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For journalist enquiries, please contact our press office.

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If you are not a journalist, but have a query, please see our contact page for more information:

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Spokespeople

Farmers

The CRT works with tenants and graziers across its 16 properties, which span the UK from Yorkshire to Dorset from Herefordshire to Norfolk. They can speak on numerous issues impacting farmers and their daily life.

Staff

Our team can also speak on a wide range of farming, conservation and wildlife issues.

Find a spokesperson by contacting our press team:

PR and Policy Officer Rebecca Dutton Head of Content Andrew James

Recent Coverage

Listen to our tenant, Bob, at Twyford Farm discussing his sheep and the problem with a lack of abattoirs on Farming Today.

Did you hear our wonderful dawn chorus at Bere Marsh Farm on Farming Today for their sounds of nature theme? Listen here.

Listen to Leslie, our Head of Volunteering, discussing the bluebell open day at Margaret Wood in Upper Denby.

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Kerriann McLackland, head of estates at the Countryside Regeneration Trust

New Exhibition for Dorset Arts Week inspired by River Stour

Flow is a headline commission for Dorset Art Weeks 2026, led by artist Debbie Lee in partnership with the Countryside Regeneration Trust.

It is on display at Bere Marsh Farm in Shillingstone, North Dorset.

A dawn chorus walk on the edge of the Stour

Summer programme of bats and fungi at Bere Marsh Farm

Viewings available for commercial units at historic Frensham grain barn

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Rare heathland to be restored at Green Farm near Farnham

Listen here to tenants Kayleigh Robb and Tim Scott and Head of Estates Kerriann McLackland on the Meet the Farmers Podcast

Charity launches ambitious project to restore rare heathland

Driest spring for a century sparks fodder and crop warnings

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Latest

Conservation success as rare field crickets flourish at Pierrepont Farm

Hear rare field crickets chirping at Pierrepont Farm. Help CRT conserve wildlife habitats through volunteering, donating, or becoming a Friend.
Art on the Farm launches at Bere Marsh Farm

Experience stunning art inspired by the River Stour at Bere Marsh Farm. Exhibition runs until July 4. Open Thursday to Saturday or by appointment. Join us!
Moths of Bere Marsh Farm

Explore moth diversity at Bere Marsh Farm and join us for a free walk.
Volunteers needed for Barton Community Orchard

Volunteers needed to help manage Barton Community Orchard at Lark Rise Farm

Conservation success as rare field crickets flourish at Pierrepont Farm

Hear rare field crickets chirping at Pierrepont Farm. Help CRT conserve wildlife habitats through volunteering, donating, or becoming a Friend.
Art on the Farm launches at Bere Marsh Farm

Experience stunning art inspired by the River Stour at Bere Marsh Farm. Exhibition runs until July 4. Open Thursday to Saturday or by appointment. Join us!
Moths of Bere Marsh Farm

Explore moth diversity at Bere Marsh Farm and join us for a free walk.
Volunteers needed for Barton Community Orchard

Volunteers needed to help manage Barton Community Orchard at Lark Rise Farm
Barn owl pair confirmed at Pierrepont Farm

A barn owl pair is nesting at Pierrepont Farm, with eggs confirmed.
Volunteers begin dormouse footprint surveys at Bere Marsh Farm after appeal success

Volunteers start dormouse surveys at Bere Marsh Farm after winter appeal success
A stunning day to enjoy a centuries-old woodland

A wonderful open day at Margaret Wood
Nest checking and bird ringing on CRT farms

Learn about crucial bird conservation efforts at CRT farms, including nest checking and ringing to monitor populations and guide conservation action.
Spring at Twyford Farm: A Snapshot of Ancient Woodland Life

Explore stunning spring scenes of Twyford Farm, ancient woodlands surveyed by our conservation officer.
Creating a thriving wildflower meadow at Pierrepont Farm

Volunteers planted diverse wildflower seeds at Pierrepont Farm, transforming scrub into a vibrant meadow for pollinators and wildlife.

Volunteer with the CRT

Would you like to help wildlife and do your bit to create a landscape bursting with life? To enjoy quiet time connecting with nature to benefit your wellbeing, or to get stuck into exciting conservation projects with a friendly team? To learn new skills or develop existing ones? Whatever motivates you to consider volunteering, we’d love to have you in our team.
What We Do

The CRT promotes nature-friendly farming to help reverse biodiversity decline and combat climate change. We believe nature is integral to good farming and we protect, promote and regenerate our land and all life on it. We put our philosophy into practice on over 2,000 acres of working farms, small-holdings and woodland across England.
School trips on the farm
Bere Marsh Farm

Mixed farmland, Dorset
Slow-worms – the gardener’s best friend

The UK has 6 native reptile species including the curious slow-worm (Anguis fragilis). Although serpent-like in appearance, slow-worms are in fact limbless lizards and an amazing example of de-evolution.
Pierrepont Farm

Dairy Farm, Surrey
Our farms and wildlife

The CRT has a wide range of wonderful properties across the UK. Many of these have been left to us in legacy whilst others were purchased to save the land - full of precious ecosystems and habitats - from intensive farming.
Conservation Volunteer

This is your chance to get 'down and dirty' to help CRT improve the habitats and environment on our farms, with a wide range of conservation projects and initiatives.
David Mills MBE

Trustee
The Buzz Café

Open Fridays and run by our wonderful volunteers. Enjoy tea, eco-friendly coffee, soft drinks and homemade sweet treats, set in the beautiful surroundings of Bere Marsh Farm.