The final episode of this series of the Natural England Hampshire Downs Farmland Conservation Podcast is available for download! This interview is with award winning organic farmer and naturalist Henry Edmunds of the Cholderton Estate. Henry has been leading the way for organic farming for decades and talks wonderfully about the virtues and methods of … Continue reading "Henry Edmunds"

Episode seven of the Natural England Hampshire Downs Farmland Conservation Podcast is available for download! It is the third of three discussing cluster farms. This interview is with Francis Buner of the Game and Wildlife conservation Trust.  He leads on the international PARTRIDGE project and on the demonstration site Rotherfield Estate. Listen to the interview … Continue reading "Francis Buner"

Episode six of the Natural England Hampshire Downs Farmland Conservation Podcast is now available for download! It is the second of three discussing cluster farms. This week we hear from Debbie Miller who works with a group of farmers within the Selbourne cluster near Winchester. Click this link to find out a bit more about … Continue reading "Debbie Miller"

Natural England have released our very first podcast and episode five is the first of three discussing cluster farms. This interview on the Hampshire Downs Farmland Conservation Podcast is with Kate and Derek Faulkner of Norton Farm and the Selbourne cluster near Winchester. For more information on cluster farms see the website: https://www.farmerclusters.com/. Listen to … Continue reading "Kate and Derek Faulkner"

Episode four of the Natural England Hampshire Downs Farmland Conservation Podcast is here! This week we hear from Kingsclere estates’ Nuffield Scholar Tim May about his approach to farming the Hampshire Downs. His work influencing Agricology is definitely worth a listen!  Listen below or subscribe in all major podcast libraries such as iTunes and Spotify … Continue reading "Tim May"

Here’s the latest instalment of the Hampshire Downs Farmland Conservation Podcast! This week we interview local farmer Leroy Collis to discuss Catchment Sensitive Farming. This national programme works with farmers to improve water and air quality in high priority areas. CSF offers farmers free training, advice and support for grant applications. Listen to the interview … Continue reading "Leroy Collis"

Episode 2 of the Natural England Hampshire downs Farmland Conservation Podcast is available to download now! We interview David Miller of the Wheatsheaf Farming Company. He is an award winning farmer caring for the health of his soil. Listen to what he has to say here: https://wp.me/PaJjGU-2 or subscribe in all major podcast libraries such … Continue reading "David Miller"

We’ve interviewed Nick Rowsell who manages farms across the north Hampshire Downs. He’s an award winning farmer who manages his farmland and business to produce the maximum amount of crops whilst also creating space for wildlife Listen to the interview below or subscribe in all major podcast libraries such as iTunes and Spotify by searching … Continue reading "Nick Rowsell"