by Viv | Feb 12, 2024 | Events
On March 1st at the Hired Lad, Penrith Auction Mart, the Federation of Cumbria Commoners will be celebrating fell farming culture. Well known speakers The Federation is bringing together well-known speakers and a film maker to share their work on the history, heritage...
by Viv | Jan 12, 2024 | Inform
Background: many Dartmoor HLS commons agreements ended in 2023 In early 2023 Natural England (NE) notified Dartmoor commoners and their Associations that NE could not recommend extensions to most of these agreements unless the commoners agreed to make significant...
by Viv | Feb 16, 2023 | Advocate
New ELM support barely noticeable We noted with a wry smile the polite gratitude expressed by many organisations that Defra has provided us with more detail. It has taken them five years and we still haven’t had the full scheme details yet! What’s more, new support to...
by Viv | Feb 15, 2023 | Inform
We are pleased to be circulating our winter newsletter Inside this issue View from our Chairman P 1 Behind the scenes P 2 Updating the Lakeland Shepherds’ Guide P 3 Changes to Countryside Stewardship and ELM P 4-5 ELM options condemn commoners to producing...
by Viv | Jan 13, 2023 | Inform
Hill farmers left out again Last week Farming Minister, Mark Spencer announced a rise in Environmental Land Management payments, saying it would attract more farmers to sign up. It seems an odd way to attract hill farmers as there is almost nothing in his announcement...
by Viv | Dec 13, 2022 | Inform
Over sixty people turned up to our planning meting to to update the Lakeland Shepherds’ Guide, as its nearly 20 years since the last edition. The tradition continues At the meeting fell farmers volunteered to be area collectors and update the information in the...
