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Finches Farm Welcomes the 47th FWAG National Silver Lapwing Award

On 23 June 2026, against the backdrop of a glorious summer’s day in the English countryside, the FWAG Association celebrated the very best of British farming at an award-winning Hertfordshire farm. Around 80 guests, including farmers, conservationists and industry leaders, attended as the venue hosted one of the country’s most prestigious farming awards. The coveted Silver Lapwing Award. The FWAG…

River Beane Farmer Cluster Launches Ambitious ‘One Hundred Wetlands’ Project

On December 10, 2025, the River Beane Farmer Cluster, in partnership with FWAG East, officially launched the One Hundred Wetlands Project—an ambitious initiative to restore and create 100 clean-water headwater wetlands across the River Beane catchment. This project aims to bring life back to a rare chalk stream landscape, enhancing biodiversity, improving water quality, and building resilience for…

Celebrating National Tree Week 2025

National Tree Week is the UK’s biggest annual celebration of trees, marking the start of the winter tree planting season and reminding us of the vital role trees play in our landscapes, wildlife habitats, and cultural heritage. This year, we wanted to take a more personal approach. So, we asked members of the FWAG East team one simple question: “What is your favourite tree, and why?” The answers…

Delving into Dragonflies

On a bright summer morning, Farm Environment Adviser Emily Stacey set off on a dragonfly walk through the Panshanger Nature Reserve, a...

A summer celebration of wildflowers and the lasting legacy of FWAG East’s Elizabeth Ranelagh

This June, FWAG East hosted a joyful summer gathering to celebrate two things close to our hearts: the vibrant beauty of wildflower...

Reflections from the Isle of Man – A Celebration of Conservation Farming

This week I had the privilege of attending the 46th FWAG Silver Lapwing Award ceremony, held this year on the Isle of Man. Like...

Celebrating Farming with Nature: FWAG East Conservation Awards 2025

Yesterday evening, around 80 guests gathered at Finches Farm in Hertfordshire to celebrate excellence in conservation farming at the...

Rewilding and the Role of People: Rethinking Our Place in the Landscape

For most of Britain’s ecological history our landscapes were anything but static. They were shaped by the continual movement, disturbance...

Meet Fellow Members - Henrietta & Nicholas Buxton

Easneye is a farming estate in rural East Hertfordshire. Henrietta and Nicholas Buxton live at Watersplace, near a ford and an old...

Walking the (pond) talk

Restoring choked up old ponds on home ground was a long held dream. Credit J McNaughton. I have, for five years now, had the privilege of...