The latest news from the Upper Beult Farmer Cluster

This month drought has officially been declared for Kent and it has meant some really challenging times for everyone, especially farmers.

Southern Water is offering a limited number of farms the opportunity to get access to and support with a new decision making tool: ‘Skippy Scout’

On 26th May we held a farmer cluster meeting and nightingale walk that was hosted by Mike and Jan Bax at Moat Farm. It was great to hear from KWT Consultancy’s ecologist Chas Holt about this wonderful bird and how his surveys in the Upper Beult are identifying key habitats.

The start of the year has seen many discussions on Nature-based Solutions, with questions on what counts as a Nature-based Solution, can they be delivered alongside food production and who will want to pay for these interventions?

4th February 2021, several of the cluster met at Coldharbour Farm to brush up on their bird ID skills to kick start the Big Farmland Bird Count 2021.

On Thursday 2nd December 2021, farmers and agronomists from the River Beult and Stour catchments met at Hothfield Village Hall to discuss cultural control of

Megan Gimber provided us with an insight into hedgerow lifecycles, all the benefits they provide for wildlife and the key to revitalising any dwindling hedges.

On 1st July 2021, members of the Upper Beult Farmer Cluster joined forces with colleagues from the Marden Farmer Cluster to attend an event organised

The Farmer Cluster met at Coldharbour Farm at an event organised with Will Fraser. The event was part of the launch of Habitat Regeneration –

At the start of June Amy and Graham hosted the cluster at Ramstile Farm. The plan was to search for dung beetles in their low

Members and wildlife survey volunteers gathered in May 2021 for a walk through the hay meadows at Gable Hook Farm, hosted by Trayton Pont. Trayton

The increasingly rare but beautiful turtle doves will be returning to Kent after spending the winter in Sub Saharan Africa. From now (April-May) they should