Timo talks to Andrew Blenkiron, manager of the Elveden Estate, the largest ring-fenced, lowland farm in England.
Join them on Dead Man’s Heath – a classic Brecks landscape of open heath fringed with pine lines and forest. Find out what links Stone Curlews and onions as well as what makes the Brecks so stripey, as they discuss:
- the wild species found on the Estate
- the unique soil of the Brecks and the importance of water, including rare chalk streams, and what it’s like to farm in one of the UK’s driest regions
- how productive arable farming has changed and how the Estate balances it with conservation
- upland sheep-farming in the lowlands
- innovation, technology and artificial intelligence on the Estate today, for farming and conservation
- how farmers in the Brecks collaborate
- what Andrew would like to see in the future management of the Brecks
Find out more about the Brecks, collaborative farming and the Elveden Estate below:
www.brecks.org
www.brecklandfarmerswildlifenetwork.org
www.elveden.com
