Hill Farming Training: Day 1 courses in Cumbria have been a great success

21 Dec 2012: We have been surprised by demand for our Hill Farming Training courses in Cumbria and have had to limit applications and create a waiting list.... read more

Brill Village Community Herd has won CPRE award

20 Dec 2012: A Buckinghamshire village’s pioneering venture to restore their neglected common has been recognised with an award from the Campaign to Protect... read more

Fresh Start Uplands Academy

20 Dec 2012: Do know anyone who would be interested in attending the Fresh Start Uplands Academy? Starting in February 2103 there will be four sessions two before... read more
Common grazings and agri-env schemes

Do agri-environment schemes support Scotland's common grazings?

4 Dec 2012: Common grazings once dominated the Scottish landscape and still account for around one tenth of actively managed farmland. They also account for a... read more

Richard Benyon has replied to Coalition for Common Land letter

27 Nov 2012: The Coalition for Common Land has received a reply from Richard Benyon in response to their letter asking the government to implement Part 1 of the... read more

Hill Farming Training Scheme launched in Cumbria

13 Nov 2012: Conservationists see the fells through a farmer's eyes The Hill Farming Training scheme is this unique project teaching conservationists about... read more

Ireland: new commonage grazing plans explained

13 Nov 2012: A recent article in the Irish Farmers Journal explains the Department of Agriculture's plans for a completely new  management system for the... read more

Update on Natural England's Uplands Delivery Review

6 Nov 2012:   Below  is the text of a letter sent to Julia Aglonby our Chairman from Ian Fugler, Director Uplands at Natural England, that outlines... read more