these options under Environmental Stewardship schemes and how they can contribute to the Campaign for the Farmed Environment (CFE) will also be discussed. After lunch there will be a farm walk, giving you the opportunity to look at a range of options on the ground and discuss their practical management issues.
For further information and to pre-book the limited places please contact the Natural England ISS Farm Events team on 0300 060 1695 or email farmevents@naturalengland.org.uk
More information about the South West Farmland Bird Initiative is available on the Natural England website: www.naturalengland.org.uk From the home page select the South West region, click on Our work, then select South West Farmland Bird Initiative from the list.
