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CPRE Norfolk Annual Lecture & AGM 2023
CPRE Norfolk’s 2023 Annual Lecture was ‘Down to Earth’, a fascinating talk by Wild Ken Hill’s Estate Director, Nick Padwick.
This entertaining and informative lecture was held in The Green Room, at Easton College on Thursday 25th May 2023 and followed the CPRE Norfolk AGM.
Down to Earth
Nick outlined the approach taken at Wild Ken Hill, where they have become experts at regenerative farming and grow healthy food while fostering amazing farmland biodiversity and storing carbon in their soils.
He also discussed the current state of soils around the UK and how investing in our soils was needed to ensure long-term fertility and food security. An expert in soil microbiology, Nick used slides captured from his own observations with a microscope to demonstrate the biodiversity found in healthy soils.
There was time after the lecture for questions from the audience.
About Nick Padwick
Nick was originally a farmer’s son from Hampshire. In 23 years, Nick has managed several farming Estates, as well as the flagship Stoughton Estate in Leicestershire, where he and his wife developed the Farm to Fork project. In 2010, he moved to the South Pickenham Estate where he managed 7,500 acres with a variety of farm systems.
Since 2018, Nick has managed the Ken Hill Estate, which hosts the nationally acclaimed Wild Ken Hill nature restoration and regenerative farming project, as well as leading the Peddar Farming business, which manages over 5,000 acres in West Norfolk. Nick is passionate about soil and is a graduate of the Soil Food Web and Soil Laboratory Technician.
CPRE Norfolk AGM 2023
Members and guests were welcomed to the 51st Annual General Meeting of CPRE Norfolk.
The Chairman’s report, Treasurer’s report and 2022 accounts presented at the meeting can be found in the 2022 Trustees’ Annual Report.
