FARMERS are being invited to bid in Somerset’s biggest ever auction for works to reduce flooding, boost agriculture and improve the environment. The online event, organised by the Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group SouthWest (FWAG SW) for Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA) and Bristol Water, will see farmers bid for funding by submitting works that will achieve the aims of the auction, in this case to protect water sources and prevent flooding. It will run online from Monday, March 1 to Monday, March 15 at somerset.naturebid.org.uk. Cllr David Hall, chair of the SRA, said: “This will be our fourth online auction and this year farmers are being offered a choice of up to 12 different measures, more than ever before.
Farmers in Burnham-On-Sea area can bid for environmental improvements
Farmers in the Burnham-On-Sea area are being invited to bid in Somerset’s biggest ever auction for works to reduce flooding, boost agriculture and improve the environment.
The event is being organised by the Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group SouthWest (FWAG SW) for Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA) and Bristol Water.
Cllr David Hall, Chair of Somerset Rivers Authority, said: “This will be our fourth online auction and this year farmers are being offered a choice of up to 12 different measures, more than ever before.”
“The aim is to help slow the flow of water down to vulnerable areas while delivering other benefits. Moves like grassland slitting and subsoiling, for example, don’t just aerate the ground and let more rain filter in, they also improve the soil.”