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Hope Farm

At Hope Farm, we’re developing new farming techniques, that we can then share with the rest of the farming community.

We took over Hope Farm in 2000, to demonstrate, research and encourage wildlife-friendly farming. We’re showing how it’s possible to run a successful farming business, that produces food, makes a profit, and is valuable for wildlife as well.

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About Hope Farm

In 2000, we purchased Hope Farm, an arable farm in Cambridgeshire, to monitor the benefits of nature-friendly farming.

A boom in farmland wildlife at Hope Farm

Since 2000, we have seen a steady rise in numbers of arable farmland birds breeding at Hope Farm.

Our starting point

In our first two years, we collected baseline data on the farm’s wildlife in order to see the effect...

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Farm accounts

Helping wildlife while continuing to make a profit is one of the cornerstones of our work at Hope Farm.

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Delivering the Big Three

Farmland birds have three main needs if they are to survive and flourish. At Hope Farm, we have been able to provide all...