Webinars
Animal Health and Common Grazing
This webinar looks at research and practical projects, talking about nutrition, pests, and communicable diseases in collective grazed sheep and cattle.
SFI Moorland Assessment - Launching our Digital Surveying Tool & Everything you need to know
This final webinar in the SFI Test and Trail series features pre-application requirements, a full demonstration of our Bespoke Digital Tool for the moorland survey, insights from our Test and Trials on three commons, and more.
Telling the Stories of Commons
With commoning and commons under pressure as never before, and poorly understood by the public and policymakers alike, there has never been a more important time to reach out to a wider audience. Commoners, farmers, landowners, and artists will tell us how and why they have been using arts, education, and events, to tell the story of commons.
Governance Options for Delivering at Landscape Scale on Commons
This is the final webinar in our Lowlands Test and Trial series, which included an update on ELM on commons, exploring the governance and legal aspects required for long term agreements on commons with Josie Edwards from Michelmores LLP, and a case study exploring the options for delivering at landscape scale on the Malvern Hills commons.
Trees on Common Land: Opportunities and Issues
This free webinar on Trees on Common Land was hosted by the Foundation for Common Land and speakers included Jez Ralph from Evolving Forests, Peter Leeson from the Woodland Trust, Simon Rogers from the National Trust as well as a talking heads session with Tamsin Thomas, OUC Project Officer in discussion with Philip French, Chair of Dartmoor Commoners Council and Richard Gray, Holne Commoner.
SFI Digital Surveying App Training
An introduction to the SFI Digital Surveying App by Tom Lawrence. We are excited to continue with our work on this and help people across the UK survey their Moorland. Watch the full video to find out more.
Measuring and Managing Carbon on Commons - Webinar
Carbon footprint, carbon capture, and net-zero farming are all terms upland farmers hear. But what do they mean for a farm business? This webinar intended to help farmers understand how they can map and manage their farm’s carbon footprint across in-bye and common land.
Governance for Multiple Outcomes at Landscape Scale on Commons - A Defra Test and Trial
This webinar is the second in a series reporting the finding's of our Lowland Defra Test and Trial. We cover the latest updates on ELM and Common Land. considerations for governance of landscape scale schemes, and provide an update on the finding of our Test & Trial as we enter phase three.
Applying for SFI Moorland & Showcasing our New Digital Survey Tools- Webinar
This webinar covers how you can meet the compulsory requirements of the SFI Moorland scheme on Commons. Including: bespoke Digital Tools for the moorland survey, how to consult with the legal interests and how to set up a binding internal agreement.
Achieving Multiple Outcomes at Landscape Level - A Defra Test and Trial on Lowland Commons
Learn about our Lowland Commons Landscape Recovery ELM Test and Trial. Includes the latest Updates on ELM and Common Land - The transitional arrangements, current schemes, pilots and SFI.
ELM on Common Land - Defra T&T conclusions and SFI & LNR Schemes Update
This webinar covers the findings from FCL and Federation of Cumbria Commons Defra Test & Trial on Commons. It highlights the conclusions, discusses how to get your common ‘ELM ready' and considers how this fits with the context of latest policy developments.
Getting Ready for ELM -SFI22 Moorland and Rough Grazing on Commons- Cumbria 15.12.21
Hosted by Foundation for Common Land and Federation of Cumbrian Commoners; Julia Aglionby takes you through the Moorland Sustainable Farm Incentive for 2022 (SFI22). Alan Robinson provides an update on the Our Upland Commons project.
Note: The discussion and questions facilitated by the Federation of Cumbria Commoners are not Included in this recording.
New Forest Workshops ELM Test and Trial for Commons Zoom Recording 5/11/21
A recording on the Zoom meeting we held to summarise what we learned from our ELM Test and Trial workshops on the New Forest.
T&T on Commons Update and Governance and Financial Management Webinar 30 09 21
A webinar covering an update on our Defra T&T on Commons and presentations on Commons Governance and Financial Management. Including: organisation and entering schemes such as ELM - including 'cost of entrance,' distribution of payments, capital works and compliance.
Progress Update on our Defra Test and Trial for Commons June 2021
This is our second webinar in the series providing an update on the progress of our Defra Test and Trial for Commons and includes a timely policy update at June 2021.
ELM and the Commons What does the Future Hold? Webinar Recording
This 1-hour webinar recoded in December 2020 covers the latest updates on ELM and Common Land. Includes: the transitional arrangements - current schemes, pilots and the SFI.