Farming

We look after a large amount of farmland across the UK. We’re working with our farms and tenants to produce local and seasonal food in an environmentally sustainable way

Farmland in Ysbyty Ifan, Snowdonia
Jolyon Limbrick at Home Farm

Life on Home Farm 

Tenant farmer Jolyon Limbrick, a 33-year-old father-of-one, looks after the land and animals at Home Farm with his own dad, Roy. Find out what goes into farming the historic estate in his latest blog.

Meet Jolyon
Nature friendly farming at Conygree Farm, Gloucestershire

Seven of our most nature-friendly farms 

All over the country our wildlife is in trouble. But here are seven of our farms where our tenant farmers are working to bring nature back

Meet the farmers
The Lapwing - photo courtesy of North East Wildlife

Where have all the lapwings gone? 

Lapwings, or 'peewits', are distinctive farm birds, breeding between March and June on spring-tilled farmland and short grassland. Find out the challenges our farm birds are facing and how changing farming practices can help them out.

Highland cattle graze the land around East Soar

Bringing farming and conservation together 

Since changing the way they work with nature, the farmers at East Soar have noticed huge benefits to both the farm land and the wildlife that makes its home there. Find out what they've been up to and how nature-friendly farming helps.

Farming for nature

Farm produce

Mel and Jonty Brunyee with two sheep in a meadow

Fine Farm Produce Awards 

Sustainable farming isn't just better for nature, it tastes better too. From the freshest apple juice to ready sea-salted potatoes, find out how our tenant farmers are growing award-winning produce.

A view of the apples, eggs and rhubarb on sale at the Osterley Park farm shop, Middlesex

Farm shops 

Pick up fresh, tasty local produce from one of our farm shops, run independently by our tenant farmers.

Local produce on offer at Killerton's farmers' market

Our best farmers' markets 

The best place to find excellent British food is at a farmer’s market. Here are some of the best farmer’s markets held at our places around the country.

Read the list
Jon Watson National Trust farm tenant with the flock of Herdwick sheep at Yew Tree Farm, Coniston, Cumbria

Brexit and the future of farming 

As Britain prepares to leave the European Union, we're working in partnership with others to shape the future of farming and nature after Brexit.

Farmer planting vegetable seedlings at Failand

Our views on food and farming 

We love sustainably produced, local and seasonal food because it's better for the special places we look after, better for the environment and tastes better too. Read about our views on food and farming.

Views on food and farming
Gathering the Welsh Mountain sheep on Watkin Path on the Hafod Y Llan farm, Snowdonia, Wales

Our ambitions for hill farming, nature and heritage 

Dame Helen Ghosh, our former Director-General outlines proposals to support the farming community and confirms the National Trust's commitment to farming, landscapes and nature.

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