Hello all
You may have seen this on the news or on some of the other blogs on this site, see here and here, there is the possibility that EU policy changes could result in the funding for wildlife friendly farming initiatives being cut. The benefits to wildlife and in particular farmland birds can be amazing if these schemes are applied in the right way, we want CAP reform to benefit farmers and wildlife, removing this funding at such a crucial time could be catastrophic.
You can help farmers, farmland birds and other wildlife associated with the farmed environment by a simple e-action, click here and join us, it took me less than a couple of minutes to enter details, tweek the email and press send, your support is much needed and much appreciated!
Thank you.
Warden Intern at Otmoor.
Sooty, I agree, thats why these payments are crucial.
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Quite agree with that Bob and Sooty,a lot of the survey work we undertake in our AONB is to help get farmers into the Higher Level Stewardship schems,in simple terms paying them money to help wildlife prosper.If we want to see the countryside and wildlife we think we deserve we must pay the farmers/landowners to help out after all the countryside is their living.
Pete
Birding is for everyone no matter how good or bad we are at it,enjoy it while you can
personalised and signed and sent! ;o)
Ant
"IT IS SAID THAT LIFE FLASHES BEFORE YOUR EYES BEFORE YOU DIE. THAT IS TRUE, IT'S CALLED LIVING."Death - Terry Pratchett (The Last Continent).
Signed and sent. These payments for wildlife friendly farming are so important
Pssst! Nudge nudge Wanna see some pictures Here
We have just issued a further press release on this issue, have a read here and please, please please try to get as many people as you can to take have their say via our simple e-action here.
It is so important to retain and maintain these wildlife habitats on our farms.
I have signed and sent it.
Cheers, Linda.
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All done, thank you for bring it to my attention.
bye for now
Great stuff everyone, thank you! The budget announcement is tomorrow so if you can rope anyone else who may have an interest in helping to save farmland wildlife, please badger them into doing this simple e-action!
Quick update, you may have seen this in the news already, the funding for wildlife friendly farming has not been cut completely (phew!) but has been reduced considerably (!*?!*!) have a read about the reaction to this disappointing news here and here.
Think lots of farmers will find it was rather nasty that well known conserationists had to resort
to farmer bashing in trying to save wildlife cuts.Surely they could just campaign for wildlife schemes to be saved without the farmer bashing.It will only antagonise relations between conservationists and farmers which certainly will not help wildlife.They are either seriously misguided or have personal gain reasons.In my opinion they are not conservationists and everyone should remember that almost everyone in this country has been well fed by farmers which is their main priority.Ironically these well known conservationists? are getting much better salary's than the average farmer they so seem to hate.