Volunteering

Are you interested to volunteer with us?

Volunteering with FWAG SouthWest is a brilliant opportunity to gain on the ground experience in conservation, a way of giving your time to our charity and something for your CV, as well as a chance to meet new people in your area and have fun! Click here if you think you may want to get involved! Read more

Volunteering opportunity in Gloucestershire: Want to help your local environment and meet new people?

Join our small force of volunteers and gain hands on experience of river and habitat management. Read more

Kingfisher Awards Scheme Volunteering Opportunities

Could you volunteer at one of our Kingfisher schemes across the south west? Read more

Latest

Entry #7 - Becky Hughes: Making the Most of Meadows

A meadow is traditionally a field of grass and flowers that was mown for hay, a practice with roots as far back as the Iron Age, when people first started making tools and keeping livestock. Read the full post from Becky by clicking here...

Luke Dale-Harris

Farm Conservation Adviser

Saving Devon’s Treescapes

We are excited to introduce a new important project we are involved with: Saving Devon’s Treescapes. The project aims to protect, enhance, restore and replace Devon’s iconic treescapes. It is led by Devon Wildlife Trust on behalf of the Devon Ash Dieback Resilience Forum, pulling together a large partnership of organisations. The project is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund as well as other funders.

#Hedgerow Species #4 - Field Maple

The field maple (Acer Campestre) is our only native maple. It has distinctive glossy, dark green, five lobed leaves with rounded points. Click here to find out more about this hedgerow species...

Become a member / Renew your membership

JOIN US! Become a friend or a member and you'll be helping to create a better farmed environment for everyone across the South West.

Hills to Levels

Hills to Levels is a holistic catchment management approach, which began across catchments in Somerset, aiming to ‘slow the flow’ to reduce flood risk, reduce erosion, improve water quality, deliver wider environmental benefits and increase resilience on the floodplain.

Kingfisher Project

The Kingfisher Award Scheme (KAS) provides children with the opportunity to go onto farms to explore the natural world.

Farm Plastic Recycling Scheme

The first FWAG Farm Plastic Recycling Scheme began in 2004 and has taken place annually ever since. The aim of the scheme is to provide farmers with a responsible, environmentally sound way to recycle plastic, preventing it from going to landfill. The scheme is simple and straight forward, with no membership fees so the farmers only pay for the plastic they bring.