This winter we are holding a series of evening talks with the theme of examining the links between farming and nature. The talks, held at The Moorcock Inn in Eggleston, 7.30pm to 9pm, are open to farmers and landowners as well as members of the public. Each evening there will be an invited speaker with the opportunity of discussion afterwards.

“Can farming ever be truly nature-friendly”, Wednesday 16 October, with guest speaker Neil Heseltine will give us an overview of his experiences of nature-friendly farming. Neil is a farmer from Hill top farm near Malham and the previous Chair of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. He works closely with The Pasture-Fed Livestock Association (PFLA) and The Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN).

The first talk of the season will be slightly shorter as we will be holding the High Nature Value (HNV) awards ceremony afterwards with Professor Sir John Lawton presenting the winners of the High Nature Value (HNV) farming awards.

Everyone welcome, booking required. If you are a Tees-Swale farmer you can come to this talk for free, please email Ruth Starr-Keddle or Patrick Oulton to get the code.

 

 

 

Delivered as part of the Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected programme. Tees-Swale is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and led by the North Pennines National Landscape team in collaboration with the Yorkshire Dales National Park.