Can we combine productive farming with enhanced habitats and biodiversity?

That was the question posed on my recent visit with Breckland Farmers Wildlife Network – and the answer is yes!

After being shown some of the ongoing work of this group, it’s clear to see what the impact of cultivated field margins have in developing the wild seedbanks, and how the wild flora and fauna thrive alongside the birds, bees and creepy crawlies!

The Breckland Farmers Wildlife Network is a farmer-led group comprised of 52 members and cover over 44,000 hectares of farmland. The focus of the group is to create a landscape scale wildlife network as the Brecks are not only a special area for agriculture, but home to a vast range of animal and insect species, some that are nowhere else to be found in the UK.

More information on the Network’s work can be found on their website: here