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Free training at Mungrisdale Village Hall and Low Beckside Farm for farmers, land managers and landowners.
Tuesday 5 November 10am – 3.15pm
Mungrisdale Village Hall, Penrith CA11 0XR. What three words: ///piano.bands.generally
There are now national targets of creating or restoring 30,000 miles of hedgerows by 2037, and then to 45,000 miles by 2050. And there are funding options to achieve this through the ELMS (Environmental Land Management Scheme) grant payments through Countryside Stewardship, Boundary Capital Grants and the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI).
With this in mind, improving the stock of hedgerows is a winner.
Defra’s recommended way of accessing grants is to survey your hedgerows using the Healthy Hedgerows method.
The day will start at Mungrisdale Village Hall where Megan Gimber from PTES (People’s Trust for Endangered Species), who designed the Healthy Hedgerows App, will lead the session.
Lunch will be provided and as part of the day you'll get a chance to learn about what the structure of a good hedge looks like, how to maintain a healthy hedge and look at what new SFIs offer for hedges, how this works alongside the Capital Grants and what this might look like in practice.
They'll also be the opportunity to walk around nearby Low Beckside Farm to see some different hedge structures, discuss what management options fit best, and think about how to develop a whole-farm hedge management plan.
