Restoring habitat networks around the Long Mynd and Stiperstones
This was a partnership project, led by the National Trust. We worked with farmers, other landowners, and the local community to connect wildlife habitats by creating stepping stones and wildlife-friendly corridors between the Stretton hills, Long Mynd and Stiperstones.
.JPG "Squilver to Prolly Moor")
Our team led on the farmer engagement element of this project
The Upper Onny Farmers Group are farmers who manage land within the Upper Onny valley. The Group has a common aim to ‘share views about the main issues affecting the future of farming and the environment in the upper Onny valley, and to explore ways for improving the environment, the landscape and its wildlife in ways that are integral to profitable farm businesses’. Through the project we supported the group, coordinated activities and meetings.
and community consultation,
We held a series of community meetings, attended by over 160 people, between January and March 2020. The discussion from these events helped to shape Stepping Stones community projects around verge restoration, meadow creation, hedgerow management and species recording.
read Community Consultation Report
and supported this visitor study.
Stepping Stones Visitor Economy Study - an appraisal of current and potential economic contribution of tourism to supporting farm businesses and a healthy natural environment.
