Our views on food and farming

Farmer planting vegetable seedlings at Failand

We’re committed to the long-term health of the land and the environment. So we’re finding new ways to be good stewards of the land, passing it on in good condition for future generations.

The need for a sustainable future

A chicory margin at Courthill Farm in West Sussex

The future of our countryside 

We’re calling for major reforms to farming subsidies post-Brexit to stop the damage to the countryside and restore a healthy and beautiful natural environment

Wicken Fen - Lapwing close up

Where have all the lapwings gone? 

Our wildlife and the lives of future generations are at risk unless we change the way we farm our land. Peter Nixon, our former director of land, landscape and nature, explains why.

Farming for nature at Hill Top Farm, Yorkshire

Nature needs more investment 

We’ve released a new report with RSPB and the Wildlife Trusts that shows how the UK can meet its ambitions to heal and restore our natural environment.

Read more about our new report
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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Trees reflected in the lake at Stourhead, Wiltshire, in May.

A positive future for green farming 

Find out about how we're developing a new model for supporting green land management.

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Mel and Jonty Brunyee with two sheep in a meadow

Farming with Nature winners: Conygree Farm 

Mel and Jonty Brunyee, from Conygree Farm near Cheltenham, won the overall Farming for Nature award at this year's Fine Farm Produce Awards.

Farming for nature
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
Picture of a tractor on an asparagus farm at Formby, Liverpool

Securing the future for farming and the environment 

Can a sustainable future for farming be secured without conserving the environment after Brexit?

Read our view

Reports and policies

A bunch of freshly grown carrots

Read the Appetite for Change report 

Learn more about our vision for sustainable food and farming in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Waitress serving delicious food in the Killerton Kitchen restaurant

See our food policy 

We try to connect producers and consumers in the food chain and in developing local food economies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Two salmon fishermen in their boat hauling up their nets, at Carrick-a-Rede, taken with a fish-eye lens

Download our sustainable seafood policy 

Our sustainable seafood policy sets out how we choose and use seafood responsibly.

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

Our farm shops 

Many of our tenant farmers have shops selling tasty produce grown on our land. Run independently, these shops are often close to our houses, gardens and parks and can provide a tasty treat to take home from your day out.

Farm shops in England and Wales
Wheat and grains of flour on a hessian sack

Why we champion sustainable food 

We’re playing our part to shift towards more sustainable, local sourced food. This will help support the environment, local economies and wildlife.

Our sustainable food approach