Annette McDonald
2025
Annette is Head of Sustainability and Strategic partnerships at Tatton Estate and leads the Estates 5000 acre food, farming and environment business enterprise. In addition to introducing regenerative farming across the Estate, we are creating habitat banks, using holistic grazing methods at Rostherne mere a designated National Nature Reserve, Ramsar and SSSI site Working in partnership with Natural England to move from unfavourable to favourable WFD status whilst increasing biodiversity.
My Sessions
Can protected sites be improved through regenerative farming?
Judicaelle Hammond
John Cresswell
Annette McDonald
Ben McCarthy
Farming on protected sites such as SSSIs can be subject to many restrictions. Yet only 38% of SSSIs are in favourable condition. Our panel will share their experience of using regenerative farming to sustain farming incomes, enhance the environment and help meet the UK’s 30by30 commitment, on in-hand farms and working with farming tenants. We […]