“Our countryside’s future rests in the hands of those who care for it everyday — without support for our farmers, nature recovery hangs in the balance.” - Dr. Alastair Leake, Director of Policy, GWCT

Your support is vital. We’ve shown that nature recovery is possible on working farms — now we need to ensure policymakers hear about it. With science-backed methods, we’ve proven that food production and thriving wildlife can go hand in hand.

Our mission

To educate government with our science and success stories. The government’s promise to halt biodiversity loss by 2030 needs action. Without evidence-based policies at landscape scale, those promises will fall short.

Why now? 

Despite our progress, farmland wildlife is still in crisis — over half of UK farmland birds are declining, insects are struggling, and farmers are under pressure. But farmers want to help — they just need the right support.

“With 72% of UK land being farmland, farms are key to national wildlife recovery. We’ve proven it’s possible — now we need your help to continue." - Dr Alastair Leake

We’re working to influence policy directly: shaping agri-environment schemes, preparing parliamentary questions, and briefing ministers — but we can’t do it alone.

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