Volunteering

Kingfisher Awards Scheme Volunteering Opportunities

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

Latest

[11.08.22] Soil Association Press Release: Crop Trials to Diversify Winter Fodder for Cattle and Wildlife

Livestock farmers are leading new research into diverse winter grazing crops to cut feed and input costs while boosting soil health and biodiversity in a new Innovative Farmers field lab...
Flourishing Floodplains Moth Reveal and Dragonfly Hunt

Join WWT and partners for this Moth Reveal and Dragonfly Hunt. See what moths have been collected overnight, and then join in with the dragonfly hunt! Click here for full details...
GIS and Data Officer, Regional

In this exciting new role, we are looking for an innovative and enthusiastic individual to provide a full mapping service across the southwest region. Click here for full information and details on how to apply...
Entry #33 - Luke Dale-Harris: Are family farms heading for extinction?

Farmers occupy a strange place in our collective imagination – sometimes hardened heroes, working tirelessly to feed the world and steward our countryside; other times mercantile destroyers of the environment, grubbing out trees and demanding more money from the taxpayer. Click to read more...

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.
Mission and vision

FWAG SouthWest seeks to support, enthuse and inspire fellow farmers to value the environmental assets on their land and use them to secure sustainable and profitable businesses for the future.
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.
Countryside Stewardship

FWAG SW has a wealth of experience in the range of grants on offer and their suitability for your farm business. We can prepare and submit an application on your behalf and help with your evidence and record keeping requirements.
[14.07.21] Press Release: Environment Agency grant kickstarts Soil Carbon Code Creation

The Soil Farm Carbon Code pilot is supported by a consortium of organisations that have created the background potential for the Code, offering extensive expertise. This project will be a catalyst for further grant and academic funding well beyond the completion of the the project activities. The code will provide a framework to evidence the economic value of scientific research into soil carbon sequestration. Click here to read the full press release, outlining the Code in more detail...
Chief Executive Officer
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.
Jenny Phelps

Senior Farm Environment Adviser & Glos Team Leader
Kingfisher Project

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

Somerset Catchment Partnership is bringing together a range of organisations who work within the water environments of Somerset since 2013.