Blogs

Jim Egan, GWCT Head of Training looks ahead to the 2017 Big Farmland Bird Count.

We recognise the issues raised in the State of Nature Report and we firmly believe that the solution lies in helping farmers to deliver a better environment alongside profitable businesses. We shouldn’t forget that there is a considerable amount of good work already being done, and we need to help farmers build on this.

The winner of this year's Big Farmland Bird Count competition receives her prize - a fantastic pair of Swarovski binoculars worth £1,310.

Take a look at the pictures shared on Twitter by some of those who took part in the 2016 Big Farmland Bird Count.

Guest blog by Yorkshire farmer Fraser Hugill, who hosted a farmland ID day and completed the count.

Tim Breitmeyer is a Cambridgeshire farmer and Deputy President of the CLA. 

Ahead of the Big Farmland Bird Count next week, Patrick highlights the inseparable link between farming practices and thriving bird populations.

Peter reports from our Farmland Bird ID Day on the Ovebury estate, situated on the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire border.

Guest blog by Paul Simpson, a farmer based in Wareham, Dorset who will be taking part in the Big Farmland Bird Count.

Guest blog by Yorkshire farmer Richard Bramley.