RSPB February Talk
RSPB February Walk
SACWG Annual Public Meeting 5/2/26
Library Talk: The Upper Onny Farmers Group
Illustrated Talk, 9th February in Church Stretton Library at 2.30pm
Speakers:
Catherine Landles – Community & Landscape Officer, Shropshire Hills National Landscape. Cath set up the UOFG and facilitated the group until Sept 2025.
Katy Mellor – Upper Onny Farmers Community Interest Company (CIC) Facilitator
Matt Betton – Farmer and Chair of the Upper Onny Farmers Group (UOFG)
Matt Sankey – Farmer and Chair of the Upper Onny Farmers CIC
The Upper Onny Farmers Group is a group of farmers who manage land within the Upper Onny Valley, which lies between the Long Mynd and the Welsh border.
They first came together in 2018, when Upper Onny Valley farmers were invited to meet with representatives of Natural England, the National Trust and the Shropshire Hills National Landscape Partnership to discuss the needs of farming and the local environment and how these might be addressed by the Stepping Stones Project.
The group has grown from eight to thirty two farmers, mainly due to word of mouth amongst the local farming community.
Their aim is to:
‘Share views about the main issues affecting the future of farming and the environment in the Upper Onny Valley and to explore ways for improving the environment, the landscape and its wildlife in ways that are integral to profitable farm businesses’.
Come along to find out more about this successful project, what it has achieved and the groups plans for the future
Admission £5.00 on the door
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