Suffolk Wildlife Trust Farmland wildlife advice leaflet

Farm wildlife ADVICE

Farm wildlife Suffolk Wildlife Trust offer a range of advice to farmers and landowners, enabling them to enhance, create and connect wildlife habitats on their land.

WHY SUFFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST? We’ve been advising landowners on wildlife conservation for many years, allowing us to safeguard Suffolk’s wildlife at landscape scale.

Suffolk Wildlife Trust has a diverse range of experts in both practical and technical aspects of wildlife conservation and can advise from a trusted position of experience and knowledge.

WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU? Farm wildlife report l Initial discussion of farm operation, wildlife interests and priorities. l Farm walk, identifying key wildlife habitats. l Headline recommendations for habitat improvement, creation or connection. l Map detailing locations of key actions. l Recommendations to inform farm wildlife plan including surveys and monitoring.

Advice is free but donations are welcome.

YELLOWHAMMER: ALAMY, FIELD MARGIN: STEVE AYLWARD, HOVERFLY: STEVE AYLWARD, LAPWING: ADOBE STOCK, WATER VOLE: TOM MARSHALL, GREAT CRESTED NEWT: ALAMY, BUMBLEBEE: STEVE AYLWARD, SKYLARK: ALAMY

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? Farm wildlife plan

Agri-environment schemes

l Surveys if required (see surveying and monitoring leaflet for free and costed surveys).

l Chargeable scheme design and application service.

l Advice and actions informed by surveys of species groups. l Proposals integrated with wider farm planning. l A working document detailing recommended management practices. l Monitoring of success. l Complimenting existing agri environment schemes or informing new schemes such as free advice on potential options and option placement.

l Scheme development, from scoping to submission. l Follow-up monitoring of success through SWT’s volunteer monitoring network.

Landscape scale collaboration l Facilitation assistance for farmer networks. l Events to inspire action and showcase best practice. l Opportunity identification at the landscape scale.

l Helping to position your business to maximise future agri-environment opportunities. l Understanding the wildlife on your farm and its importance in the landscape, ensuring you help it thrive. l Connecting habitats at a landscape scale, enabling wildlife to adapt to climate change and other environmental pressures. l Helping to provide healthy and functioning ecosystems through sustainable farming practices.

We have been able to improve our habitats for wildlife with the great help and advice we have received from SWT Bob and Annie Jellicoe, Hall Farm

YOUR WILDLIFE ADVISER Sam Hanks, born and bred in rural Suffolk, is a former reserves warden and land management contractor. A qualified environmental scientist with 12 years of ecological land management experience, Sam is well placed to advise on farmland wildlife and the integration of wildlife conservation with farming operations.

GET IN TOUCH STEVE AYLWARD

Contact Sam to book your free visit

Registered charity no 262777

01473 890089 sam.hanks@suffolkwildlifetrust.org suffolkwildlifetrust.org/farmland-wildlife-advice SWTWildFarms