Sally-Ann Spence FRES FLS
2025
Sally-Ann is a farmer & entomologist. Fellow the Royal Entomological Society & the Linnaean Society. BENHS Gold medal winner for promoting dung beetle awareness & her research into dung beetles within the livestock sector. Specialising in dung beetles & pastureland biodiversity she founded the DUMP Project accumulating species data & surveying all over the U.K studying grazing systems. A founding member of Dung Beetles for Farmers, she provides training days, surveys & advisory services.
My Sessions
Dung Beetle Safari
A safari out into the cattle pasture to introduce dung beetles & their ecosystem functions alongside a practical guide to the DBFF assessment for baseline data & monitoring on own farms. Join entomologist and farmer Sally-Ann Spence along with vet and farmer Claire Whittle, from Dung Beetles for Famers, on a tour of the wonderful […]
How Many Chemicals Are Too Many?
Sally-Ann Spence FRES FLS
Shaun Dowman
Andrew Bott
Rebecca Inman
Adam Lockyear
Many chemicals used in conventional farming systems are lost to the environment. During this session, a panel of experts will explore what this means to terrestrial and aquatic environments and how, by taking a whole farm approach, we can better understand their fate and make better decisions on farm and when influencing others to provide […]
Dung Beetle Safari
A safari out into the cattle pasture to introduce dung beetles & their ecosystem functions alongside a practical guide to the DBFF assessment for baseline data & monitoring on own farms. Join entomologist and farmer Sally-Ann Spence along with vet and farmer Claire Whittle, from Dung Beetles for Famers, on a tour of the wonderful […]
The ecological importance of livestock with a case study
Sally-Ann Spence FRES FLS
Clive Turner
Noah Walker
Niels Corfield
Stephanie Holt FLS FBNA
This lively & informative session will address the importance of livestock within the agricultural landscape by focusing on the biodiversity it supports above, on & below ground. Highlighting how livestock really is an integral component of biodiverse & resilient farming systems for the future.