Project Name
TV091 – Cornwall Wildlife Trust – Farming with Nature Plans

Farm / Business name
Cornwall Wildlife Trust

Town (location)
Tamar Valley

Summary of proposal inc. proposed outputs
Farming with Nature Plans – Business and Environmental Funding Opportunities

• Desk study to finalise target farms.
• Recruitment events to sign up farms – these will be invitation events based on the above targeting. This will ensure participation incudes farms with habitat opportunities in key areas with landowners who have expressed a willingness to create and restore wildlife habitat.
• CWT Farm Advisors farm visits for 10 farms including UK Habitat Classification survey
• Consultant ecologist BNG opportunity survey for 5 farms
• Historic Features and Landscape Character Appraisal
• Production of Environmental Farm Plans for 10 farms to include;
  • Identification of semi-natural habitat restoration opportunity
  • Identification of new wildlife habitat creation opportunity (including specific guidance on open water creation)
  • Identification of productive farmland interventions that will benefit wildlife
  • Advice on funding models to include ELMS, BNG, Heritage etc. with specialist consultancy input
  • GIS maps to show farm habitat and opportunities for change over time with identification of immediate Stage 2 interventions via identified funding pathways