Hearth Farm Project, High Weald
We are working with forward thinking landowners on a journey to agroecology - exploring how to bring the worlds of farming and nature restoration together. This is a long term project for which we are thrilled to implementing, managing and pioneering this new way of land and farm management.
Key Features:
Unique and complete whole systems design and implementation plan, creating regenerative business plans for the commercial enterprises, and working with and finding key specialists to carry out works
30 acres of Keyline Agroforestry Orchard systems
35 acres of existing and new native woodland planting
40 acres of Regenerative Viticulture
25 acres to be returned to the wild, allowing natural process to unfold observing and managing.
Reintroduction of pigs to the woodlands
Removal of all internal fencing and new rides across the land
Hedge laying and restarting old coppice systems
Water cycle management and creating leaky dams through woodland streams
Increasing carbon in soil
Conversion to sylvopasture systems
Wild beehives throughout
Natural and considered deer management
Covering 113 acres in the ancient landscape of the High Weald AONB, this farm was originally a patchwork of nearly a 1000 acres of land where the old ways of mixed farming still exist to this day. We set out to firstly create a farm masterplan of how to move forward with resilience and longevity in mind, creating a whole systems design.
We are now implementing the first stages, preparing the foundations by reversing some historical management decisions such as underground drainage pipes and forestry commission spruce plantations.
