Burnham Farms, near Burnham Market, was named winner of the Norfolk Grey Partridge Farmland and Biodiversity Award for its "significant contribution to conservation" across the estate.

The mixed arable farm has dedicated 210 acres to conservation, and in the last five years it has succeeded in boosting native grey partridge populations from 21 breeding pairs to a peak of 71.

Grey partridge at Burnham Farms in west Norfolk (Image: Burnham Farms)

But there have also been significant wider biodiversity gains, with annual bird surveys recording 97 different species compared to just 51 in 2021.

Of these, 24 are red-listed and 39 amber-listed species on the BTO’s birds of conservation concern........

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