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A manifesto for High Nature Value farming
Pat Thompson
RSPB Uplands Policy Officer
What is High Nature Value Farming?
• Farmed land
– High proportion of semi-natural vegetation
– Mosaic of low intensity agriculture
– Features such as field margins, hedgerows, walls, woodland margins, wetlands
• In UK, mostly (but not exclusively) associated with low-intensity beef and sheep farming in uplands
• Also some low input mixed/arable and coastal habitats
A shared goal – the manifesto
• Farming central to keeping these places special
• Work with communities of interest – a voice for HNV farming
• Targeted support to secure long-term viability of these precious systems
• Innovate – modern ways that work with tradition
• Secure multiple benefits of HNV
• Time to act!
Thank you!
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