FWAG East
@fwageast.bsky.social
Environmental solutions for sustainable farming. Serving farmers in Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
🦫 Join FWAG East and @beavertrust.bsky.social’s Dr Roisin Campbell-Palmer for a webinar on the return of #beavers to the UK!
Learn about their impact, legal protection, and how to spot signs.
Free to attend — register here:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/834f50...
Learn about their impact, legal protection, and how to spot signs.
Free to attend — register here:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/834f50...
October 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🦫 Join FWAG East and @beavertrust.bsky.social’s Dr Roisin Campbell-Palmer for a webinar on the return of #beavers to the UK!
Learn about their impact, legal protection, and how to spot signs.
Free to attend — register here:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/834f50...
Learn about their impact, legal protection, and how to spot signs.
Free to attend — register here:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/834f50...
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The huge biodiversity gains from restoring farm #ponds. Major evidence coming in from studies at our Heydon restored pondscape, Norfolk, eastern England @tonyjuniper.bsky.social @fwageast.bsky.social @farmwildlifeuk.bsky.social @brecksfarmerswn.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social @epcn.bsky.social
How do you get a 120% increase in wetland plants in the farmed landscape & massively increase water beetle diversity too? The answer is restore farm ponds by scrub & sediment removal - key is to go in hard & make a big impact. See new paper: share.google/VVowsJzqHdPT...
October 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The huge biodiversity gains from restoring farm #ponds. Major evidence coming in from studies at our Heydon restored pondscape, Norfolk, eastern England @tonyjuniper.bsky.social @fwageast.bsky.social @farmwildlifeuk.bsky.social @brecksfarmerswn.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social @epcn.bsky.social
This stunning #pond was created earlier this year in Essex. Dug at the edge of an arable field where a natural spring had emerged and beautifully captured last week in this photo!
Funding for pond creation/restoration is still available! See www.fwageast.org.uk/ponds for more details.
📷Adam Scott
Funding for pond creation/restoration is still available! See www.fwageast.org.uk/ponds for more details.
📷Adam Scott
September 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This stunning #pond was created earlier this year in Essex. Dug at the edge of an arable field where a natural spring had emerged and beautifully captured last week in this photo!
Funding for pond creation/restoration is still available! See www.fwageast.org.uk/ponds for more details.
📷Adam Scott
Funding for pond creation/restoration is still available! See www.fwageast.org.uk/ponds for more details.
📷Adam Scott
Join us for a free online webinar with Dr Roisin Campbell-Palmer from @beavertrust.bsky.social as we explore the return of beavers to the UK landscape!
Learn more about these ecosystem engineers and what their comeback means for farmers.
Register here:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/834f50...
Learn more about these ecosystem engineers and what their comeback means for farmers.
Register here:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/834f50...
September 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Join us for a free online webinar with Dr Roisin Campbell-Palmer from @beavertrust.bsky.social as we explore the return of beavers to the UK landscape!
Learn more about these ecosystem engineers and what their comeback means for farmers.
Register here:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/834f50...
Learn more about these ecosystem engineers and what their comeback means for farmers.
Register here:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/834f50...
From new woodland showing off its survival skills 🌱 to ancient hornbeam coppice ready for revival 🌳. FWAG East offers tailored advice, plans & support for woodland creation & management.
Book a site visit today! 👉 www.fwageast.org.uk/ourservices
Book a site visit today! 👉 www.fwageast.org.uk/ourservices
August 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
From new woodland showing off its survival skills 🌱 to ancient hornbeam coppice ready for revival 🌳. FWAG East offers tailored advice, plans & support for woodland creation & management.
Book a site visit today! 👉 www.fwageast.org.uk/ourservices
Book a site visit today! 👉 www.fwageast.org.uk/ourservices
Dragonflies or damselflies?
Read all about Emily Stacey’s walk at Panshanger Park, including the 19 species of dragonfly and damselfly found in the restored quarry-turned-nature haven.
🧭 Learn to spot Hawkers, Darters, Chasers & more!
🔗 www.fwageast.org.uk/post/delving-into-dragonflies
Read all about Emily Stacey’s walk at Panshanger Park, including the 19 species of dragonfly and damselfly found in the restored quarry-turned-nature haven.
🧭 Learn to spot Hawkers, Darters, Chasers & more!
🔗 www.fwageast.org.uk/post/delving-into-dragonflies
Delving into Dragonflies
On a bright summer morning, Farm Environment Adviser Emily Stacey set off on a dragonfly walk through the Panshanger Nature Reserve, a former sand and gravel quarry just outside of Hertford, guided by...
www.fwageast.org.uk
August 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Dragonflies or damselflies?
Read all about Emily Stacey’s walk at Panshanger Park, including the 19 species of dragonfly and damselfly found in the restored quarry-turned-nature haven.
🧭 Learn to spot Hawkers, Darters, Chasers & more!
🔗 www.fwageast.org.uk/post/delving-into-dragonflies
Read all about Emily Stacey’s walk at Panshanger Park, including the 19 species of dragonfly and damselfly found in the restored quarry-turned-nature haven.
🧭 Learn to spot Hawkers, Darters, Chasers & more!
🔗 www.fwageast.org.uk/post/delving-into-dragonflies
This June, we celebrated the incredible career of our much-loved colleague, Elizabeth Ranelagh, as she retires after nearly 30 years with FWAG East.
📖 Read the full tribute here: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/a-summer-celebration-of-wildflowers-and-the-lasting-legacy-of-fwag-east-s-elizabeth-ranelagh
📖 Read the full tribute here: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/a-summer-celebration-of-wildflowers-and-the-lasting-legacy-of-fwag-east-s-elizabeth-ranelagh
A summer celebration of wildflowers and the lasting legacy of FWAG East’s Elizabeth Ranelagh
This June, FWAG East hosted a joyful summer gathering to celebrate two things close to our hearts: the vibrant beauty of wildflower meadows and a momentous milestone in our history - the retirement of...
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July 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This June, we celebrated the incredible career of our much-loved colleague, Elizabeth Ranelagh, as she retires after nearly 30 years with FWAG East.
📖 Read the full tribute here: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/a-summer-celebration-of-wildflowers-and-the-lasting-legacy-of-fwag-east-s-elizabeth-ranelagh
📖 Read the full tribute here: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/a-summer-celebration-of-wildflowers-and-the-lasting-legacy-of-fwag-east-s-elizabeth-ranelagh
Excited for Groundswell tomorrow! 🌱
Find us at our stand and say hi 👋, or join us for:
🐸 Pond Safari: Wed 3PM & Thu 2PM (FWAG stand)
🎤 Seminar Tent: Thu 3PM — “How Many Chemicals Are Too Many?” w/ @sally-annspence.bsky.social, Silver Lapwing winner Andrew Bott & FWAG Southwest’s Adam Lockyear
Find us at our stand and say hi 👋, or join us for:
🐸 Pond Safari: Wed 3PM & Thu 2PM (FWAG stand)
🎤 Seminar Tent: Thu 3PM — “How Many Chemicals Are Too Many?” w/ @sally-annspence.bsky.social, Silver Lapwing winner Andrew Bott & FWAG Southwest’s Adam Lockyear
July 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Excited for Groundswell tomorrow! 🌱
Find us at our stand and say hi 👋, or join us for:
🐸 Pond Safari: Wed 3PM & Thu 2PM (FWAG stand)
🎤 Seminar Tent: Thu 3PM — “How Many Chemicals Are Too Many?” w/ @sally-annspence.bsky.social, Silver Lapwing winner Andrew Bott & FWAG Southwest’s Adam Lockyear
Find us at our stand and say hi 👋, or join us for:
🐸 Pond Safari: Wed 3PM & Thu 2PM (FWAG stand)
🎤 Seminar Tent: Thu 3PM — “How Many Chemicals Are Too Many?” w/ @sally-annspence.bsky.social, Silver Lapwing winner Andrew Bott & FWAG Southwest’s Adam Lockyear
🏆 Congratulations to Andrew Bott of Finches Farm in Hertfordshire - the winner of the national Silver Lapwing Award 2025!
Special thanks to our sponsors, Frontier Agriculture and @landapp.bsky.social
www.fwag.org.uk/silver-lapwing
#sustainablefarming #regenerativefarming #farmingwithnature
Special thanks to our sponsors, Frontier Agriculture and @landapp.bsky.social
www.fwag.org.uk/silver-lapwing
#sustainablefarming #regenerativefarming #farmingwithnature
June 19, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🏆 Congratulations to Andrew Bott of Finches Farm in Hertfordshire - the winner of the national Silver Lapwing Award 2025!
Special thanks to our sponsors, Frontier Agriculture and @landapp.bsky.social
www.fwag.org.uk/silver-lapwing
#sustainablefarming #regenerativefarming #farmingwithnature
Special thanks to our sponsors, Frontier Agriculture and @landapp.bsky.social
www.fwag.org.uk/silver-lapwing
#sustainablefarming #regenerativefarming #farmingwithnature
A curious find by one of our advisors recently. A Caddis fly larvae case made entirely from pond snail shells!
📷 Jilly McNaughton, FWAG East
#invertebrates #caddisfly #pondsnails #pondlife
📷 Jilly McNaughton, FWAG East
#invertebrates #caddisfly #pondsnails #pondlife
June 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
A curious find by one of our advisors recently. A Caddis fly larvae case made entirely from pond snail shells!
📷 Jilly McNaughton, FWAG East
#invertebrates #caddisfly #pondsnails #pondlife
📷 Jilly McNaughton, FWAG East
#invertebrates #caddisfly #pondsnails #pondlife
And the 2025 FWAG East Conservation Award Winner is... Humphrey Mills!
Read all about the evening, and our winner, here: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/celebrating-farming-with-nature-fwag-east-conservation-awards-2025
With thanks to our event sponsors, Affinity Water and @ashtonslegal.bsky.social.
Read all about the evening, and our winner, here: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/celebrating-farming-with-nature-fwag-east-conservation-awards-2025
With thanks to our event sponsors, Affinity Water and @ashtonslegal.bsky.social.
June 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
And the 2025 FWAG East Conservation Award Winner is... Humphrey Mills!
Read all about the evening, and our winner, here: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/celebrating-farming-with-nature-fwag-east-conservation-awards-2025
With thanks to our event sponsors, Affinity Water and @ashtonslegal.bsky.social.
Read all about the evening, and our winner, here: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/celebrating-farming-with-nature-fwag-east-conservation-awards-2025
With thanks to our event sponsors, Affinity Water and @ashtonslegal.bsky.social.
Last week our members had the incredible opportunity to visit Sandon Manor's 1000-acre rewilding project. However, not every rewilding effort needs to be this expansive to make a difference.
Read more: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/rewilding-and-the-role-of-people-rethinking-our-place-in-the-landscape
Read more: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/rewilding-and-the-role-of-people-rethinking-our-place-in-the-landscape
Rewilding and the Role of People: Rethinking Our Place in the Landscape
For most of Britain’s ecological history our landscapes were anything but static. They were shaped by the continual movement, disturbance and browsing of large herbivores; megafauna such as aurochs, e...
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May 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Last week our members had the incredible opportunity to visit Sandon Manor's 1000-acre rewilding project. However, not every rewilding effort needs to be this expansive to make a difference.
Read more: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/rewilding-and-the-role-of-people-rethinking-our-place-in-the-landscape
Read more: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/rewilding-and-the-role-of-people-rethinking-our-place-in-the-landscape
It's #NationalHedgerowWeek!
While there is no new video from us this year, check out @ukceh.bsky.social's new short film on hedgerow management. Full of tips on what to consider when hedge cutting!
youtu.be/-wtGsvYybjc?...
@thetreecouncil.bsky.social @nffn.bsky.social
While there is no new video from us this year, check out @ukceh.bsky.social's new short film on hedgerow management. Full of tips on what to consider when hedge cutting!
youtu.be/-wtGsvYybjc?...
@thetreecouncil.bsky.social @nffn.bsky.social
Sympathetic hedge cutting - practical tips and insights!
YouTube video by UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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May 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It's #NationalHedgerowWeek!
While there is no new video from us this year, check out @ukceh.bsky.social's new short film on hedgerow management. Full of tips on what to consider when hedge cutting!
youtu.be/-wtGsvYybjc?...
@thetreecouncil.bsky.social @nffn.bsky.social
While there is no new video from us this year, check out @ukceh.bsky.social's new short film on hedgerow management. Full of tips on what to consider when hedge cutting!
youtu.be/-wtGsvYybjc?...
@thetreecouncil.bsky.social @nffn.bsky.social
The team had an exciting encounter with a nightingale this week during an evening visit to the BCN Wildlife Trust's Strawberry Hill. An extraordinary site in which the previous owner decided to let nature take over this 150 hectare site 35 years ago.
April 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The team had an exciting encounter with a nightingale this week during an evening visit to the BCN Wildlife Trust's Strawberry Hill. An extraordinary site in which the previous owner decided to let nature take over this 150 hectare site 35 years ago.
Discover your fellow FWAG East members and their incredible contributions to the environment.
This time, we meet the Buxtons from Hertfordshire and learn about their dedication to preserving our natural world. Read more here: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/meet-fellow-members-henrietta-nicholas-buxton
This time, we meet the Buxtons from Hertfordshire and learn about their dedication to preserving our natural world. Read more here: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/meet-fellow-members-henrietta-nicholas-buxton
April 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Discover your fellow FWAG East members and their incredible contributions to the environment.
This time, we meet the Buxtons from Hertfordshire and learn about their dedication to preserving our natural world. Read more here: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/meet-fellow-members-henrietta-nicholas-buxton
This time, we meet the Buxtons from Hertfordshire and learn about their dedication to preserving our natural world. Read more here: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/meet-fellow-members-henrietta-nicholas-buxton
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Had a great morning checking out swales, scrapes and ponds at Feeringbury Manor - thank you @fwageast.bsky.social
Lots of knowledgeable people and interesting ideas - hopefully will be able to take some forward on our farm!
Lots of knowledgeable people and interesting ideas - hopefully will be able to take some forward on our farm!
April 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Had a great morning checking out swales, scrapes and ponds at Feeringbury Manor - thank you @fwageast.bsky.social
Lots of knowledgeable people and interesting ideas - hopefully will be able to take some forward on our farm!
Lots of knowledgeable people and interesting ideas - hopefully will be able to take some forward on our farm!
What is the most fun you can have with a hedge? Bring hedgelaying back into the mix! Find out why in our short video. With thanks to Hedgelife.co.uk
🎥 Jilly McNaughton, FWAG East
🎥 Jilly McNaughton, FWAG East
March 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
What is the most fun you can have with a hedge? Bring hedgelaying back into the mix! Find out why in our short video. With thanks to Hedgelife.co.uk
🎥 Jilly McNaughton, FWAG East
🎥 Jilly McNaughton, FWAG East
Thank you to everyone who attended our woodland event yesterday! It was a fascinating day discussing the practicalities of restoring/managing woodlands, and the challenges of deer management. With thanks to the Forestry Commission, the Dukes and the Audley End Estate for their support of the event.
March 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Thank you to everyone who attended our woodland event yesterday! It was a fascinating day discussing the practicalities of restoring/managing woodlands, and the challenges of deer management. With thanks to the Forestry Commission, the Dukes and the Audley End Estate for their support of the event.
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CJS Focused Week #NationalCareersWeek. Today we hear from Alice, Farm Environment Advisor from @fwageast.bsky.social. Learn what her role entails and her valuable insights for anyone looking for a rewarding career in conservation and agriculture. c-js.uk/4i3wnJH
March 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
CJS Focused Week #NationalCareersWeek. Today we hear from Alice, Farm Environment Advisor from @fwageast.bsky.social. Learn what her role entails and her valuable insights for anyone looking for a rewarding career in conservation and agriculture. c-js.uk/4i3wnJH
Dive into the magic of pond restoration with FWAG East's Jilly McNaughton! Watch as Jilly and Andrew transform two ponds, thanks to Affinity Water's 'Rooting for Wildlife' fund.
Enjoy the teaser!
To find out more, and to see the full video: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/walking-the-pond-talk
Enjoy the teaser!
To find out more, and to see the full video: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/walking-the-pond-talk
March 6, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Dive into the magic of pond restoration with FWAG East's Jilly McNaughton! Watch as Jilly and Andrew transform two ponds, thanks to Affinity Water's 'Rooting for Wildlife' fund.
Enjoy the teaser!
To find out more, and to see the full video: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/walking-the-pond-talk
Enjoy the teaser!
To find out more, and to see the full video: www.fwageast.org.uk/post/walking-the-pond-talk
Hats off to our amazing hedgelaying course attendees! Despite the challenging weather last week, you all did a wonderful job. Huge thanks to Hedgelife for their expertise and to Andrew and Vanessa Gibson for hosting. Special thanks to www.justwilliambutcher.com for the delicious home-reared sausages
March 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Hats off to our amazing hedgelaying course attendees! Despite the challenging weather last week, you all did a wonderful job. Huge thanks to Hedgelife for their expertise and to Andrew and Vanessa Gibson for hosting. Special thanks to www.justwilliambutcher.com for the delicious home-reared sausages
Mark your calendars! 🗓️ Our upcoming events are just around the corner.
Remember FWAG East members benefit from priority, discounted booking for our events & workshops.
Upcoming events: www.fwageast.org.uk/ourevents
FWAG East membership: www.fwageast.org.uk/joinfwageast
Remember FWAG East members benefit from priority, discounted booking for our events & workshops.
Upcoming events: www.fwageast.org.uk/ourevents
FWAG East membership: www.fwageast.org.uk/joinfwageast
February 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Mark your calendars! 🗓️ Our upcoming events are just around the corner.
Remember FWAG East members benefit from priority, discounted booking for our events & workshops.
Upcoming events: www.fwageast.org.uk/ourevents
FWAG East membership: www.fwageast.org.uk/joinfwageast
Remember FWAG East members benefit from priority, discounted booking for our events & workshops.
Upcoming events: www.fwageast.org.uk/ourevents
FWAG East membership: www.fwageast.org.uk/joinfwageast
It's the first day of the @gwct.org.uk's #BigFarmlandBirdCount!
We kicked off with a farm walk this morning, spotting large flocks of finches on AB9 plots and winter cover crops that have seeded. Despite the Baltic conditions, everyone had a good time and enjoyed their well-deserved bacon bap.
We kicked off with a farm walk this morning, spotting large flocks of finches on AB9 plots and winter cover crops that have seeded. Despite the Baltic conditions, everyone had a good time and enjoyed their well-deserved bacon bap.
February 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It's the first day of the @gwct.org.uk's #BigFarmlandBirdCount!
We kicked off with a farm walk this morning, spotting large flocks of finches on AB9 plots and winter cover crops that have seeded. Despite the Baltic conditions, everyone had a good time and enjoyed their well-deserved bacon bap.
We kicked off with a farm walk this morning, spotting large flocks of finches on AB9 plots and winter cover crops that have seeded. Despite the Baltic conditions, everyone had a good time and enjoyed their well-deserved bacon bap.
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Woodland creation and management are key to delivering significant environmental benefits, from boosting biodiversity to enhancing ecosystem resilience. 🦉🌿
Learn how improving existing woodlands and creating new ones can maximize their environmental value: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/143260-...
Learn how improving existing woodlands and creating new ones can maximize their environmental value: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/143260-...
New report reviews management and creation of woodland for biodiversity and wider environmental benefits - Forest Research
Forest Research has published a new report which summarises the current evidence on how woodland management and creation affects biodiversity, ecosystem resilience and key environmental benefits.
www.forestresearch.gov.uk
January 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Woodland creation and management are key to delivering significant environmental benefits, from boosting biodiversity to enhancing ecosystem resilience. 🦉🌿
Learn how improving existing woodlands and creating new ones can maximize their environmental value: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/143260-...
Learn how improving existing woodlands and creating new ones can maximize their environmental value: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/143260-...