News

7 August 2024

Moorland management, wildfire management and a delicious supper

Peakland Environmental Farmers members enjoyed a sunny walk on the Strines Moor by kind permission of the Wentworth Fitzwilliam Estate last week.
22 March 2024

PEF is recruiting!
31 January 2024

The Big Farmland Bird Count needs your help and ‘the rewards are immeasurable’

“Sitting with some of the farmers’ children and pointing out birds to them is so rewarding. Building friendships with the farmers and their families is great and having an open […]
31 January 2024

GWCT CEO Teresa Dent outlines ‘transformational’ farm initiative in Environmental Audit Committee evidence session

On Wednesday 24 January, Teresa Dent CBE was on a panel of experts giving their witness statements about the role of natural capital in the green economy. Teresa joined Minette […]
12 January 2024

GFI launches toolkit

PEF is happy to share news from the Green Finance Institute that today it has published a first-of-its-kind toolkit, developed in collaboration with over 100 farmers, for farmers. Its aim is to […]
5 January 2024

PEF to plant 6km of new hedges this winter for nature and carbon capture

Normally quiet at this time of year, Hope Showground in Derbyshire was recently a hive of activity as Peak District farmers collected over 31,000 hedge plants and 1,500 trees to […]
3 November 2023

Nature Finance Conference 2023: Nature Finance and the UK Economy
1 March 2023

How the PEF will help farmers and the environment

Here are three members of the Scoping Group explaining the reasons for establishing the PEF, its aims, and some of the challenges farmers face in maintaining a profitable enterprise while […]
17 February 2023

Peak District farmers join forces for conservation

A group of hill farmers has created a pioneering environmental co-operative to protect against the effects of climate change and boost wildlife, alongside sustainable livestock production. Peakland Environmental Farmers (PEF) has […]
9 November 2022

Peakland Environmental Farmers hosts first Members Meeting

Today, Wednesday 9th November, Peakland Environmental Farmers (PEF) has hosted its first Members meeting. In this event, those within the PEF Scoping Group presented on how the PEF will develop […]