
Dan Tuson
@kentdowns6
Conservation adviser,working 1-1 with farms in Kent restoring biodiversity.Long term landscape scale projects building new generation of flower-rich grasslands.
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https://www.eastkentdownsfarmers.co.uk 07-06-2018 21:22:39
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Great to showcase the work of our brilliant farmer group driving the East Kent Downs Landscape Recovery Project Canterbury Festival Canterbury Climate Action Partnership Nature friendly farming + wildflower grassland creation at scale = key to success. Farmers leading nature recovery πͺ°ππͺ²π¦π¦



A busy winter season of hedgelaying for our east kent downs farmers drawing to an end as the first hawthorns begin to leaf⦠SwantonFarms, Nonington Farms , UffingtonCourt, Bossington Farm. Farmers delivering nature recovery


Our east kent downs farmers chalking up another win for wildlife with 130 disease resistant elm trees planted on 14 farms to link 3 colonies of white letter hairstreak. Great to work with Butterfly Conservation Kent & SE London & Kent County Council's #PlanTree initiative and the Forestry Commission LATF #GreenerKent





Big thanks to John at biodiversityandhabitatsolutions.co.uk/chalksole-farm for hosting our east kent downs farmers' workshop on BNG with Biodiverse Consulting Ltd and Dover District Council Working with BNG to extend and link our east kent downs farmers long term habitat creation work.π


Green winged orchid this yearβs new coloniser on Robert Maylam wildflower grassland creation areas, surrounded by landscape scale network of farmsβ newly created grassland habitats driving wide ranging species recovery incβ lapwing, turtle dove, barn owl, duke of burgundy, adder





Good to find continued presence of Kentish milkwort following new introduction of seedling plants by speciesrecoverytrust on newly created wildflower grassland. Lace border and black veined moth putting on a show too, as first time records on new sites. Farmers leading nature recov'



Great to join Kent Bat Group π¦π¦π¦ on serotine roost counts in our east kent downs project area. Good serotine numbers & new roost discoveries showing healthy abundance of large flying insects - testament to the multiple gains of farmers creating insect rich habitats at landscape scale


#SFI NUM3 mix Good to see the π are out in force today after not seeing many in May. A nice hum in the air #Pollinators #SoilHealth Our honey yield has increased 3x by having flowering plants across the farm from March to November β¦Nature Friendly Farming Networkβ© β¦Produced in Kent Ltdβ©




Great to show black veined moth in newly created wildflower grassland habitats to all who joined the Butterfly Conservation Kent & SE London walk. With added bonus of dark green fritillary in numbers & white bryony mining bee. Farmers creating new species rich habitats from scratch, driving species recov'
