Cockhaise Farm: shelter, shade and wildlife corridors
27 July 2024
Organic Dairy Farmer Dan Burdett farms at Cockhaise Farm, near Haywards Heath in West Sussex.
He successfully applied for a Farming in Protected Landscapes grant to plant 1,420m of new hedgerow. This project has connected up the various woodland parcels on the farm, creating wildlife corridors while providing shelter and shade for the cows.
The programme also funded a new wood chipper, which will enable the farm workers to compost the brash cuttings from coppicing instead of burning them.
The new hedgerow now shelters the herd, while the woodchipper has cut waste and diesel use on site.
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