Our Farmer Clusters

Farmer clusters are proactive groups of farmers in a shared area who work together to improve nature recovery across farm boundaries. They:

• Share knowledge and practical conservation advice.
• Collaborate on landscape-scale environmental work.
• Support wildlife, habitats and climate resilience.
• Access expert guidance and partner support.

By working at a wider landscape scale, clusters help restore natural processes such as water flow, soil health and wildlife movement corridors.

While many farmers already support wildlife on their land, nature recovery depends on joined-up action across the wider landscape.

Farmer clusters help:

• Connect habitats across farm boundaries.
• Create wildlife “stepping stones” across the Chilterns.
• Improve soil, water and biodiversity outcomes.
• Unlock shared environmental and economic benefits.

Farmers in our clusters meet regularly and collaborate on practical projects such as:

• Installing bird and owl boxes.
• Carrying out wildlife surveys.
• Planting hedgerows and trees.
• Winter bird feeding programmes.
• Managing field margins for wildflowers and pollinators.