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

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£72 per year (£60 + £12 VAT)

The benefits of becoming a FWAG SouthWest Farmer Member include:

A copy of our newsletter three times per year, giving updates on environmental issues and news
Monthly e-news with regional and local updates
Agri-environment email updates
Invitations to FREE member events in your area
Invitations to attend training events in your area at a discounted member price
Updates on volunteering and fundraising opportunities
Free telephone advice

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£258 per year (£215 + £43 VAT)

Become a Farmer Member PLUS to ensure you get the advice you need, from people you can trust. With this option you will receive all the benefits listed in our Farmer Member option, which include:

A copy of our newsletter three times per year, giving updates on environmental issues and news
Monthly e-news with regional and local updates
Agri-environment email updates
Invitations to FREE member events in your area
Invitations to attend training events in your area at a discounted member price
Updates on volunteering and fundraising opportunities
Free telephone advice
In addition to the benefits listed in our Farmer Member option, you will receive an environmental review from an adviser, involving a three hour farm visit plus one hour of office based preparatory and reporting work. The review is tailored to your business and can focus on issues important to you. This could include a review of your agri-environmental scheme, cross compliance, NVZ or address habitat, soil or nutrient management. The choice is yours!

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£30 Annual Donation

Support our work and find out more about the farmed environment as a Friend of FWAG SouthWest! We will keep you up to date through:

Our newsletter three times a year, giving updates on environmental issues and news
Monthly e-news with regional and local updates
Invitations to events in your area, many of which are FREE for members
Invitations to attend selected training events in your area at a discounted member price

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If you have any questions about membership, or would like to speak with a member of the support team just call 01823 660684 or email us on [email protected]

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This post forms part of the Enhancing Climate Resilience on the Somerset Coast Project. The project is a partnership between FWAG SouthWest and the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust. The post will work in a small project team with other FWAG SW staff and link with WWT working in other project areas – it will involve liaising with other partner organisations, statutory bodies and local farmers. Click here for full details...
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Hedgerow Species #7 - Old Man's Beard

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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.
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.
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.
General manager

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Jenny Phelps

Senior Farm Conservation Adviser
Where we work

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Somerset Catchment Partnership

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