Ringstead, Norfolk

Nigel Boatman


Bettina Blanke wrote:
> 
> Maybe it's a stupid question and everybody else knows - but where is
> the Courtyard Farm?
> 
> 
> Bettina J. Blanke
> 7 Brighton Place
> Peterculter
> AB14 0UN
> SCOTLAND
> 
> Tel: 0044 (0)1224 733 900
> >From: "McNeill, Dougal P (RDSE)"
> >Reply-To: The BES Agricultural Ecology Specialist Group
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Invitation to visit Lords Melchett's Farm, 25 June 2003
> >Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 14:09:59 +0100
> >
> >'Ecology and management on a newly converted organic farm': BES visit
> to
> >Lord Melchett's Courtyard Farm 25 June 2003
> >
> >Draft Timetable
> >
> >10.15am onwards
> >Arrival and parking - Gather outside the farm office or in the main
> >presentation room if weather bad.
> >
> >10.30am
> >Introduction to Courtyard Farm by either Mike O'Leary (farm manager)
> or Lord
> >Melchett.
> >Broad subject areas will include:
> >
> >* The impact of conversion to organic when compared to previous
> >sympathetic management on wildlife.
> >* The reason for this.
> >* Benefits (or not) of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme
> >
> >Ashley Murray of EN should also be on hand to describe some of the
> >monitoring work he has carried out on the farm.
> >
> >11.30am
> >Walk the farm covering the following subjects
> >
> >* Biodiversity of the farmyard, grassland, grain availability etc.
> >* Establishment of diverse grass swards (BAP grade?)
> >* Stubble management for wintering farmland birds (wheat versus
> >barley?)
> >* Seed mixes. Which mixes for which objective? (clover leys and
> bumble
> >bees)
> >* Hedge establishment and management(hemp mulch)
> >* Margin establishment and management
> >* Organic livestock systems
> >
> >1.30pm - 2.30pm
> >Lunch at the farm
> >
> >2.30pm Onwards
> >Open discussion of the subjects covered.
> >
> >4pm
> >Close
> >
> >Catering
> >This will consist of a cold buffet with drinks. Food will be half
> vegetarian
> >and half organic meat produced on the farm. The cost will be £6 per
> head.
> >
> >
> >I am a relatively new subscriber to this email group but have been a
> member
> >of BES and employee of Defra and its former guises for several years.
> In
> >conjunction with Steve Peel of Defra and James Bullock we have
> planned this
> >visit in June.
> >
> >If you wish to attend please contact James by email at
> [log in to unmask] and
> >let him know and he will circulate booking forms and arrange payment
> for
> >lunch etc. Numbers are limited so please let him know asap and in any
> case
> >by the end of May.
> >
> >Dougal McNeill
> >Defra RDS - Ecologist and adviser
> 
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Dr Nigel Boatman                        Phone:  +44 (0)1904 462174
Head of Agri-Environment Team           GTN:    5129 
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