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  1. About us
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Advisers in Devon

Luke Dale-Harris

Farm Environment Adviser

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Luke started working with FWAG in 2016, initially working on policy and research following the EU referendum. Since 2018 he has worked from Devon, providing farm conservation advice, mostly on sustainable grazing management, Countryside Stewardship, agroforestry and accreditation schemes. He is also a director of Farm Wilder, a wildlife friendly beef and lamb marketing scheme. Before joining FWAG Luke worked as an investigative journalist, looking into issues around environment and corruption across Europe.

Published: 30th June, 2020

Updated: 20th May, 2021

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Oliver Maskrey

Farm Environment Adviser

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Oliver joined FWAG SW as a GIS and Advisory Support Officer in 2020 to provide mapping assistance across the region. After graduating from the University of Exeter with a degree in Zoology and a Masters in Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture, Oliver spent three years working in various roles across the food and farming sectors. He is now keen to put his accumulated skills and knowledge to good use within FWAG SW.

Published: 17th February, 2020

Updated: 4th April, 2022

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Sabine McEwan

Senior Farm Environment Adviser & Devon Team Leader

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Sabine joined FWAG in 2014 as a Farm Environment Adviser. She offers advice on diffuse pollution issues, soil management, natural flood management, conservation and agri-environment schemes in Devon and co-ordinates FWAG SW’s advice and project delivery across Devon.

Until spring 2020, Sabine mainly worked on the Hills to Levels approach, combining natural flood management with diffuse pollution mitigation, conservation and river restoration. Before joining FWAG, she was researching the effects of different grassland management on soil and water quality as part of her PhD with the University of Exeter and North Wyke (Rothamsted Research).

Published: 19th January, 2018

Updated: 20th May, 2021

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Sammy Read

Farm Environment Adviser

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Sammy joined the FWAG SouthWest Gloucestershire Team in April 2021 and has since relocated to the Devon team. Farming has always been close to her heart due to growing up on a working farm in Somerset. She has a degree in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and 4 years’ experience working for Natural England, which included working with farmers to create Higher Tier Countryside Stewardship agreements. For the last 2 years she has worked with Catchment Sensitive Farming and has delivered various projects around mitigation of soil erosion, supply chain engagement, and carbon & nutrient management.

Published: 30th April, 2021

Updated: 10th February, 2022

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Simeon Day

Killerton Hedgerow Conservation Project Manager

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Simeon joined FWAG SW in February 2021 as Manager of the Hedgerow Conservation Project on the National Trust Killerton Estate near Exeter. Working with tenant farmers and the Trust’s ranger team the Green Recovery Challenge Fund project will restore and create hedgerows across the 6,500 acre estate.

Simeon has worked in the countryside management industry for over 25 years where his roles have taken him from tree surgery in Australia to installing forest school facilities in the South West, via managing Nature Reserves and leading team building events that deliver practical conservation projects for charities across the UK.

Simeon is Chair of Orchards Live, a charity working to save and replant traditional orchards and local apple varieties in Devon.

Published: 19th February, 2021

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Will Thorne

Farm Environment Adviser

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Will joined FWAG SW in December of 2019, having graduated in biology from Swansea University. Will is currently helping to facilitate on the Woods for Water project for Devon and assisting with Countryside Stewardship applications.  

With a farming background behind him coupled with a strong conservation interest, Will looks to assist farmers and landowners in making positive environmental land management decisions whilst promoting sustainable business.

Published: 17th February, 2020

Updated: 4th April, 2022

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  • We currently do not have any open positions at FWAG SW

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  • Entry #31 - Simeon Day: Hedgerows and Orchards – a truly natural partnership

    Entry #31 - Simeon Day: Hedgerows and Orchards – a truly natural partnership

    The blossom season is in full swing! The landscape is bursting with beautiful flowers and the air is heady with their scent. The region’s fields, hedgerows, verges and orchards are humming with busy pollinators getting to work and it is looking like it might be a vintage year. Read the full article from Simeon by clicking here...

  • [06.05.22] RPA Press release: Payments brought forward to help farmers with cashflow

    [06.05.22] RPA Press release: Payments brought forward to help farmers with cashflow

    Today (Friday 6th May) the RPA have announced a change to the pattern of BPS payments to include an advance payment of up to 50% of the total value in July. The Secretary of State will be writing to all BPS applicants via email today. Read the RPA press release here...

  • Entry #30 - Rosie Bowers: Student Sustainability

    Entry #30 - Rosie Bowers: Student Sustainability

    In September 2019, when I started my first year at university, I liked to think I lived sustainably. I shopped at H&M, ate tesco meat, and my flat was full of single use bottles and packages. But it wasn’t until I started talking to the new people I was meeting, and educating myself, that I realized how much negative impact I was having. Read the full article from Rosie by clicking here...

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  • Become a member / Renew your membership

    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

    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

    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

    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

    [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

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Hills to Levels

    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

  • [01.09.21] Farming Rules for Water – EA Regulatory Position Statement

    [01.09.21] Farming Rules for Water – EA Regulatory Position Statement

    The Farming Rules for Water (FRfW) were introduced in April 2018 to help protect water by standardising good farming practice. Many of the 8 rules duplicate NVZ and Cross Compliance regulations. Rule 1 is causing concern, particularly for those who use organic manures. Click here for full information...

  • Where we work

    Where we work

    Our advisers are located throughout the south west, and cover Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire.

FWAG SouthWest

Hawkridge House
Summerfield Way
Chelston Business Park
Wellington
Somerset
TA21 9JE

Phone 01823 660684
Email [email protected]

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