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FiPL at four: making a difference across protected landscapes

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A flock of white sheep standing and grazing on open moorland, with rolling hills and sparse shrubs in the background under natural daylight

...for funding. FiPL is a competitive programme, and applications may close earlier if all available funding is allocated.  FiPL’s journey so far shows what can be achieved when farmers, communities and nature work...

FiPL Spotlight: Meadow Match, Cornwall's wildflower seed dating service 

...support from the FiPL team, the application was designed to align with multiple FiPL themes and was approved by the Local Assessment Panel in May 2023. Panellists recognised the project’s...

FiPL spotlight: transitioning from intensive farming to nature-friendly farming 

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...available from a Peak District National Park FiPL adviser eased the application process. The FiPL adviser’s local understanding was important to this.   Tom said: “The direct contact with local FiPL...

FiPL spotlight: improving water quality in the North York Moors 

...enhancing farm infrastructure. Collaborating to revitalise our rivers As part of the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme, managed locally by the North York Moors National Park Authority, funding has...

FiPL spotlight: improving nutrient use and reducing nitrate and phosphate pollution in the Broads

Person in a green field being down to test nutrient levels

...rivers). The River Waveney catchment has particularly suffered from over-enrichment of nutrients, which has caused eutrophication and harmed the surrounding ecosystem and biodiversity. Waveney Farming Cluster and their FiPL project...

Farming in Protected Landscapes: our progress and a spotlight on the 3,000th project

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...landscape. 3,000 projects later, farmers and land managers working in collaboration with FiPL officers, are fulfilling these aspirations. FiPL projects have: created and improved more than 70,000 hectares (ha) of...