A major conference is set to be held to assess the impact Brexit will have on countryside policy.

The talk will tackle issues such as what grant support can be expected post Brexit, how payments will be linked to environmental demands, and how biodiversity will be promoted.

It has been organised by Julie Girling, conservative MEP for the South West and Gibraltar, who sits on both the Agriculture and Environment Committees of the European Parliament.

The conference will take place at the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester on March 17, and the conference has scheduled speakers from the National Farmers Union, the Country Landowners Association, The Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

Mrs Girling said: "We face an uncertain world as Britain leaves the EU - nowhere more so than in the countryside.

"The Common Agricultural Policy, lists of approved and banned pest-protection products, nature conservation measures and rules restricting pollution - all have been decided at EU-level for decades and have shaped the way our countryside looks and lives.

"From the food we eat to the air we breathe and the way we treat our livestock - the influence is profound. Now we will have it find another way to address these issues independently from Brussels - and there is much work to to and a great deal to decide.

"This conference is intended start a debate that will ultimately shape what sort of countryside we want."