CRT Village Show

We're launching our first virtual CRT Village Show from 15 June - 29th August 2020.

Unfortunately this year, we had to cancel all CRT farm open days, so we wanted to find a different way to bring new and existing CRT Friends together and raise money for the charity.

Village shows play an important role in bringing rural communities of all ages together, to socialise and celebrate local produce. It seemed the perfect solution to combine the ethos of these traditional, countryside events with how farming, food and nature are shown to work in harmony online.

Our farm open days and show attendances are a useful way to raise awareness but also raise money. The CRT Village Show aims to raise £5000 to cover the lack of donations due to the lockdown restrictions.

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The show is a series of free online competitions and activities the whole family can enjoy throughout the summer on our brand new website. It is free to join and open to everyone, and has many competitions anyone can enter, including a wildlife photography competition from 22 June 2020.

To help you keep the children entertained the Discover and Learn tent is full of stimulating activities and videos that encourage children to learn how food, farming and wildlife are connected, that adults will also enjoy. The education team have put together engaging activities to try at home, such as making a fairy garden, nature cuffs and egg head planters.

Our wonderful farmers are recording video diaries of life on our farms, where you can meet their lambs, calves and wildlife living in crops.

Female Blackbird Dr Vince Lea, head of wildlife monitoring is updating the wonderful wildlife blog updates all about nature living on the farms. Plus,

Some of the rural artisan businesses associated with the CRT are also offering exclusive discounts for you to take advantage of!

For many, lockdown is for the foreseeable future and the CRT wants to continue to bring people together and provide sparks of joy and happiness through the CRT Village Show.

We hope it allows some escapism from the current uncertainty in life, and we look forward to bringing the wonders of farming and nature to you to enjoy!

CRT Village Show Schedule

22-27 June: Wild photography competition

29 June – 5 July: Lark Rise Farm show week

6-11 July: Pet pawtraits competition

13-18 July: Pierrepont Farm show week

20-25 July: Rate my plate competition

27 July - 1 August: Friendship week

3-9 August: Mayfields Farm show week

10-15 August: Grow it at home competition

17-22 August: Craft week

24-29 August: Winners’ week and best bits

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The many reasons why we love blackberries - and why they are good for us and wildlife!

All the benefits of blackberries for both humans and wildlife!
Pollinators: why so important and how can we help?

Explore the incredible role of pollinators and why pollination is vital with ecological scientist Jeff Ollerton. From understanding the main groups of pollinators and why they matter, to discovering numerous ways in which we can all help to support their declining numbers.
Species conservation at Lark Rise Farm

Find out how we are protecting and helping to grow numbers of six Red-list species at Lark Rise Farm in Cambridgeshire. CRT conservation officer and wildlife expert Vince Lea will explain how the Red-list system works to identify our most endangered species in the country and share our approach to successfully reversing their decline on our farm.
Country needs to ramp up efforts to recover nature, not cut them, says CRT chair of trustees

The Countryside Regeneration Trust is very concerned to learn the government could slash the nature-friendly farming budget in England by £100m.

Volunteer with the CRT

Would you like to help wildlife and do your bit to create a landscape bursting with life? To enjoy quiet time connecting with nature to benefit your wellbeing, or to get stuck into exciting conservation projects with a friendly team? To learn new skills or develop existing ones? Whatever motivates you to consider volunteering, we’d love to have you in our team.
School trips on the farm
What We Do

The CRT promotes nature-friendly farming to help reverse biodiversity decline and combat climate change. We believe nature is integral to good farming and we protect, promote and regenerate our land and all life on it. We put our philosophy into practice on over 2,000 acres of working farms, small-holdings and woodland across England.
Slow-worms – the gardener’s best friend

The UK has 6 native reptile species including the curious slow-worm (Anguis fragilis). Although serpent-like in appearance, slow-worms are in fact limbless lizards and an amazing example of de-evolution.
Bere Marsh Farm

Mixed farmland, Dorset
Wildlife and our farms

The CRT has a wide range of wonderful properties across the UK. Many of these have been left to us in legacy whilst others were purchased to save the land - full of precious ecosystems and habitats - from intensive farming.
Conservation Volunteer

This is your chance to get 'down and dirty' to help CRT improve the habitats and environment on our farms, with a wide range of conservation projects and initiatives.
David Mills MBE

Trustee
Robin Page

Co-Founder
Get Involved

The CRT relies completely on the generosity of our incredible supporters and friends to continue our vision of a living, working countryside.