Farming for the Future

Conservation cattle grazing - Matthew Roberts

Wider Countryside

As part of the National Lottery Heritage funded Nenescape project we worked with farmers and landowners in the Nene Valley from Northampton to Peterborough to help restore and create meadow and wetland habitats as well as undertake vital infrastructural improvements to tackle diffuse pollution & aid water quality.

As seen on Countryfile and BBC Look East!

In February 2021, BBC Countryfile featured a piece on Farming for the Future and the Nene Valley. "Tom Heap explores Northamptonshire’s Nene Valley, discovering how a farmer fighting flooding has embraced wetland wildlife to make his land pay."

In August 2022 an interview with our Land Advisor and Richard Westcott, BBC Science and Tech Correspondent, at Oundle looking at our project's rotary ditcher work enhancing wetland habitats aired on BBC regional news.

Scroll down for more information about the project.

We’re also working with farmers and landowners in the Upper Nene catchment on an ELMS Test and Trial. Please click here for more information.

Videos

Farming for the Future - Wildflower meadows along the Nene (https://vimeo.com/372918569)

Farming for the Future - Wildflower meadows along the Nene

Farmer John Gent and representatives from the Wildlife Trust BCN share their experiences of transforming unproductive farm land into wildflower meadows. Wildflower Meadows along the Nene is produced by One to One Development Trust in partnership with Nenescape and the Wildlife Trust BCN.

Farming for the Future - Farming on the Nene Valley (https://vimeo.com/339089992)

Farming for the Future - Farming on the Nene Valley

An insight into the changing face of farming in the Nene Valley, with contributions from farmers and the Wildlife Trust BCN. Produced by One to One Development Trust, in partnership with the Wildlife Trust BCN and Nenescape.

Restoring nature

Training courses on environmental farm management were offered to landowners via Moulton College. We also gathered information and memories about the farming history of the Nene Valley to help celebrate its important role in shaping the heritage of the valley.

The river and its surrounding habitats provide valuable homes to a range of wildlife such as dragonflies, birds and butterflies. Many meadows have been lost in the past, whilst remaining wetland habitats can be difficult to manage. This project offered grant funding and specialist advice to create and restore habitats and tackle diffuse pollution.

Contact us

For more information, please contact:

Gavin Bennett (Senior Conservation Officer) on 01604 774037 or gavin.bennett@wildlifebcn.org