About Martin Hole

Martin Hole farms at Montague on the wetlands of the Pevensey Levels in East Sussex. Part family-owned and part rented, the 300ha organic enterprise provides a home to about 150 cattle and nearly 2000 head of sheep, with a small diversification into residential property and a fledgling green tourism business. A former RSPB UK Lapwing Champion, Martin remains fascinated by the provision of wilderness whilst trying to keep the farm intact for three daughters.

Recent Posts by Martin Hole:

What Agriculture fits with future Environmental needs? Vertical farms and if a worthy use of public money

Who Owns Nature? Joy in the diversity of life and a humane pride of ownership

Cultural absurdity is no longer a joke It is not financially viable without a clearer and much longer term subsidy system

Managing tenants and coexisting with wildlife The beetles and the birds of farmyard living

Speeches and the need to Act Now… What must done to prevent the erosion of natural capital

The conference season and the imperative of continuity Why the future of farming depends on determination and long-term vision

Landscape with a row of trees and a rising sun and a grass field with fence on a misty morning

What if nature reserves don’t work? Dealing with a situation of decreasing biodiversity

Farming tractor plowing and spraying on field

The value of a sheep On the difference between price and value

Wilderness: is there a change on the way? Could we see wild elephants returning to Europe? Martin Hole discusses a return to 'nature'

Why buy land? A farmer reflects on the opportunity that ownership brings for conservation and development

About Martin Hole

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