The latest news from the Upper Beult Farmer Cluster

Summer Update 2025

Southern Water’s Farm Capital Grant Scheme This year Southern Water is offering a new and improved Farm Capital Grant Scheme in the River Beult catchment.

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Spring Update 2025

The first part of 2025 has been a busy one with lots of events and meetings taking place. In February, I attended a meeting for

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Winter 2024 Update

As we draw closer to the end of 2024, I hope everyone is getting a chance to wind down ready to enjoy the festivities and

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A barn room full of people watching a presentation.

Autumn 2024 Update

We had our cluster stand at the Weald of Kent Ploughing Match alongside the Marden Farmer Cluster and South East Rivers Trust which went down

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July 2024 Update 

Volunteer Bird Survey Week  We have collaborated with Operation Turtle Dove to help support these threatened birds within the Upper Beult. Many cluster members have

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June 2024 Update 

Owl Box Checks in the Cluster  I have been out recently with Chas Holt checking the barn owl boxes that were purchased for members last

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A turtle dove in the grass looking at the camera.

Spring Update 2024

Header image ©️ Dawn Monrose There were fantastic turn outs for the nightingale event in April and the turtle dove event in May!   With attendees

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A wet woodland with trees reflecting in the water.

March 2024 Update

March Update – Landscape Recovery in the Beult, Kerry Williams  Thank you to everyone who attended the Landscape Recovery meeting at Marden Cricket and Hockey

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A group standing in a field for a Healthy Hedgerows workshop.

February 2024 Update

An update from Ellen Wilson February has yet again been another busy month with lots of events happening in the catchment. Making Space for Nature 

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Coppiced wood at Holborough Marshes

January 2024 Update

January Update – Coppicing for Wildlife, Rosemary Holden KWT Warden On 11th January, Ellen joined me and the Medway Wetland volunteers for some coppicing at

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A wheat field under a blue sky in Kent.

December Update

Water quality round-up  Southern Water regularly samples water from fixed locations on the River Beult, and wider Medway, to help us understand what the risks

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People standing in the Green Farm barn for lunch during the Upper Beult Cluster Meeting.

November Update

Upper Beult Cluster Meeting and Farm Walk – 6th November 2023 – Green Farm  Earlier this month we organised the Upper Beult Cluster Meeting and

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