Archive for February, 2012
Natural England and Conservation Grade to collaborate to benefit farmland biodiversity
Yesterday Natural England and Conservation Grade signed an agreement that launches a working relationship that will benefit farmland biodiversity in England. Both organisations will be able to share information and expertise to encourage the creation of wildlife habitats on farms. Natural England’s director of land management, Ian Fugler, said Conservation Grade’s involvement in on-farm research and [...]
CG farmer Mark Tufnell is presented with the inaugural CG Barn Owl Award by Professor David Bellamy OBE
Yesterday we were in the rolling countryside of Gloucestershire on a farm which has been farmed to Conservation Grade standards for the past 25 years. Farmer Mark Tufnell is taking part in the CG Barn Owl Project (see www.naturefriendlyowls.org for more info about the project) and last year a pair of Barn Owls nesting in [...]
Martin Harper endorses nature friendly food
Conservation Grade farming is all about putting wildlife habitats back onto farmland and enabling farmers to maintain these vital areas, thereby stemming the decline in numbers of many of our farmland species. Brands such as Allison Bread, Allinson Flour, Steve’s Leaves and Jordans Cereals, who have signed up to Conservation Grade, help the farmers to [...]
New Jordans TV ads
The new Jordans TV ads got their first airing this evening. The hedgerow wildlife are the stars of the show and are worried about their hedgerow homes disappearing. But the wise old Barn Owl reassures them that they are on a Jordans farm, where hedgerows and other important wildlife habitats are protected. Jordans have posted [...]
CG Barn Owl Project website
Have you visited www.naturefriendlyowls.org yet? It’s our new website about the CG Barn Owl Project.
A promising 1st year for the CG Barn Owl Project
If you regularly watch BBC Breakfast (BBC 1) you would have seen the beautiful Barn Owls, Tulu and Rosie. Tulu (who lives at Pensthorpe Nature Reserve in Norfolk) and Rosie (kindly loaned to us by Norfolk Falconry) were the stars of the show, even though it was a bit early for them to be up! It [...]