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In 2011, Norfolk FWAG conducted research to identify areas where our rarer arable plants still occur in Norfolk. The report provided an understanding to assist in targeting environmental stewardship options and other initiatives that will benefit them.
The arable flora is now one of the most threatened group of plants in Britain. Modern agricultural techniques such as the widespread use of herbicides, efficient seed cleaning, increased nitrogen application and the development of densely-grown high-yield crops have brought many of these once common species to the verge of extinction. Some thirty-nine species of plant that occur primarily in arable fields are considered threatened in the current Red List for Great Britain and twenty-five of these are known to occur in Norfolk.
The project was funded by the Norfolk Biodiversity Partnership, and delivered in collaboration with the Norfolk Flora Group & Botanical Society for the British Isles, and the Norfolk Biodiversity Information Service.
During the winter of 2023-2024, Norfolk FWAG team members, Evan Burdett and Henry Walker, worked with Norfolk County Council to identify ponds eligible for restoration and opportunities for pond creation to reverse terrestrialisation.
Our team set out with the goal of creating a detailed report that would provide an understanding of this situation, which would then assist in targeting environmental stewardship options and other initiatives.
In celebration of Earth Day, a spirited group of volunteers from Crisp Malt joined forces with representatives from Norfolk FWAG — Henry Walker and Bea White — along with farmer, Nick Anema, for a day of tree guard removal.
As the Norfolk delivery partner for the DEFRA Future Farming Resilience Fund-funded Royal Countryside Fund run, and Farm for the Future programme, Norfolk FWAG’s Sasha Wells and Bea White are providing essential support to farmers.