
Farmer Guardians of the Upper Thames

Resources
Funding for farming:
DEFRA's Funding finder collates government funding available for farmers and land managers:
www.gov.uk/find-funding-for-land-or-farms
FWAG SouthWest advisers often deliver projects and contracts that will fund capital works on farms, such as pond and wetland creation, climate adaptation, hedgelaying and farmyard infrastructure. Get in touch via info@fwagsw.org.uk to find out if we can help.
Other cluster groups
Other farmer clusters and collaborative groups in the region
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Carrant Catchment Restoration Project incorporates both the Carrant and Isbourne rivers. Contact Joanne.Leigh@fwagsw.org.uk
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Northeast Cotswold Cluster: stretching from the A40 in the South, northwards to Moreton-in-Marsh, and Eastwards to Chipping Norton and Woodstock
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Upper Thames Farmers' Cluster: covers the southern part of the Windrush Catchment between the NE Cotswolds Cluster to the north and Ock Farmer Cluster to the south and Farmer Guardians of the Upper Thames to the West. Facilitated by BBOWT.
Other local projects
Other organisations and projects with similar aims or topics
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- Cotswold National Landscape (formerly Cotswolds AONB)
- Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
- Royal Countryside Fund, Farms for the Future Programme; Thames Valley
- Gloucestershire Orchard Trust
Other national projects
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British Orchids how to grow native orchids in your meadow
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Field Studies Council ID guides and charts
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Floodplain Meadows Partnership Technical handbook free download
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Groundswell regenerative agriculture conference in June
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Hedgelink practical management advice about hedgerows
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Landworkers' Alliance support for agroecology and small farmers
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National Trust
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Natural England Countryside Stewardship Scheme. Higher Tier or Mid Tier
Learning resources and tools online
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The Land App YouTube channel - how-to and troubleshooting videos
- Oxford Real Farming Conference YouTube Channel - all conference talks since 2021
- FarmED YouTube channel - regenerative farming
- Groundswell YouTube channel
- A Community Guide to the Water Environment
- DEFRA's MAGIC map
- Global Farm Metric for sustainability measurement​​