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It is fascinating to hear from farmers themselves about why they are interested in biodiversity. The farmer case studies are adapted form the CPRE/NFU publication Living Landscapes.
Thanks to Colin Lizius for the use of his photographs.
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 FACE promotes farm visits where children can find out how farmers look after the farm environment and thereby encourage a wide diversity of wildlife.
A folder of activities has been produced to accompany farm trips along with a poster highlighting the environmental work done by farmers today.
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Paddock House Farm Powerpoint |
 | A visit to Paddock House Farm by pupils from Woodlands Junior School in North Yorkshire stimulated some creative work including a PowerPoint presentation on using willow as a fuel and biodiversity on the farm. Download it here.
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There is more information about Paddock House Farm and its Willow production on our Willow Fact Sheet. Click here for the fact sheet. |
 Have a go at encouraging biodiversity on a farm. Play on your own or against your classmates. The Buzz game has been developed to simulate changes you can make to a field over three years. Choose your field margins, beetle banks and bird crop and away you go! The BUZZ game is suitable for all ages.
Play the Buzz Game
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This year is the International Year of the Potato which aims to show the role that the potato can play in providing food security and eradicating poverty. These two posters have been produced to demonstrate the biodiversity of the potato and some of its many wild relatives which eventually led to the potato we know today.
Biodiversity of Potatos Poster (
A set of fact sheets to help you discover is available.
