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Representing ⁦Love British Food⁩ at ⁦Future Countryside⁩ conference today. Always good to step away from the day job and be inspired. So many great people here. Vision, passion, determination.

Really enjoyed this Future Countryside Love British Food

📊 ‘Farmers are seen as the true champions of the British countryside by Generation Z, beating environmental campaigners, politicians, and even TV presenters’. Future Countryside research⬇️ farminguk.com/news/gen-z-bac…

Future Countryside delegates enjoying a Chatsworth lunch.

We now have Tracey Bleakley in conversation with Fiona Reynolds on how the natural environment can improve health outcomes. Spending time in nature is as important to the welfare of humans as it is to other animal species, she argues.

This session between Tracey Bleakley and Fiona Reynolds has certainly prompted some discussion and challenges from delegates on social prescribing, evidence, embedding through the wider NHS and health outcomes in the farming sector.

As Future Countryside breaks for coffee, here are some further visual highlights from the afternoon's sessions so far.

Emily Norton of AFN Network+ is leading this last main agenda session on young people's views of the countryside. Polling for Future Countryside found 91% of those who had outdoor education said it left them with a positive view of the countryside. futurecountryside.org/future-country…

A really excellent day Future Countryside conference (aside from universal worries about the next spending review). Michael Gove gave outstanding honest account of his time as Sec of State and the challenges of government. On now to a few articulate youngsters sharing their views.

Our panellists in this session from McDonald's UK young farmers and the Peak District National Park Youth Impact Collective are discussing how to inspire young people to visit, experience and grow to love the countryside.

Panellists are now taking questions from the floor on youth engagement. Social media platforms can be leveraged for communicating with that audience along with more traditional methods, such as presentations in schools and integrations with universities.

Time, knowledge and mentorship are the most important gifts we can give the next generation, our panel of young people concludes.

After a fascinating day of varied and vibrant discourse it's now time for co-Chairs Julian Glover and Nick Herbert to draw Future Countryside 2025 to a close. Thanks to everyone who's taken part, in the room or online, and especially to our hosts at Chatsworth.

"A place where we can meet together, gather, converse and share ideas": Nick Herbert on the overall purpose and value of Future Countryside.

Warm thanks from Nick Herbert and all of us to our sponsors. futurecountryside.org/sponsors

Future Countryside 2025 is a wrap!

Who are the ‘best champions’ of the Great British countryside? It is the farmers, say the youth. countrylife.co.uk/people/david-a…

📊 Our recent research features in Country Life ⬇️