What We Do
We work in partnership and aim to achieve • an outstanding landscape, rich in wildlife and cultural heritage • a thriving, sustainable economy and vibrant communities • a strong connection between people and the landscape
2021-22
During 2021-2022, the Farming in Protected Landscapes Programme in the Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape funded:
| Reference | AS001 |
| Business name | J, CH and JG Bland |
| Town | Far Arnside |
| FiPL grant awarded | £23,784 |
| Total project cost | £23,784 |
| Project start date | 02/12/2021 |
| Project end date | 10/01/2022 |
| Description | 2km of new hedges planted to divide grazing paddocks, plus planting of 100 in-hedge trees. |
| Reference | AS004 |
| Business name | The Coppice Coop Ltd |
| Town | Carnforth |
| FiPL grant awarded | £16,368 |
| Total project cost | £20,460 |
| Project start date | 02/02/2022 |
| Project end date | 09/03/2022 |
| Description | Purchase of a mobile charcoal retort to enable manufacture of charcoal in support of coppice management of woodlands. |
| Reference | AS003 |
| Business name | RSPB |
| Town | Silverdale |
| FiPL grant awarded | £13,511 |
| Total project cost | £14,771 |
| Project start date | 03/03/2022 |
| Project end date | 31/03/2022 |
| Description | Purchase of a livestock trailer, water bowser and gates, and installation of a cattle pen, water troughs and water tanks to facilitate conservation grazing of Warton Crag, the shore at Black Hedges, and other habitats in the AONB. |
| Reference | AS007 |
| Business name | The Morecambe Bay Conservation Grazing Co. |
| Town | Carr Bank |
| FiPL grant awarded | £4,025 |
| Total project cost | £4,025 |
| Project start date | 03/03/2022 |
| Project end date | 23/03/2022 |
| Description | Carbon audit of the farm to include soil sampling and analyses to investigate nutrient cycling and current and potential carbon storage. |
| Reference | AS008 |
| Business name | The Arnside/Silverdale Landscape Trust |
| Town | Arnside |
| FiPL grant awarded | £820 |
| Total project cost | £820 |
| Project start date | 03/03/2022 |
| Project end date | 31/03/2022 |
| Description | Installation of replacement rainwater tanks for a livestock water supply to facilitate conservation grazing. |
