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LAND SPARING: Degree to which uncropped areas are managed to the advantage of wildlife e.g hedges, ditches, field corners, ponds, orchard & boundary trees, woodland
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LAND SHARING: Extent to which cropped areas are managed for diversity, pollinator benefit, nesting and foraging habitat e.g. herbal leys, lapwing plots, reduced inputs, companion cropping, in-field trees, beetle banks, floristically enhanced margins
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SOIL, WATER & AIR: Extent to which soil and water are managed to reduce pollution risks to river catchments, groundwater and the atmosphere, e.g. buffer strips, runoff management, organic matter management, compaction alleviation, flood mitigation, ammonia emissions reductions strategies
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CARBON & GHG: Extent to which greenhouse gas emissions are recognised, audited and controlled on the farm, e.g. use of carbon auditing tools, action plan to correctly target emissions reductinos, identification of opportunities and actions to sequester carbon.
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ENGAGEMENT & KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE: Extent to which the farm engages in promoting environmental management to the farming community and public; extent to which specialised advice is sought, and extent to which trials and learning and/or knowledge sharing activities are undertaken on the farm, e.g. open days, apprenticeships, trials, blogs etc.
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT: the degree to which the farm's potential for environmental management has been developed, within the context of its farming system and the availabilty of the pre exsisting natural assets within the landholding |
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