Great Farm
Great Farm is a trial farm site used to establish whether sustainable food production and wildlife conservation can work efficiently and productively on the average UK farm. We have established 6-metre-wide margins around the edges of the fields which are planted with wildflowers and hay meadows. Hedgerows have been left to grow for longer before being cut and we’re experimenting with practices such as direct drilling. Direct drilling involves planting the seeds straight into the ground (without ploughing and cultivating beforehand), which reduces carbon emissions as well as improving soil and biodiversity.
More information about this site can be found in the 2022 book Land Healer, written by our General Manager of Conservation, Jake Fiennes.
Great Farm
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A trial farm focused on sustainable food production and wildlife conservation working together.
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Landscape Recovery Pilot Project
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We are a project partner in a pilot landscape recovery project, working alongside Norfolk Rivers Trust and Norfolk County Council.
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Biodiversity Net Gain
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As part of our commitment to sustainable development we are delivering biodiversity net gain for our housing sites
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Measuring our natural capital
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In order to improve our goal to increase natural capital every year, we first needed to work out a way of measuring it.
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