This blog discusses FWAG SW projects, event write ups or any farming topics open for discussion.
These blog posts are written by advisers, trustees, farmers and members and published on the FWAG SouthWest Blog. These posts express the opinions of the writer and are not necessarily the views of FWAG SW. We welcome you to interact with us by commenting on these posts and sharing your thoughts and opinions, these topics are all open for discussion! See you in the comments...
If you asked someone to describe a dung beetle, they would probably paint a picture of a shiny black beetle rolling a ball of dung across a desert. While this type, known as rollers, are common in warmer climates of the southern hemisphere, we have dwellers, tunnellers and stealers making up 60 species here in the UK. Click here for more details... Read more
Now the grass is growing, and the flowers are out, it is a good time to look at your fields and see how flowery they are. Click here to find out more... Read more
As part of national Hedgerow Week, The FWAG Association have made three short films promoting how farmers care for their hedges. Click here for more information and to see the videos... Read more
FWAG SW and Somerset Frome partners are launching two exciting new projects, working with farmers and land managers in the Upper Somerset Frome to deliver a catchment-wide approach for water environment improvements. Click here to read the full article... Read more
Our Gloucestershire FWAG volunteers are some of the most out-going, hardworking focused people. They have worked tirelessly for FWAG for the last 8 years and it’s with this dedication that I feel we should celebrate 2020 and appreciate them for giving their spare time to FWAG. Read more
Click here for an update from FWAG SouthWest's Gary Rumbold regarding the current Government guidance Read more
The Farming for the future policy and progress update and Environmental Land Management policy discussion documents published at the end of February provide an insight into the current thinking of what the Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS) will look like and sets out a timeline for change. Read more
As the top of the food chain, the presence or absence of fish in our rivers is often the first thing people notice about the health of a river. In the Devil’s Brook and Cheselbourne Stream the village residents have long asked themselves the question of the absence of previously abundant wild Brown Trout. Read more
Over twenty five farmers and land owners joined us for an afternoon event looking at hedgerow management kindly hosted by Mr and Mrs Eveleigh at West Ilkerton Farm. Read more
Links to recorded seminars from the Oxford Real Farming Conference 2020. Read more
Farmers, advisors and local conservationists braved extreme weather conditions to learn about the farming practices of the 2019 Cornwall Otter Trophy winner. The trophy is awarded by FWAG SouthWest annually to showcase the long term commitment to wildlife conservation and sustainability shown by many farmers across the county. Read more
A Blog post written by Jenny Phelps. The Oxford Real Farming Conference (OFRC) is always very special and a credit to Colin Tudge, Ruth West and team, thank you, again for such a great conference. Being there makes you feel that you are lucky enough to be sharing time and space with the informed. Click here to continue reading... Read more