Connecting People and Landscapes

The Connecting People and Landscapes pilot project has now finished. 

We are now compiling the final report from the project which will be available here when complete. 

Connecting People and Landscapes brought together farmers and communities across Devon to create a more resilient landscape in the face of changing climate. 

Made possible with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the project looked at the impact that climate change is having on wildlife in farming landscapes, focussing on nine threatened nocturnal mammal species. It built understanding of how nature-friendly regenerative farming supports biodiversity and creates resilient landscapes, and brought communities and farmers together to connect and learn through events, activities, and wildlife monitoring. 

Activities run as part of the project included a bioblitz, farm visits, species monitoring, bat walks and an advice day for farmers.

Connecting People and Landscapes also trained and supported a community of volunteers and Citizen Scientists to help survey wildlife and monitor biodiversity on farms. 

Devon Communities Together provided community engagement for the project. We led focus groups, and ran farm engagement events. 

To find out more about the project, go to the Bat Conservation Trust website where you will find information on communities and volunteering, working with farmers, nocturnal mammals and climate change and bats, woodlands and climate change. 

Connecting People and Landscapes is a multi-partner project led by the Bat Conservation Trust. You can find out more about the partner organisations here. 

Picture credits: (c) Sebastian Allen-Mepham/www.bats.org.uk