Landscape Design for Animal Health

Regenerative vet and Nuffield scholar Claire Whittle will lead this workshop focussing on landscape design for animal health and wellbeing. This course is suitable for farmers and land owners interested in learning more about landscape design and the impact this can have on animal welfare.

You’ll leave this course having learned about:

• The value of trees and hedges.

• Importance of pasture diversity and sward.

• Designing welfare-friendly systems for grazing livestock that also benefit nature,  in a changing climate. 

• Handling system design for livestock and human health and welfare including crush design/options etc.

• Animal health including rumen fill/ body condition scoring and faecal scoring.

The ticket price includes refreshments in the morning and afternoon, together with a delicious lunch at the award-winning FarmED Cafe. 

Speaker

Claire Whittle is a new entrant farmer and farm animal veterinary surgeon. Alongside managing her herd of cattle on an upland farm in North Wales, she runs her own consultancy business – ‘The Regenerative Vet’ which offers tailored advice to farms that are transitioning towards agroecological practices. Completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Conservation Medicine consolidated her interest in understanding farms as ecosystems and the value of natural capital for animal health.

She also sits on the steering group of the Nature Friendly Farming Network, is a Trustee of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust and is the Veterinary Lead of ‘Dung Beetles for Farmers’, an online resource which aims to improve the conservation status of dung beetles throughout the UK. 

Claire’s particular passion is regenerative farming methods and in 2021 she was awarded a Nuffield Scholarship to study the benefits of regenerative agriculture on livestock health and welfare. She has recently been awarded the Pasture For Life Association ‘Russ Carrington Award’ for Best New entrant and also the RABDF ‘Dairy Industry Woman of the Year’ 2025.

Tiered Pricing

Delivery of our mission is a collective effort and our values embrace inclusivity and diversity. We don’t want price to be a barrier to anyone visiting FarmED or attending our events. Read more about our tiered pricing policy here.

North East Cotswolds Farmer Cluster & Cherwell Farmers Group

We can offer discounted tickets to NECFC and Cherwell Farmers Group members, please email matt@farm-ed.co.uk for a discount code.

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Cancellation Policy

We understand that there may be times when you need to cancel your booking.  Our cancellation policy is outlined here.