This 7-week course is delivered 1-day a week and covers the theory and practical aspects of managing agricultural land for the benefit of our natural habitats.

Topics covered within this part time course include:

•              Woodland and hedgerow management

•              Improving and managing agricultural habitats

•              Havens for wildlife and maintaining, and improving, buffer zones

•              Habitat management for crop and livestock protection

•              Wildlife ecology and conservation management

•              Surveying, assessing, and planning improvements

•              Implementing new managing strategies

Regenerative Farming is rapidly becoming a management option of interest for British agriculture. It covers all the challenges that farmers are currently facing, such as lower resource inputs whilst holding onto maximum efficiencies and yields, minimising negative environmental impacts such as biodiversity and soil organic matter, and adapting to climate change.

As an alternative farming approach, it already covers some on-farm methods that farmers are using and so will be familiar to many and is especially relevant now that the Sustainable Farming Incentive has been rolled out nationally. But the real potential benefit of Regenerative Farming is its joined-up thinking, which focuses on complete farms and enhanced rural livelihoods across agri-food chains.

Course Overview
This short course will provide participants with an understanding of Regenerative Farming and how it can help develop future opportunities (such as local food provision) whilst navigating potential threats (for example, irregular and unpredictable weather).  It is suitable for a wide range of participants – from farmers to other land managers and informed lay people and will provide an in depth understanding of future management options.  During the course we will consider a range of farm types and look for common factors and methods that can be useful for the future. Participants will leave with a better understanding of Regenerative Farming and most importantly, how aspects of it might be applied to their own enterprises.

Course Facilitator
Dr Howard Lee has been teaching and researching aspects of sustainable agriculture for about 40 years. He has taught in universities and county Colleges and is committed to national food security and farmer livelihoods. He has worked with growers and other land managers during this time and is familiar with running interactive workshops that deliver practical value.V

This short course will provide participants with an understanding of Regenerative Farming and how it can help develop future opportunities (such as local food provision) whilst navigating potential threats (for example, irregular and unpredictable weather).  It is suitable for a wide range of participants – from farmers to other land managers and informed lay people and will provide an in depth understanding of future management options.  During the course we will consider a range of farm types and look for common factors and methods that can be useful for the future. Participants will leave with a better understanding of Regenerative Farming and most importantly, how aspects of it might be applied to their own enterprises.

Course Facilitator
Dr Howard Lee has been teaching and researching aspects of sustainable agriculture for about 40 years. He has taught in universities and county Colleges and is committed to national food security and farmer livelihoods. He has worked with growers and other land managers during this time and is familiar with running interactive workshops that deliver practical value.

This short course will provide participants with an understanding of Regenerative Farming and how it can help develop future opportunities (such as local food provision) whilst navigating potential threats (for example, irregular and unpredictable weather).  It is suitable for a wide range of participants – from farmers to other land managers and informed lay people and will provide an in depth understanding of future management options.  During the course we will consider a range of farm types and look for common factors and methods that can be useful for the future. Participants will leave with a better understanding of Regenerative Farming and most importantly, how aspects of it might be applied to their own enterprises.