Dorset farms pay £33,500 after investigation into slurry storage
Three Dorset farm companies paid £33,500 to environmental charities after an Environment Agency investigation found they failed to secure slurry storage correctly, causing pollution in local waterways. The farms have since introduced measures to ensure compliance with environmental rules.
Three Dorset farm companies have paid £33,500 to environmental charities after failing to secure slurry storage correctly. The Environment Agency found Crockway Farms Ltd, Drummers Farming Limited, and Crutchley Farms Partnership failed to follow regulations. Drummers Farming Limited caused two slurry pollution incidents in spring 2024, with slurry entering the Leigh Tributary of the Beer Hackett Stream. The farm gave £10,000 to the Dorset Wildlife Trust for the Winfrith and Tadnoll Wetland Restoration Project. Crutchley Farms Partnership, which operated Marsh Farm, paid £7,500 for a trees and wetland project after slurry was found entering the Mangerton Brook. Crockway Farms Ltd gave £16,000 to the Farm and Wildlife Advisory Group South West after failing to obtain an environmental permit before installing new slurry stores.
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