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ES Case Study: Higher Pasture Farm, Lancashire (AE021)

Higher Pasture farm lies at the very heart of one of Lancashire‟s key conservation areas. John Fisher and his family have been tenant farmers for over 40 years. A 714 hectare upland farm, it hosts a mosaic of dry heath, blanket bog, species-rich grassland, rush pasture and clough woodland. It is a tenanted holding of United Utilities and borders Belmont Reservoir which is an important site for wintering wildfowl. For the full case study, please download the PDF from the “Downloads available …” box below.

Background of 25 years of Agri-Environment

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