Rother Valley Farmers Group

The Rother Valley combines arable farmland with a narrow floodplain grazing marsh/fen and wooded valleys.

The underlying aquifer is essential to the area. Poor continuity between river and land, highly erodible soils and sediment issues generate much debate.

For all these reasons (and more) the RVFG will deliver the following priority habitats and species:

Lowland heathland
Lowland dry acid grassland
Ancient and native woodland
Floodplain grazing marsh and associated ditch, fen and riparian habitats (Rother Valley SNIC designation)
Arable field margins
Yellowhammer
Lapwing
Barn owl
Rare Arable Plants
River (Aquatic freshwater) Invertebrates