by Viv | Mar 13, 2021 | Inform
This piece, written by Julia Aglionby, Foundation for Common Land for our newsletter, provides an overview on SSSI consent for grazing on designated commons. It is not professional advice and if you have any specific queries please contact your land agent, lawyer or...
by Viv | Mar 13, 2021 | Represent
Farmers are often characterised as “hard to reach” by agencies. Maybe its because the meetings they arrange are hard to attend. Cumbria is awash with “partnerships” writing strategies for nature recovery and land management and need “stakeholder...
by Viv | Mar 11, 2021 | Advocate, Represent
Commoners are not being treated equally over HLS Extensions. The Federation of Cumbria Commoners has become increasingly concerned about disparities in the way Natural England are applying the rules for Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) extensions on commons. We...
by Viv | Feb 2, 2021 | Represent
We submitted our response to the EFRA enquiry on Environmental Land Management. here are some of the main points we made The Enquiry closed at the end of January. It wanted to know if the Government’s plans are realistic, whether they had listened to farmers; what...
