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<p>The Church Commissioners undertake rolling assessments of environmental improvements
being made to the farmland portfolio by tenants, which is used to update the baseline
study undertaken five years ago. Data has so far been provided on over 25,000 acres
of Commissioners’ land holdings and contains details of environmental changes, such
as transitioning to regenerative agricultural practices. The Commissioners are pleased
to announce a partnership with the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG), which
will further develop this work.</p><p>The Church Commissioners’ rural estates team
continues to engage with our new and existing agricultural tenants through regular
individual farm visits, the sharing of ground-sourced data, including carbon audits,
and the gathering of information from third parties. On recent assessment revealed
that on a single Commissioners’ farm in Kent, over 45 species of bird were recorded
during a single visit in December 2023.</p>
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