Helping farmers, growers and landowners with sustainable, catchment-sensitive farming.

Catchment Sensitive Farming

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is working in partnership with the Environment Agency and Natural England to deliver the Catchment Sensitive Farming Project on the Isle of Wight. This project aims to provide well informed advice and guidance to farmers and landowners on all aspects of catchment sensitive farming. The project officer will also provide assistance with applications for grant funding to protect water resources, address diffuse and point source pollution and enhance wetland habitats.

The England Catchment Sensitive Farming Initiative (ECSFDI) has been active for a number of years covering 40 priority catchments in England and the Isle of Wight Catchment Sensitive Farming Project represents the delivery of the ECSFDI on the Isle of Wight. For FREE help and advice on protecting soil, water and wildlife contact us on 01983 533180 or by e-mail at lucyt@hwt.org.uk

What we do

Finding solutions to problems involving:-

Accessing funding for:-

Increasing wildlife and game through:-

Complying with legislation including:-

Assistance with applications for Environmental Stewardship Schemes.

Background

Since 1998 the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust have been offering land management advice to farmers and landowners and assisting with the applications for grant schemes to fund the delivery of such advice. In 2000, the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust assisted farmers and landowners through the Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Project with funding to plant over 200ha of new native tree planting under the Forestry Commission’s JIGSAW Planting Grant. In 2004, LEADER+ funded the Wildlife Trust’s Living Landscapes Project and during this 3 year project 106 farmers were visited and 83 agri-environment schemes were agreed across 5,000ha of the Island’s farmland. This work continued until September 2009 with core funding from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and financial support from the Environment Agency and the Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Sustainable Development Fund.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is a registered charity No. 201081 and a company limited by guarantee registered in England No. 676313. Registered office Beechcroft House, Vicarage Lane, Curdridge, Hampshire, SO32 2DP.

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Newsletter - Issue 3 out now

Our third newsletter is now available - click here to view or download in pdf format

You can also download previous editions
Issue 1 - Issue 2

Quarterly Reports

The Isle of Wight Catchment Sensitive Farming Project Quarterly Report Oct-Dec 2010) is now available to view here.

You can also download previous reports:

Jul-Sep 2010 report and map of farms visited.
Apr-Jun 2010 report
Jan-Mar 2010 report
Oct-Dec 2009 report

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IW CSF Steering Committee

The Steering Committee Consists of the following organisations:-

Natural England
Environment Agency
Royal Society of the Protection of Birds
National Farmers Union
Country Landowners and Businesses Association
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Partnership
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

The IW CSF Steering Committee met for the first time on Monday 5th October 2009 at the NFU Offices in Newport. The meeting was well attended by representatives of several local and national organisations. Topics discussed included ditch clearance, farm reservoirs and floodplain management and further input was sought on the forthcoming workshops and website content.

Contact Us

For free help and advice:
call 01983 533180 or email: lucyt@hwt.org.uk

Funding & Partners

IWCSF is funded by the Environment Agency and England Catchment Sensitive Farming Delivery Initiative and delivered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.

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