Thu, 28 Nov
|Wotton-under-Edge
Land Use and the Potential for Regenerative Farming in Stroud District
Moving towards nature friendly land management regenerative farming in Stroud District, with Rebecca Charley - SDCs Strategic Lead for Nature Recovery and Biodiversity.
Time & Location
28 Nov 2024, 19:30 – 21:00
Wotton-under-Edge, The Chipping, Wotton-under-Edge GL12 7AD, UK
About the event
Come and listen to Rebecca Charley, who is the Strategic Lead for Nature Recovery and Biodiversity at Stroud District Council.
With over 20 years of experience, including as a Land Use and Farming Advisor for The National Trust, Rebecca brings a wealth of knowledge from the conservation sector. Rebecca has a history of working with farmers and land managers to implement Environmental Land Management schemes. She now aims to make council-managed land more nature-friendly and is forming a Stroud-based farmer group to promote landscape-scale nature management across the  district.
In  addition to her role with Stroud District Council, Rebecca is a local farmer. She raises a suckler herd of rare breed Red Poll cattle, which graze on species-rich grasslands full of orchids, knapweed, scabious, and more.
Doors open at 7pm and the talk will start at 7.30pm, with an opportunity for questions at the end.
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