AONB working with Wiltshire Farmsteads Project

I had a very successful meeting with Nigel Walker from the Wiltshire Farmstead Project yesterday. This is a great initative which the AONB is very please to help support.

The Wiltshire Buildings Record is undertaking a major project to do this.  We are recording Wiltshire’s farm buildings for future generations.  The work is held in our archives.  The project is led by experts in historic buildings and the work is carried out by trained volunteers.

Wiltshire has a rich farming tradition and its farm buildings are a familiar part of our landscape.  Each one is unique and gives us a fascinating insight into how we used to live and farm the land.  Wiltshire, like all counties, is losing farmsteads at an alarming rate.  The changes in agriculture in recent history have caused older buildings and yards to become redundant.  Expensive to maintain, they are lost to demolition or conversion or are simply falling down.     

There is an urgent need to study and record farmsteads before it is too late. For more information visit the project website