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Farming

Farming: wildlife and plants

Swans in a pond

Farming, wildlife and plants are inextricably linked and the pages here have pulled together a number of the key topics including:

Focus : Conservation

Conservation of landscape, wildlife and historic features is a key focus for the Government. This focus, coupled with the redirection of farm support payments into supporting environmental stewardship activities, make conservation an important area for UK farms.

 Trees in a meadow

For information regarding public access, rights of way and common land see the environmental management section of the site.

For further information see the Wildlife and Countryside section of the site

Page last modified: 1 July 2006
Page published: 1 July 2006

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs