The Trails Trust was commissioned by DEFRA to carry out a ‘Test and Trial’ with the aim of incentivising green infrastructure public access and biodiversity creation in land management. This will inform the Environmental Land Management scheme (ELM) and was carried out in the Mendip Hills Test Area. We are pleased to share our Final […]
Category: ELM T&T
2021 DEFRA Tests & Trials
Test 159 – How to incentivise green infrastructure access & biodiversity creation The Trails Trust and the Mendip Hills Team are pleased to be able to publish the final report Background Leaving the EU has given a unique opportunity to redesign agricultural policies and design future schemes that reward environmental land management. The new schemes […]
TTT / MHAONB trial proposal
TTT in partnership with the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (MHAONB) unit has submitted a green infrastructure (rights of way) trial proposal to Defra to be considered as a public access test under the environmental land management subsidy scheme trials. See more about the Mendip Hills AONB at http://www.mendiphillsaonb.org.uk
“A Green Future”
The Government has published its 25 Year Environment Plan which can be accessed online here. This is associated with the Agriculture Bill 2018. TTT has responded to the passage of the bill by submitting written evidence as shared here: TTT has also submitted a trial proposal within the Mendip Hills AONB area: