Conservation and Environmental Responsibilities
Here at Horlands Farm we take our responsibilities to the natural world very seriously and in 2009 we signed up to a 10 year agreement with Natural England called the Higher Level Stewardship Scheme. We have recently signed a further 4 year extension to this scheme so we look forward to continuing to improve the wildlife and biodiversity on Horlands Farm.
As part of our agreement we have:
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Annually sown a Pollen and Nectar mix Area – to provide feed for bees and insects
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Annually sown a Wildbird Seed mix Area – to provide winter feed and cover for various bird species
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Planted a woodland area
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Planted 800m of new hedgerows
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Planted 180 traditional orchard trees of various old varieties of apples, plums and cherries
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Put up 20 bird and mammal boxes
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We also take care of a successional scrub area of land and a reedbed.
We don’t intend for our conservational efforts to stop here. We like to farm traditionally and we will continue to ensure that our farm has a high level of natural biodiversity and will remain a place where people and animals can flourish for years to come.