2017

The Allerton Project has a played a major role in Defra's Sustainable Intensification research Platform (SIP) over the past three years as one of the five research and demonstration farms in the SIP network. The wider SIP consortium has involved around thirty partners, and last week, most attended a three day conference to present results, share lessons learnt, and discuss options for the future.

We respond to a recent article on the decline in farmland bird numbers by highlighting the positive action taken by individual farmers.

Last week saw the fourth meeting of an international collaboration working to improve farmland biodiversity across Europe. The GWCT is leading the North Sea Interreg PARTRIDGE project, a collaboration of partners from Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and the UK.

By Prof. Chris Stoate, Allerton Project Head of Research, looks at the Welland Valley Partnership, which was one of the first to be set up under Defra's Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) initiative in 2013.

The wildlife present in any given landscape is determined by the characteristics of that landscape, but what are the characteristics that are most influential, especially for farmland species where the conflict between profitable food production and wildife conservation has played out most forcefully over the past half century or so?

Stuart Holm, Woodland Creation Adviser at the Woodland Trust, discusses how landowners can incorporate trees into their business.

On Monday 27th March we welcomed a host of visitors to the Allerton Project for Soils Day. The event was a great success and provided the perfect opportunity for the exchange of knowledge.

Chris Stoate discusses the collaborative work of a group of farmers in Welland.

Chris Stoate discusses the impact of climate change and extreme weather events.