Welland Waters, Healthy Soils

Name: Welland Waters, Healthy Soils
Start: 2025-12-04T09:45:00+00:00
End: 2025-12-04T15:00:00+00:00
Location: Allerton Research & Educational Trust

Schedule

Thu Dec 04 2025 at 09:45 am to 03:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Allerton Research & Educational Trust | Leicester, EN

Join us at Allerton to discuss techniques for safeguarding soil and water, supporting both sustainable farming and a healthy environment.
About this Event

This is one of three events designed for farmers, hosted in partnership by the Allerton Project and the East Mercia Rivers Trust. Supported by Defra’s Water Restoration Fund, these events are part of a wider initiative to collaborate with landowners on enhancing river health and reducing flood risks through sustainable agriculture and natural flood management.

The agenda is as follows:

Introduction to the Catchment Project
Introduction to the Allerton Project and soil & water management on-farm
In-field acticities including infiltration rings, VESS scoring and worm counts
Farm walk & tallk

Please arrive at the Allerton Project Visitor Centre at 9.45am for refreshments. The first presentation will commence at 10am.

Address: The Allerton Project, Visitor Centre, Loddington, Leicestershire, LE7 9XE.

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Our spotlight is on the upper Welland catchments surrounding Market Harborough, where we’re exploring practical, nature-based solutions that benefit both the water environment and farm productivity.