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The history of the Downs, and the way it looks today, is inextricably linked with the history of farming. It is a place marked by centuries of cultivation without which we would not have our patchwork pattern of fields, sweeping chalk grassland and extensive network of field boundaries.

Soils,Winchester Downs

June 04, 2020

Using cover crops in the Winchester Downs Cluster

In February, Tom Tolputt and Anthony Ellis from South West Farm Consultants (SWFC) wrote a blog post telling us ...

Soils,Winchester Downs

February 25, 2020

Soil health assessments

Tom Tolputt and Anthony Ellis from South West Farm Consultants (SWFC) tell us about an exciting soil health project ...

December 06, 2019

World Soil Day

Aimee Felus, who manages the ChaMP project, marks World Soil Day on December 5 by digging deeper into why ...

November 29, 2019

Soils of the South Downs

For farmers, soil is a very important asset. It is the medium in which they grow their crops, or ...