The Nottinghamshire Farm Environment Award team say David Rose, of S Clark Farms in Screveton, demonstrated that the standard of work on farms in the county to benefit wildlife and the wider environment is "as high as ever".
Sponsored by Nottinghamshire Farming Wildlife and Advisory Group and supported by the NFU, the award judges visited the farm earlier this month and were impressed by the diversity of habitats and work on the farm.
Judges of the 2018 award, Alan Munks and Wendy McCallin, both noted how well all the habitats were linked, with the very well managed hedgerows and adjacent grass margins providing excellent corridors for wildlife across the whole farm.
The established habitats for pollinators and farmland birds also caught their eye.
Maintaining good numbers and a diverse range of flowers in margins and plots is not easy, but Mr Munks noted how well this was being achieved - even in the parallel headland strips of wild bird seed mix, pollen and nectar and grass buffers next to coppiced hedgerows, all of which are helping to support the grey partridge as well as pollinators.
The judges were also dazzled by the woodland planting that had been undertaken on the farm.
Working with the Woodland Trust and Nottingham University, multiple plots have been established on the farm including one being grazed by sheep and one where the trees are set in wildflower strips.
Trees can offer shelter and shade, provide wood fuel, help to reduce water pollution and climate-proof the land against flooding and erosion.
The trials here will help to provide crucial evidence and data on the role trees can play on farm.
“In addition to the many varied and well managed habitats on the farms, David is doing a lot to encourage the public onto the farm, to understand more of where their food comes from and the work our farmers do," Mr Munks said.
“It was a pleasure to be asked to judge and pleasing to see so many opportunities for communities to become involved with aspects of habitat and livestock management on the farm."