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The Farming for Nature Handbook – a practical guide to protecting and restoring nature on your farm

Author: EE Hart, B Barry and B Dunford

Paperback | New

Developed from countless conversations with farmers, this beautifully illustrated book offers practical advice on how to farm productively while protecting our natural environment.

30.00


Learn how best to manage your land, big or small, in a way that enhances habitats, increases wildlife, harnesses natural processes, protects profits, and safeguards our natural environment and rural communities for future generations.

Packed with accessible information, it is designed to help guide and inspire you on your farming for nature journey, regardless of your farm size, enterprise type, or starting point.

Contents
The rewards: why farmers are embracing farming for nature
Where to start
Soil: the foundation  of farming
Grassland systems
Arable systems
Hedgerows and field boundaries
Water systems: wetlands, ponds, and rivers
Native woodlands and agroforestry
Peatlands: lowlands and uplands
Gardens, orchards, and horticultural systems
Farmyards and buildings
Alien invasive, colonising, and noxious plants


ISBN: 9781739781347 | Publisher: Dingle Publishing | Published: 2025

Category: Agroforestry, self-sufficiency and farming, Biodiversity, Discover Irish Books and Authors, Environment, Rewilding