How The Anglesey Grazing Animals Partnership Can Help
The AGAP grazing coordinator can offer:
Free Site-Specific Grazing And Management Advice
To help you decide how to graze your land, or to discuss management options to benefit wildlife, arrange a site visit with the AGAP coordinator.
Help With Funding For Fencing, Pens Or Water Supply To Facilitate Grazing
AGAP graziers and landowners have been assisted by a variety of grants to support grazing infrastructure – you could benefit too.
Marketing Support
The AGAP Quality Mark and brand – ‘Anglesey Wildlife Friendly Produce’ – was launched recently, which has helped graziers find new routes to market.
Financial Help With Starting A Livestock Enterprise With Appropriate Breeds
A starter herd or flock can be leased through AGAP to help achieve grazing if you don’t have breeds suitable for a site.
Help To Link Up Land With Livestock In Your Area
If you need grazing animals, we can find a farmer who may be interested in grazing your land. If you have spare stock, we may know somewhere in need of them.
Training For Farmers, Site Managers And Dog Owners
Courses have been run on stock-checking, meat hygiene and preparation, and walking your dog where animals graze. These courses are arranged to meet demand.
Arrange A Visit
Contact Hilary Kehoe, the AGAP coordinator, to discuss any questions you have about grazing for wildlife.
Grant Funding
Up to 50% grant funding (up to a maximum of £1,000) is available towards fencing, water supply, handling pens and gates to enable grazing to be established.
An initial survey will be carried out by AGAP to determine what is needed and a simple application form filled in. In some cases, we can help to source other funding for bigger projects.
£18,000 in grant funding has been awarded through AGAP and spent on Anglesey to facilitate grazing since July 2008, providing fencing, water and handling pens for 17 farmers and landowners.
At this farm funding towards gates, water troughs and fencing enabled the fields to be grazed by Dexter cattle to give measurable improvements in species richness of plants and insects over two years.
See further examples on the AGAP Case Studies page.
Plese contact Hilary Kehoe, the AGAP coordinator, to discuss any questions you have about grant funding.
