Radnorshire Wildlife Trust is one of four Wildlife Trusts taking part in the new Wilder Marches project.
Wilder Marches Project
Today a group of Wildlife Trusts launch Wilder Marches – an ambitious nature recovery project across two countries, four counties and three major river catchments. Shropshire, Herefordshire, Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire Wildlife Trusts aim to create and restore habitats across the historic and distinctive Marches region.
‘Wilder Marches’ describes a unique natural and cultural landscape straddling the Welsh-English border and includes the headwaters of the River Lugg, River Teme and River Clun. Stretching across approximately 100,000 hectares, the area is home to long established rural communities and dotted with ancient woodlands, heathlands and peatland, flower-rich meadows, wood pasture and ‘ffridd’, a special upland habitat of scrub and grassland. The Marches also suffer from areas of intensive farming as well as extensive forestry plantations where nature is struggling to thrive. The Wilder Marches initiative aims to enable a network of estates, farms, woods, nature reserves and commons to help nature recover once more.
Due to its geographical location, the Marches has a critical role to play in water storage, ecological resilience and mitigating the impacts of the climate and nature crises. The current reform of farm subsidies has presented an opportunity to develop new business models that will help sustain farm incomes whilst allowing nature to be restored across the farmed landscape. Working with local communities and landowners, the Wilder Marches initiative will:
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Posted On: 13/09/2023