Authorities and Agencies

We employ highly qualified, well trained and experienced Conservation Advisers and Project Officers who are aware of Environmental legislation, regulations and procedures. We can interpret the regulations into practical advice to help our members and farmers manage their land and businesses cost-effectively to achieve environmental gains, by helping both parties to reach their objectives.

Advice to our members is confidential and we have no enforcement powers or reporting duties. Therefore we often act as the link between officers representing the Government Agencies, and our clients and members, working closely with both parties who are so often on opposite sides of the fence.

A proportion of our funding is from various authorities and agencies, who recognise FWAG’s unique position, and partner with us to direct funding sources where it is most needed, using the most appropriate channels.

The main environmental legislation:

The Wild Animals Act 1976
The Local Government Act 1985
The Water Act 1989
The Environmental Protection Act 1990
The Environment Act 1995
The Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act 2000
The Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004

Most UK legislation introduced since 1988 is available online from the website of the Office of Public Sector Information www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation