National Trust destroys decades-old Bassenthwaite grassland

[Phil P]

Oops ,

National Trust destroys decades-old Bassenthwaite grassland

The National Trust ploughed the field which had been untouched for years in an attempt to rewild it.

www.bbc.com

 

[Kevtherev]

Oh deary

 

[unlacedgecko]

Oops ,

National Trust destroys decades-old Bassenthwaite grassland

The National Trust ploughed the field which had been untouched for years in an attempt to rewild it.

www.bbc.com

Does this mean they will be docked a significant portion of their enormous BPS claim?

 

[unlacedgecko]

Does this mean they will be docked a significant portion of their enormous BPS claim?

What's with the laugh reacts? Surely this is, at the very least, a cross compliance failure?

Does no one else think this should in fact be grounds for a prosecution? Imagine the NT reaction had they found one of their tenants doing this?

 

[Adeptandy]

Oops, hope they get the same treatment from RPA we would

 

[Hilly]

Idiots.

 

[kiwi pom]

What's with the laugh reacts? Surely this is, at the very least, a cross compliance failure?

Does no one else think this should in fact be grounds for a prosecution? Imagine the NT reaction had they found one of their tenants doing this?

Totally agree. One of those things that's going to need a lot of public pressure to get anywhere though. Otherwise it will just get swept under the table.
Everyone should report them to whoever pays the sub.

 

[Will Blackburn]

if they lost 10% of their subs

 

[Purli R]

It gets worse for the NT,just been on tv news that Marsden moor is on fire,probably knee deep in old dead grass & heather!

 

[glasshouse]

if they lost 10% of their subs

They shouldnt get a penny

 

[Flat 10]

The NT shouldn’t be allowed to be responsible for any land bigger than an allotment. Colossal fudgewits

 

[robs1]

But they have lots of ologists and others with degrees in everything,how could they probably not be right ?

 

[GeorgeK]

Breach of EIA regulations? If it hadn't been cultivated in the last 15 years they could be prosecuted . It probably should have gone through Natural England for change of land use just as we would have to if we ploughed permanent pasture.

Changing uncultivated, semi-natural and rural land: when you need permission

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) Regulations protect uncultivated, semi-natural and rural land. Find out when and how to get permission to make changes to land.

www.gov.uk

 

[unlacedgecko]

Breach of EIA regulations? If it hadn't been cultivated in the last 15 years they could be prosecuted . It probably should have gone through Natural England for change of land use just as we would have to if we ploughed permanent pasture.

Changing uncultivated, semi-natural and rural land: when you need permission

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) Regulations protect uncultivated, semi-natural and rural land. Find out when and how to get permission to make changes to land.

www.gov.uk

Someone (NFU I'm looking at you) needs to be pressuring the RPA and Natural England to ensure sub reductions and prosecutions materialise.

 

[Sid]

Breach of EIA regulations? If it hadn't been cultivated in the last 15 years they could be prosecuted . It probably should have gone through Natural England for change of land use just as we would have to if we ploughed permanent pasture.

Changing uncultivated, semi-natural and rural land: when you need permission

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) Regulations protect uncultivated, semi-natural and rural land. Find out when and how to get permission to make changes to land.

www.gov.uk

What it doesn't do is tell you how to report a breach

 

[Boysground]

What's with the laugh reacts? Surely this is, at the very least, a cross compliance failure?

Does no one else think this should in fact be grounds for a prosecution? Imagine the NT reaction had they found one of their tenants doing this?

My laugh was ironic, reading the “oh dear we have made a little mistake” apology actually made me furious as I am sure that will be the end of the matter, where we farmers get disproportionate fines for every tiny tiny mistake. It is entirely wrong and the book should be thrown at somebody.

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[Boysground]

And of course the tv/papers won’t take it any further because we all know the NT are wonderful

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[ford 7810]

It’s just around the corner from us so to speak. So went for a look seems to be ploughed quite nicely Big front furrow maybe. Like a lot more of these type of concerns there just a joke

 

[teslacoils]

Someone (NFU I'm looking at you) needs to be pressuring the RPA and Natural England to ensure sub reductions and prosecutions materialise.

@Defra Farming ?

Perhaps our esteemed NFU might be able to weigh in, but then of course the National Trust clearly are farmers......

We should consider that their not getting a fine, and trite apology sets a future precedent for other farmers.

 

[deleted user 837354]

The only mistake I have seen is that they didn't spray it all off with roundup first?