Welcome to Ffermio Bro, a Welsh Government programme running until March 2028 that brings farmers and landowners together to create positive environmental change across our most treasured landscapes. Operating within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park , we're building resilient ecosystems while supporting sustainable farming practices.
Programme Objectives
Working together, we aim to:
- Deliver activities spanning multiple farms to achieve common environmental goals
- Support nature recovery and ecosystem resilience
- Enhance farm business sustainability and resilience
- Create opportunities for public engagement with our landscapes and cultural heritage
Ffermio Bro is a collaborative programme that funds activities spanning multiple farms to create landscape-scale impact.
Thematic Collaboration – Farms across the National Park working toward shared goals, without requiring formal cluster arrangements.
Catchment Collaboration – Farmers along rivers or streams undertaking coordinated actions to improve water quality.
Local Collaboration – Projects where farmers work together on Common land or connect habitats throughout the landscape.
Ffermio Bro will fund projects that achieve goals through actions taken on multiple farms—farmers don’t need formal agreements or direct collaboration.
Our Focus Areas
Through targeted collaboration and expert support, we focus on:
- Fresh Water Management: Enhancing catchment resilience, water quality, and creating wetland habitats
- Regenerative Farming: Supporting practices that improve soil health and biodiversity
- Commons Protection: Preserving priority habitats and implementing wildfire prevention strategies
- Traditional Boundaries: Restoring historic features like stone walls and cloddiau; creating and Restoring hedgerows while creating wildlife corridors
- Species Conservation: Protecting key species through targeted habitat management
Eligible Activities
The programme funds a wide range of activities across the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Land Management (SLM) objectives, including:
- Low density targeted tree planting and woodland restoration
- Natural regeneration and hedgerow creation
- Hedgerow restoration through Hedgelaying coppicing and Gapping up.
- Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) removal
- Natural flood risk management interventions
- Wetland and riparian habitat enhancement
- Traditional boundary restoration projects
- Restoring traditional hay meadows, and creating wild bird, wildlife and pollinator strips and plots.
- Improving access to the countryside through upgrading/enhancing public paths, open access land and green spaces.
- Targeted measures to support the recovery of the wildlife species and habitats.
- Targeted measures to improve water quality such as stock control.
These are examples only and not a comprehensive list.
This is a farmer-led scheme and we welcome all ideas for improving habitats and nurturing wildlife.
Funding Application Process
Farmers and landowners within the Pembrokeshire Coast Nationa Park will apply directly for the funding to Pembrokeshire Coast NPA, and the Ffermio Bro team as well as the Local Assessment Panel will award funding for activities that reflect local needs. The Ffermio Bro team includes specialist Advisors who will work with farmers and landowners to develop applications and support applicants through the process.
Ffermio Bro forms part of the preparatory stage of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) and will inform development of the collaborative layer.
To apply for funding:
- Complete an Expression of Interest Form (EOI)
- Submit before the first window closing date: Monday 23rd of June 2025
- Applications after this date will be considered for the Next EIO window.
What Happens next ?
- After receiving the EOI the team will contact you to discuss your Project and work with you to complete a full Application.
- In July applications will be Scored and assessed by the Ffermio Bro Team (Under £10,000) or the Assessment Panel(Larger than £10,000)
- Following Assessment Grant Offers will be made for work to be completed before the end of the Financial Year 2025/26.
Key Benefits of Joining Ffermio Bro:
- Access to guidance and support
- Funding for environmental improvements
- Networking with other land managers
- Contribution to landscape-scale environmental change
For more information or to start your application, contact our Ffermio Bro team at ffermiobro@pembrokeshirecoast.wales.
Or alternatively contact Arwel Evans on 01646 624948
Join our growing network of forward-thinking land managers and help shape the future of our treasured landscapes.
For more information on the scheme please follow the link below
Ffermio Bro – Landscapes Wales
Expression of interest form
Please fill out the form below to the best of your knowledge and we will contact you to discuss in further detail.
