Ffermio Bro – Farming in Designated Landscapes

Working with farmers to look after our most treasured landscapes

Ffermio Bro is a Welsh Government programme, running until March 2028. It supports farming projects across Wales’ Designated Landscapes, the 3 National Parks and 5 National Landscapes (formerly Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty/AONBs) that make improvements for nature and the environment.

The programme is delivered jointly by farmers and the Designated Landscape bodies, working together to:

• Deliver collaborative activities that span multiple farms to achieve a common goal
• Support the recovery of nature and the resilience of ecosystems
• Help farm businesses become more sustainable and resilient
• Create opportunities for people to enjoy the Landscapes and their cultural heritage.

Ffermio Bro is a collaborative programme. It will fund activities that span multiple farms and have an impact on a landscape scale. This doesn’t just mean formal farm clusters – Ffermio Bro will fund projects that achieve a goal through action taken on multiple farms – the farmers need not have any agreement or directly work together.

What kind of activities will be eligible for funding?

The scheme will fund a wide range of activities across the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Land Management (SLM) objectives. Projects can be funded that support the sustainability of farm businesses, help reduce emissions or mitigate the impacts of climate change, improve biodiversity and create habitats, and maintain heritage features such as walls.

The scheme is aimed at work undertaken on a landscape scale, with multiple farms in an area participating in projects.

Activities may include:

  • Low density targeted tree planting where improving habitat. This could include on steep banks, upland gullies and streams, field corners, and creating wood pasture.
  • Woodland restoration
  • Natural regeneration.
  • Restoring and creating hedgerows.
  • Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) removal and eradication.
  • Natural flood risk management (NFRM) interventions.
  • Enhancing and creating wetland through re-wetting measures and supporting ponds, lakes, reed beds and fens.
  • Enhancing and creating riparian habitat.
  • Enhancing upland and unenclosed habitat & peatland.
  • Enhancing and creating lowland habitat.
  • Restoring traditional hay meadows, and creating wild bird, wildlife and pollinator strips and plots.
  • Traditional boundary restoration, stone walls, earth banks and slate fences.
  • Improving access to the countryside through upgrading/enhancing public paths, open access land and green spaces.
  • Targeted measures to support the recovery of the wildlife species and habitats set out in the such as creating and establishing nesting and feeding habitat; including unavoidable predatory controls to support those species as part of the wider landscapes scale actions.
  • Targeted measures to improve water quality such as stock control.

These are examples only and not a comprehensive list. 

Scheme Administration

The Eryri National Park Authority administers the Ffermio Bro programme within the following Designated Landscapes: Eryri National Park, Llŷn National Landscape and Ynys Môn National Landscape.

Farmers and landowners within the above designated landscapes will apply directly for the funding to Eryri NPA, and the Ffermio Bro team as well as the Local Assessment Panel will award funding for activities that reflect local needs. The Ffermio Bro team includes specialist Advisors who will work with farmers and landowners to develop applications and support applicants through the process.

Ffermio Bro forms part of the preparatory stage of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) and will inform development of the collaborative layer.

Details on how Ffermio Bro will operate (Landscapes Wales website)

Frequently asked questions and answers (Landscapes Wales website)

How to apply for Ffermio Bro funding?

Farmers and landowners will need to complete an Expression of Interest Form to make an initial application for Ffermio Bro funding.

The closing date for the first window of Ffermio Bro applications within the Eryri National Park, the Llŷn National Landscape and the Ynys Môn National Landscape is Friday, 30 June 2025. We will continue to accept applications after this date; however, it is unlikely that we will be able to fund them within the 2025-26 financial year.

You can apply by filling out our Microsoft Form here

Click here to download the Word version of the Expression of Interest Form.

For more information and support with applying for the funding contact the Ffermio Bro team at the Eryri National Park Authority:  ffermiobro@eryri.llyw.cymru