This was a central message from the 2026 Norfolk Landscapes Conference and Exhibition, held at the Norfolk Showground.

"Collaboration at scale" was one of the key themes of the event, which brought farmers and landowners together with researchers, policymakers and environmental organisations to discuss how nature and agriculture can work together.

In one of a series of 20-minute "silent seminars", Norfolk farmer and cluster leader Sarah Juggins said the industry had begun to recognise that "resilience is a team sport" - and the idea of joining forces had gathered pace in the last five years.

She said this growing spirit of collaboration has led to the creation of Cluster & Landscape Connect (CLC), an umbrella organisation already supporting more than 30 cluster groups and landscape recovery projects comprising around 700 farms in Norfolk and Suffolk.

This pioneering organisation aims to link up existing clusters to create a continuous corridor of productive farmland and restored natural habitats across East Anglia.

Cluster & Landscape Connect (CLC) supports more than 30 farm clusters and landscape recovery projects across Norfolk and Suffolk (Image: CLC)

North Norfolk farmer Ali Cargill, part of the River Mun Catchment Group, said........

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