Commonground

Ongoing challenges of commonal farming

With no bespoke agri-environment funding for commons, these ancient spaces face serious threats.  So much so that the film maker Sarah Beddington, normally reporting on war zones, created a film exploring the challenges faced by upland hill farmers on commons. Her 20-minute powerful film “Common Ground” is heartbreaking and inspiring in equal measure.  Definitely worth a watch – click here.

The Common Ground film was commissioned by Our Upland Commons, a major 28 partner programme with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Our Upland Commons worked over five years to enhance the benefits from across England’s Upland Commons. Friends of the Lake District was one of the partners.