Grow the Chilterns
The Central Chilterns Farmer Cluster CIC are farmers delivering landscape-scale projects that demonstrate the delivery of public goods alongside sustainable and profitable food production.
About
The Central Chilterns Farmer Cluster CIC is a group of connected farms in this Nationally Protected Landscape seeking to grow food producing businesses alongside delivering landscape scales projects that enhance biodiversity and improve soil health. Our members stretch across the Buckinghamshire section of the Chilterns NPL. Our 18 members account for c. 6,500 hectares of the farmed landscape with many of the farms directly neighbouring others offering great opportunities for habitat connectivity and collaborative projects.
Projects
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9 tonnes of bird seed fed over winter
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39 farmland songbird feeders installed
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5 farmer cluster meetings
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75 bird species recorded across 35 surveys
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Bird ringing study across 3 farms
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6 whole farm hedgerow surveys commissioned
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2 chalk grassland botanical surveys
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New Countryside Stewardship application
Meet the Farmers
Get to know the hardworking individuals who rear the animals and grow the crops that have created our iconic landscape over millenia. Learn more about the people behind your food.
Get Involved
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