Volunteering

Are you interested to volunteer with us?

Volunteering with FWAG SouthWest is a brilliant opportunity to gain on the ground experience in conservation, a way of giving your time to our charity and something for your CV, as well as a chance to meet new people in your area and have fun! Click here if you think you may want to get involved! 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

Kingfisher Awards Scheme Volunteering Opportunities

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

Latest

Entry #13 - Rory Campbell: My Week of Work Experience with FWAG SouthWest

FWAG was honestly one of the best places I could have picked to do my work experience at. Read the full post from Rory by clicking here...
GREAT Enterprise Bootcamp

The course is a two-day intensive business start-up bootcamp, followed by ten weeks of online support. Click here for further information...
The GREAT Project

The GREAT Project is putting Gloucestershire in the vanguard of the transition to regenerative agriculture. The three year project, funded by Thirty Percy, is offering free and subsidised support to transition to regenerative agriculture. Click here for more information...
The overall Somerset Kingfisher 2021 WINNER IS...

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.
Welcome to the Kingfisher Award Scheme 2021!

This year the Kingfisher Award Scheme will be partly virtual. Click here for a full and exciting list of resources, videos and activity guides.
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.
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.
General manager
Jenny Phelps

Senior Farm Environment Adviser & Glos Team Leader
[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...