FWR webinar - Working with farmers for river restoration

Farmers and land managers have a huge influence on Britain’s rural environment, but there is only so much that an individual, acting in isolation, can achieve on their own. By working together, aided by an advisor or ‘facilitator’, farmers and land managers can work more cohesively together in their locality. This enables them to collectively deliver greater benefits for soil, water and wildlife at a landscape scale. Our speaker, Teresa Dent, has worked with farmer groups to improve wildlife and environmental outcomes since 2013, when she helped set up the first Farmer Cluster. She discussed her experiences of working with voluntary farmer groups, how they approach river restoration, and what scope there is to make farmer groups a key part of river restoration.