Piggy in the Middle – Nature, Farming, and National Parks
On Exmoor, some farmers have led the way farming for high quality food and nature – but if they are going to survive they need to be paid.
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On Exmoor, some farmers have led the way farming for high quality food and nature – but if they are going to survive they need to be paid.
Roaming our National Parks since as long ago as the Middle Ages, ponies are at home in many Protected Landscapes. Find out more about our most beloved species.
We've written to the Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths to express concern over the failure of Wales’s new agri-environment payment scheme to recognise the importance of National Parks.
In his blog, Robin Milton is the chairman of the National Farmers’ Union Hill Farming Committee writes about the benefits of farming to National Parks.