Wheal Farm
Proposed start date
01/01/2025
Proposed completion date
31/03/2025
Total Project Value (£)
£2944.65
Farming in Protected Landscapes Funding awarded (£)
£2944.65 (100%)

Project Name
TV105 – Habitat Enhancement & Wooden Field Gates
Business / Farm Name
Wheal Farm
Town (location)
Harrowbarrow
Summary of proposal inc. proposed outputs
The project is to Lay and Cast up 55m of existing overgrown hedging in the location marked on the map.
We also will improve 4no. existing field entrances with new wooden field gates together with associated chestnut posts and wings.
Length of hedgerow will rejuvenate with new growth to form a continuous hedge and will be re-profiled and have slipped soil replaced.
Wooden gates will help stock management and stop livestock from getting into areas where they can cause damage.
It will Ensure effective conservation and management of the National Landscape’s natural resources and respond to the challenges of climate change by increasing biodiversity in the immediate area.
It will support a system of landscape managementthat will conserve and enhance the National Landscape.