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THIS summer, Cornwall celebrates 21 years of green farming which has seen local farmers make a huge difference to wildlife and the landscape.

The agri-environment schemes, which will be given nearly £3 billion over the next five years, have seen an increase in access to the countryside, more wildlife and bio-diversity, and greater maintenance of essential features of the British countryside such as stone walls and hedgerows.

Cornwall has over 1,555 agreements, covering approximately 51,000 hectares in agri-environment schemes.

Examples of projects achieved in Cornwall in the last year are: eight bridleways, 36 farms offering educational access visits, 43 footpaths, 21 hedgerows, four stone walls, restoration of fen and reedbed, one timber stile.

Defra and Natural England are celebrating the success of these pioneering green farming schemes to highlight the significant contribution they make to the conservation and protection of some of England's most important landscapes and habitats.

Agri-environment schemes work by providing Government-funded financial support to farmers to manage and conserve the land with a focus on green farming such as creating habitats for wildlife and to protect the English landscape.

3:48pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

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