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- 40 years and still growing
- Learning that belongs somewhere
- Getting hooked on fly fishing
- Why hedgehogs hold the answer to balanced land management
- The future of the countryside is in our hands
- Why grant-giving is so much more than a transfer of money
- A new era for youth voice
- The power of nature to inspire
- Electrofishing the River Coln
- For Farms’ (and learning’s) Sake
- Very Satisfied to Very Unsatisfied
- A new season at the Ernest Cook Trust
- Fairford Leys at 20
- Two conferences. Two cultures. One future for farming
- A Day in the Life of…
- Lifelong Learning research project
- A week in the wild classroom
- A Day in the Life of…
- DEFRA, diversification & connections to the land
- A day in the life of…
- Habitat improvements bring nesting barn owls to Redwood
- From Field to Future
- Blue spaces, bright futures
- Restoring Rural Roots in Cumbria
- A day in the life of…
- Farewell to Wanswell
- Moving with the times
- Cider Barn Project
- Long Service Award for our Fairford farmer
- Future Countryside 2025
- Opening the farm gates
- Cataloguing our history
- New River Keeper in Fairford
- Your Soil: Your Future
- Another iron in the fire
- A new farm dwelling
- Eat, Sheep, Repeat
- Cleaning up after Bert and Darragh
- Horse Powered Woodland Conservation
- Meet Sophie on our Hatherop Estate
- Meet Tom on our Little Dalby Estate
- Meet Tess on our Little Dalby Estate
- New Generation of Farm Tenants
- Apprenticeships at the Trust
- From houses to homes
- Celebrating our Wetlands
- Celebrating our Outdoor Trainees
- Community Leaders head outdoors
- Skills for Nature in Cumbria
- Poo-dunnit!
- A Green Influencer’s Story
- OWL ‘On Air’ in Cumbria
- Robots boost dairy output
- All about allotments
- Into the woods
- Solar Farm on our Fairford Estate
- On the Podcast
- BBC Radio Gloucestershire heads outdoors
- Nature makes me feel at home
- That was scary, but I did it!
- Evaluate, Review, Repeat
- Going Green on the Radio
- 500 Trees & Planting!
- BBC Radio Cumbria visits Low Beckside Farm
- Influencers Assemble
- We’re going on a bear hunt
- OWL takes off!
- You’re welcome!
- 1,500 & Counting
- Countryfile comes to Cumbria
- Purchase completed!
- 35 Years and Counting
- Hitting the headlines
- We’re Buying a Farm
- Youth, Power & Influence
- No child left behind
- Boxes for Barn Owls
- Dormice Discoveries
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FAQs
- When will decisions be made?
- With the capital receipts from this development, will the Trust invest in tenants’ residential properties?
- How will the Trust use the money from this development?
- How much money is the Trust getting from this development?
- Will the Trust provide employment space in any plans brought forward?
- Any additional homes in Fairford are going to add to traffic on local road infrastructure. How will this be addressed? Will there be provisions for a bypass?
- What is Thames Water doing to upgrade the water and wastewater infrastructure to accommodate new homes in Fairford?
- Will the Trust sell other land for development?
- Is this why the Trust moved from Fairford to Quenington?
- How long has the Trust been in Fairford?
- Was Fairford Town Council surprised?
- Why did you agree to promote the land?
- How many homes will there be in the new housing development?
- Where is the Ernest Cook Trust’s land?
- Who was Ernest Cook?
- Who manages the Trust’s land?
- How can I access land for learning?
- How can I apply for a grant?
- How can I join an influencer scheme or the OWL collaboration?
- Where can I find out more about the Trust’s work?
- How do I find out about future land and property developments?