Advice & Support Links
Several of our partners can provide free advice and support to help you address environmental challenges and enhance business resilience:
Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF)
CSF can provide 1:1 farm advice on a range of issues around air and water quality, such as Farm Infrastructure, Nutrient Management and Soil Health as well as provide access to grant aid through the DEFRA capital grant scheme. Advice is provided by local advisers on the ground throughout Herefordshire.
Contact a local adviser:
csf.severn@naturalengland.org.uk
Herefordshire Meadows
Can provide technical advice on management, restoration and creation of species rich grassland and support in identifying funding to enable activity.
Contact a local adviser:
rory@herefordshiremeadows.org.uk
Herefordshire Rural Hub
Can help you access free business support through the DEFRA Farming Resilience Fund, including succession, diversification, carbon auditing, environmental schemes, tax and accounting.
Contact a local adviser: hub@herefordshireruralhub.co.uk
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Can provide 1:1 advice on environmental schemes, habitat and species management. Some advice is available for free within projects, as well as advice on Mid Tier and ELMS under contract.
Contact a local adviser:
enquiries@herefordshirewt.co.uk
Wye & Usk Foundation
Can provide free 1:1 advice on natural flood management, pesticide reduction, woodland and meadow creation as well as advice on Mid Tier and ELMS under contract.
Contact a local adviser:
admin@wyeuskfoundation.org
Wye Valley National Landscape
Administer the Farming in Protected Landscapes Programme (FiPL). FiPL can support on farm projects which meet climate, nature, people and place outcomes. For more information and help with applications contact a local advisor: farming@wyevalleyaonb.org.uk.
Also provide advice on Nature Based Solutions to mitigate the impact of Climate Change on farms and the landscape, for more info contact: h.williams@herefordshirewt.co.uk