Information for Landowners and Farmers

What we can do:

• Advise on Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) options and Higher Level
  Stewardship (HLS) applications and options suitable for your farm.
• Fund 90% of the cost of Whole Farm Conservation Plans (WFCPs) where
  appropriate, and undertake specific habitat and species surveys. (The
  WFCPs include a complete survey of the habitats and features on the farm that
  can be used to complete a Farm Environment Record for ELS and can help with
  the production of a Farm Environment Plan for HLS.)
• Advise on how you can upgrade your existing ESA agreement, helping with
  ESA Conservation Plans etc.
• Advise on how to comply with Cross Compliance and address issues such
  as soil erosion, run-off and use of farmyard manure and slurry.
• Help co-ordinate management practices such as grazing, haymaking and
  identify species rich meadows to aid restoration/creation projects.
• Provide practical advice and organisation for habitat creation and
  management, particularly on wetland habitats such as ponds, ditches, rivers
  and wet grasslands.
• Specific advice on management for wading birds can be provided in
  partnership with the RSPB.

We will then monitor the results to ensure that future projects of this sort yeild biodiversity benefits whilst considering the needs of the farm business. More information can be found in our leaflet for farmers.

If you would like to take part in the project please contact:

Richard Sheane
FWAG
Unit 11
Bleinheim Office Park
Long Hanborough
Witney
OX29 8LN

richard.sheane@fwag.org.uk
Tel: 01993 886565
Fax: 01993 886565