by Viv | Feb 20, 2025 | Advocate, Events, Inform
On March 7th at The Gavel, Penrith Auction Mart, the Federation of Cumbria Commoners will be examing stocking rates on commons and what works for fell farming and nature recovery. Come and hear what a well known academic and plant ecologist thinks of Natural...
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 | Dec 10, 2021 | Advocate, Events, Inform
If you missed our recent event with the Foundation for Common Land about Defra’s Moorland and Rough Grazing Sustainable Farm Incentive (SFI22) you can watch it here Last year (2021) Defra started phasing out the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in England. They are...
by Viv | May 13, 2021 | Advocate
The letter to Tim Farron and other MPs does seem to be getting noticed. Tim Farron has written to the Rt Hon George Eustice MP Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs to raise these concerns to his attention and to urge his intervention on behalf...
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...
