Demonstrating Farming in Protected Landscape Projects

Business name (name of lead applicant)

Town

FiPL grant awarded

Total Project Cost

Project start date

Project end date

Project description

Willoughby Farms Ltd

Alford

£6,834

£17,085

1st February 2022

31st March 2022

Further enhance the enjoyment of riders and carriage drivers using Well Vale Country Ride, and to increase the number of users and the frequency of use by providing additional parking, a new water crossing and alternative routes, along with enhanced signage including interpretive signs.

J Wharton (Agriculture) Ltd

Swaby

£9,916

£25,186

1st February 2022

30th April 2022

Purchase of Drone and associated hardware/software for variable rate nitrogen application

Ashfield Farmed Environment Services Ltd

Newark

£18,496

£23,120

1st June 2022

31st March 2024

Build on the successes of the Lincs Wolds Facilitation Fund Group by offering more targeted advice to farmer members and enable them to utilise the training received so far in improved agri-environment delivery and in meeting the objectives of the Lincolnshire Wolds AONB Priorities.

Wold Newton Farms

Wold Newton

£45,146

£45,146

1st August 2022

31st March 2024

Provide all-terrain vehicles to enable access to the Wold Newton Farm area for people with limited mobility, address barriers to public participation in the local landscape, promote the project to the local community and support them to welcome and nurture new visitor opportunities

J G Fisher Ltd

Hatcliffe

£4,466

£4,466

1st April 2022

31st March 2024

Successfully grow and harvest Companion Crops alongside Cash Crops to give diversity of arable cropping and promote soil health and regenerative agricultural practices.  The project will use “knife blockers” for the combine harvester which are unique specialist attachments allowing the harvesting of cash crops without damaging the companion crops grown alongside.

The Country Trust

Claxby

£9,645

£9,645

1st May 2022

30th November 2023

Educational farm visits for disadvantaged children with The Country Trust to provide inspiring, hands-on day visits to Claxby Grange Farm for children from disadvantaged communities from North East Lincolnshire.

Mrs J Wilson

Welton le Marsh

£17,556

£21,945

1st October 2022

1st December 2023

The project will tie the smallholding together, to allow a working smallholding of sheep, rare breed wool processing, tourist holiday accommodation, nature and wildlife enhancement and education in one project, on the smallholding.

Dyson Farming Ltd

Tathwell/Scamblesby

£37,150

£46,438

1st December 2022

1st March 2023

Linking corridors through the landscape over 3 separate holdings by management of existing features and establishing new features to link to habitat wider than the 3 holdings.

Langton (Spilsby) Farms

Langton near Spilsby

£2,565

£2,850

1st December 2022

31st January 2023

Commission a detailed design for Natural Flood Management features of a wider project.  Once a design has been confirmed, the second and final stage would be the main works which, in order to have optimal ground conditions would take place in summer 2023.

Thompson Farms

South Elkington

£20,817

£23,130

1st March 2023

30th September 2023

Pond restoration and habitat improvement by de-silting chalk fed pond to improve aquatic habitat to improve the edge effect of surrounding habitat

Mr John Casswell

Belchford

£33,900

£67,800

1st April 2023

31st October 2023

Provision of indoor housing for rare breed livestock, with restoration and customisation of an existing outbuilding to provide living space and pens at Flintwood Farm.

Alternative Direct Marketing Ltd

(Chalk Spring Farm)

Scamblesby

£4,410

£4,900

20th January 2023

1st March 2023

Design Work for Habitat Creation and Water Quality Improvement at Chalk Spring Farm

H R Hudson

Haugham

£46,050

£55,260

1st March 2023

31st December 2023

Habitat creation and pond maintenance at Haugham Pastures

Alternative Direct Marketing Ltd

(Chalk Spring Farm)

Scamblesby

£3,425 (total - £7,835)

£3,425 (total - £8,325

13th Feb 2023

30th August 2023

Variation of existing scheme to include exhumation of, and research on, archaeology discovered during work

Langton (Spilsby) Farms

Langton near Spilsby

£13,210

£14,678

15th May 2023

30th June 2023

The digging-out and header wall repair of the two ponds previously used to create a water supply and ram-pump head of water for the demolished Langton Hall, and the addition of leaky barriers to assist with natural flood management in the water catchment

John Oliver and Sons

Partney

£4304

£4304

1st July 2023

31st December 2023

Wildlife pond creation at Skendleby Holme Farm

G & B Dobson Ltd

South Elkington

£5,172

£23,249

1st April 2023

15th June 2023

Re-establishing a Village Shop in the heart of South Elkington village – External Works

G & B Dobson Ltd

South Elkington

£3,381

£23,249

1st April 2023

23rd June 2023

Re-establishing a Village Shop in the heart of South Elkington village – Internal Works

Mr John Casswell

Belchford

£33,247.50

£66,495

14th August 2023

14th November 2023

Creation of a large lake to provide habitat for wildlife including areas of wetland for wading birds and aquatic environment for rare species

DAD Home Farm

Langton near Spilsby

£5,842

£5,842

4th December 2023

31st March 2025

Creation of lowland woodland pasture in an existing grassland field in order to enhance the field’s climate resilience for grazing animals, the local ecology and the landscape

Binbrook Hill Farm

Binbrook

£1,860

£3,101

30th August 2023

30th August 2023

Removal of silt from conically-shaped pond to restore wetland habitat

Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership

Across the National Landscape and Coastal Marsh

£44,350

£58,060

1st November 2023

31st March 2025

Delivering habitat improvement and the conditions for water vole recovery by removing invasive American mink from the chalk streams arising in the Wolds AONB, and the associated watercourses in the adjacent coastal plain, and removing any that immigrate from the north or west

Dyson Farming Ltd

Tathwell/Scamblesby

£24,422

£30,422

2nd January 2024

1st March 2024

Creating habitat within the chalk stream and enhancing the surrounding flora increasing the species diversity of the immediate area; slowing the flow to improve water quality and provide water recharge to the groundwater

Langton (Spilsby) Farms

Langton near Spilsby

£15,058

£15,058

1st January 2024

31st March 2025

Creation of lowland woodland pasture in an existing grassland field in order to enhance the field’s climate resilience for grazing animals, the local ecology; and the landscape

Linkage Community Trust

Sixhills

£47,500

£50,076

8th January 2024

31st March 2024

A viability assessment of the proposed conversion of a derelict historic building into holiday accommodation for people with disabilities, including learning disabilities, autism or both

John Edwards, Beverley Edwards and Sophie Abel

Benniworth

£2,400

£3,000

2nd February 2024

31st March 2024

Design work for pond restoration at Glebe Farm, Benniworth

G & B Dobson ltd

South Elkington

£2,626

£6,467

2nd January 2024

31st March 2024

The Shop – creating an outside space for all that visit the shop to enjoy

The Country Trust

Claxby

£10,331

£10,331

2nd January 2024

31st March 2025

Educational farm visits for disadvantaged children with The Country Trust, working with a farmer in the AONB to provide 12 inspiring, hands-on day visits to for children (and, in some cases their families too) from disadvantaged communities in and around the AONB.

Douglas Partnership

Burgh on Bain

£13,872

£17,340

1st September 2023

30th September 2024

Sealing two ponds to enhance the environment and habitats

Ashfield Farmed Environment Services Ltd

Newark

£10,723

£10,723

1st April 2024

31st March 2025

The project will build on previous work funded through FiPL to deliver a combination of one-to-one and one-to-many advice to the farmer members, keeping them abreast of environmental policy developments and advising on how to make their businesses more robust in an environmental context

Otby House Farming Company

Walesby

£50,000

£166,094

1st June 2024

31st January 2025

Conversion of existing 1960’s boat house into luxury 2 person accommodation providing off grid breaks to unwind and reconnect with nature

AI Walgate and Son

Cuxwold

£8,024

£10,031

1st March 2024

28th February 2025

Regenerative Farming – Improving Soil Biology using Indigenous Micro-organisms

Cultivate Success Ltd

Malton

£11,250

£11,250

1st March 2024

15th February 2025

A pilot project to develop and deliver a professional skill training course and mentoring network for people within the Lincolnshire Wolds Farming Community.

Willoughby Farms Ltd

Alford

£25,408

£46,408

1st November 2024

1st February 2025

Purchase and planting of trees inoculated with truffle spores at 2m spacings, giving a total of 2,500 trees. Trees will be protected with guards and stake. The plantation will be fenced with deer fencing to exclude deer with a pedestrian and a vehicle gate to allow access for maintenance

Willoughby Farms Ltd

Alford

£4,945

£4,945

1st May 2024

1st January 2025

Deer Management Plan and associated infrastructure for Well Vale

Willoughby Farms Ltd

Alford

£4,993

£4,993

1st October 2024

31st March 2025

Deer Stalking to reduce Roe and Muntjac deer to a sustainable level

HR Hudson

East Ravendale

£28,512

£35,640

1st September 2024

28th February 2025

De-silting two ponds situated within the woodland of Petterhills and associated vegetation works. Repairs to one pond to enable it to hold water.

JG Fisher Ltd

Hatcliffe

£5,621

£7,026

1st August 2024

1st October

Purchase of Grain Cleaner, Scalper & Dust Collector for leaning separation and sorting of a wide range of grains, legumes and herbal seeds by weight

JG Fisher Ltd

Hatcliffe

£3,721

£4,650

1st August 2024

1st October

Purchase of Mixer Bucket to improve soil biology in regenerative agriculture

FW Read & Sons Ltd

Ulceby

£7,402

£18,505

1st August 2024

30th September 2024

Introducing a rind scraper machine into the cheese processing line, which removes the outer layer of the cheese (the rind) prior to grating

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust

Horncastle

£2,395

£2,994

1st October 2024

14th October 2024

New Lincolnshire post and rail fencing and installation of a kissing gate to ensure protection of Red Hill Reserve SSSI grassland features from motorbike damage

Douglas Partnership

Burgh on Bain

£4,760

£5,950

1st August 2024

30th September 2024

Sealing a pond adjacent to those in previous project to enhance the environment and habitats

Alternative Direct Marketing Ltd

(Chalk Spring Farm)

Scamblesby

£44,391

£50,435

1st September 2023

1st August 2024

Habitat creation and water quality improvement with creation of pond at Chalk Spring Farm

DWB Trotter and Sons

Kelstern

£244,000

£324,469

1st August 2024

31st March 2025

Historic Building Restoration Grant: Refurbishment of Farm Buildings at Lambcroft Farm

DWB Trotter and Sons

Binbrook

£192,184

£240,230

1st August 2024

31st March 2025

Historic Building Restoration Grant: Refurbishment of Bingham’s Farm Barn

Holton Farms Ltd

Holton le Moor

£149,515

£213,697

1st August 2024

31st March 2025

Historic Building Restoration Grant: Refurbishment of Stope Hill Farm Barn

Holton Farms Ltd

Holton le Moor

£114,844

£143,605

1st August 2024

31st March 2025

Historic Building Restoration Grant: Refurbishment of Stope Hill Farm Stable

Somersby House Farm

Somersby

£205,600

£271,159

1st August 2024

31st March 2025

Historic Building Restoration Grant: Refurbishment of White House Farm Barns

A Lyle

Claxby

£127,322

£159,153

1st August 2024

31st March 2025

Historic Building Restoration Grant: Refurbishment of Victorian Cart Shed