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    hedgerow flowers

    Hedgerows

    Healthy hedgerows are truly multifunctional. They capture and store carbon, stockproof fields and enhance biosecurity, provide shade and shelter for livestock and they slow and regulate water flows and trap…

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    Peatlands

    Peatlands have been capturing and storing carbon for thousands of years, however, when degraded these peatlands actively emit carbon. Peatland restoration provides a crucial vehicle to help Scotland tackle climate…

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    Woodland walk - bridge through a wood
    Woodland walk - bridge through a wood

    Farm Wildlife Walks – Southwest

    For farmers and those working within the rural economy, understanding a farm’s natural capital assets and knowing how to manage them appropriately is becoming increasingly important as Scotland develops strategies…

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    Arial picture of Waterways within land
    Arial picture of Waterways within land

    Cross Compliance – Protecting Water Quality

    Are you unsure of your obligations relating to the protection of water? Check out this video relating to Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions 1. Related FAS Materials https://www.fas.scot/publication/an-introduction-to-cross-compliance/

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