The Uplands Alliance was invited to speak at a workshop held on 17th March at Newcastle University. Academics, nature conservationists and farmers and landowners gathered from across the UK to consider the impacts on the uplands of Brexit and opportunities for change. Julia Aglionby spoke for the Uplands Alliance.
There were interesting presentations from Scotland and Wales about approaches being taken in those countries. The Welsh Government seems well advanced and more transparent about their thinking and the significant reductions in funding for agriculture post exit. Paul Brannan MEP also spoke passionately about the need for more trees in the uplands and the need to connect urban communities with the countryside. Robin Milton, one of our Deputy Chairs spoke as NFU Uplands forum Chair.
The initial summary and all the presentations can be downloaded from the British Ecological Society website BES Uplands PresentationsUplands-Compressed-Presentations
or here Uplands-Compressed-Presentations
Uplands Alliance: A Network for England's Uplands 