This autumn the Grazing Advice Partnership (GAP) and the Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) are co-hosting a three-day conference at the University of Exeter on the theme of ’Re-connecting fragmented landscapes’.
The conference is being held from 22-24 September and will feature presentations from leading farmers, conservationists and farming commentators including Graham Harvey, The Archers agricultural storey editor and author of ’Carbon Fields’ and ’We Want Real Food’. Graham will present his views on how farming can be rebuilt to prepare for the challenges of climate change.
All aspects of grazing with the environment in mind will be covered from restoring and re-creating much loved wildlife-rich landscapes, to soil conservation and the use of rare and native breeds of animals.
Peter Burgess, DWT’s Working Wetlands Project Manager is helping to organise the event, he said: "This conference offers a great opportunity for farmers and conservation managers to get together, share their experiences and build partnerships. Over the three days we will see how projects such as ours are leading the way in landscape scale conservation. It’s one not to be missed."
To find out more about the conference, visit www.grazingadvicepartnership.org.uk . To book a place on the conference, call 01392 260889 or email gapconference@devonwildlifetrust.org
Working Wetlands has been supported by the Tubney Charitable Trust, South West Water, The Environment Agency, Devon County Council, Devon Waste Management, Grantscape and Natural England.
