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Aloysia Daros

FWAG SouthWest Trustee and Chartered Accountant

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Aloysia is a qualified chartered accountant and chartered tax advisor. She has worked for Smith & Williamson for over 10 years specialising in tax advice to Farms and Landed Estates. She grew up in Devon on a small holding and is a keen horse rider.

Published: 19th January, 2018

Updated: 30th April, 2021

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Caroline Fowle

FWAG SouthWest Trustee and Chairman of Kingfisher Award Scheme (KAS)

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Caroline lives on a farm in East Devon that is mainly organic and has stewardship schemes in place. She has a particular interest in helping young people understand the connection between food, farming and wildlife and has been chairman of the Kingfisher Award Scheme (KAS) for over 10 years.

Published: 17th August, 2018

Updated: 30th April, 2021

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Dougal Hosford

FWAG SouthWest Chairman and Dorset Farmer

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Dougal Hosford is a second generation tenant farmer on the Bryanston Estate near Blandford in Dorset. The family have been farming there for nearly 60 years and Dougal has a particular interest in conservation, managing a large stewardship scheme on the farm in harmony with the 1650 acres of combinable crops, 200 breeding ewe flock and 60 head suckler herd. Several of the traditional farm buildings have been converted to light industrial and office lets.


Dougal won the FWAG SW Barn Owl trophy in 2013 and was runner up in the Silver Lapwing in 2014.

Published: 19th January, 2018

Updated: 30th April, 2021

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Mark Pope

FWAG SouthWest Vice Chair, Somerset Farmer and NFU Environment Forum Chair and South West representative

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Mark Pope is the NFU’s Environment Forum Chairman and farms 700 acres of arable land in the Blackdown AONB, Somerset. Mark recognises that the environment is key to farming’s productive potential. On his farm there are 48 km of field margins, providing habitat and food for birds and insects, and all watercourses are protected with 6m margins. He is an advocate for renewable heating and materials. Mark is also involved in hosting and arranging school visits to farms in the county and by the end of this year will have had over 2000 school children out on visits, showing how environment benefits can be integrated into and delivered on commercial farms.

Published: 24th October, 2018

Updated: 30th April, 2021

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Matthew Morris

FWAG SouthWest Trustee and Duchy of Cornwall Land Steward

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Matthew Morris FRICS FAAV is a chartered surveyor and valuer and works for the Duchy of Cornwall as Land Steward. Based just outside Bath, his management remit stretches across some fifteen counties including Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. Prior to joining the Duchy and moving southwest, Matthew managed a large Estate in Cheshire and has helped to lead of a number of natural capital initiatives including natural flood management and habitat restoration projects. Outside of work, Matthew enjoys anything that involves mountains or the sea.

Published: 30th October, 2020

Updated: 30th April, 2021

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Robert Jackson

FWAG SouthWest Trustee and Gloucestershire Farmer

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Robert has a mixed farm of nearly 500 acres on the Cotswolds above Cheltenham. The farm is a mix of 110 beef, 210 lambing sheep and 140 acres of arable with wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape in the rotation.


Robert has been interested in conservation since he joined the Young Farmers and now successfully manages an HLS/ELS scheme within the Cotswold Farmland Bird Project. He has been involved with FWAG for over 34 years, with roles including the Young Farmers representative, Treasurer and Chair of Gloucestershire FWAG.

Published: 19th January, 2018

Updated: 28th May, 2020

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

    Please check back here another time or email [email protected] if you have any questions.

  • 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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