Marden Farmer Cluster

Marden farmers are using novel conservation and regenerative farming ideas to enhance the landscape for wildlife. Working with Marden Wildlife group, they are boosting populations of scarce farmland birds like turtle doves and yellowhammers.  Extending areas of rare weald meadow is benefitting plants and insects too. But these are just the tip of the iceberg! 

Crucial to working as a farmer cluster are regular meet ups in order to share ideas, findings and encourage each other to help make more farmland work for wildlife as well as food production. Last December, the Marden Wildlife group and farmers within the cluster wrote and published a book, with a section on farming and wildlife, which sold close to 300 copies locally, helping to bring a better understanding of the farmed landscape to those living in the area.

If you live or farm in Marden and want to get involved, check out the Marden Wildlife website and Facebook group. 

If you are a farmer and interested in joining this or another local farm cluster group, please email ellen.wilson@kentwildlife.org.uk

Alexa Murray-Mujtaba provides the facilitation of the Marden Farmer Cluster, helping to coordinate meetings and sign post to funding opportunities for farmers.