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COLBURN BUSINESS PARK
RICHMOND
NORTH YORKSHIRE
DL9 4QL
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FAAV
Director
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has@gscgrays.co.uk
01748 897603
Holly leads GSC Grays’ Environment & Sustainability department, which specialises in environmental management and consultancy. She provides advice on emerging opportunities in both the public and private sectors, developing and delivering environmental initiatives for farmers and landowners across the North of England.
Holly works on a broad range of environmental projects and schemes. She has experience in Environmental and Countryside Stewardship, including Higher Tier schemes and commons agreements, and has managed a number of ambitious projects for the Environmental Land Management (ELM) Test & Trials Programme and the Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund. Holly is Chair of the CAAV’s Environment and Land Use Committee.
I firmly believe that UK farmers can lead the world in delivering environmental gains as well as exceptional British produce, and I’m proud to work for an organisation that supports that vision.
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Holly Story
Holly completed an MSc at Lancaster Environment Centre in 2017, before joining GSC Grays the following year as a Farm Business Consultant. She combines her knowledge of farming and rural business with her background in environmental studies to help clients achieve the best possible outcomes for their land and business, as well as for the natural environment.
Holly is a member of the CAAV’s working group on Natural Capital/PES.
Having grown up on a family farm in North Yorkshire, Holly studied in Cambridge and worked for a charitable foundation in London before returning to the North.
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Specialist Sectors
Sector
GSC Grays are specialists in land, farming and property management. Our teams don’t just employ the knowledge and skills that they have learnt in their professional careers, they draw on lifelong experiences and a passion for the sectors that they live and work in.
Sector
We work with farmers, foresters, and land managers to optimise land use and support the sustainable management of the natural environment. We can provide targeted advice on the opportunities for public and private funding for environmental enhancement in your region and open doors for you to generate new revenue streams from your natural assets.
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Our Kirkby Lonsdale Office
Unit 9, Underley Business Centre
Kearstwick
Kirkby Lonsdale
Cumbria
LA6 2DY
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FiPL scheme extension a “brilliant opportunity” for farmers
The decision by DEFRA to extend the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) scheme to March 2025 is a “brilliant opportunity” for farmers according to Holly Story, Director at GSC Grays, the rural land and property specialists. Holly specialises in environmental management, developing and delivering environmental initiatives for farmers and landowners across the North of England
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Last week Defra released provisional prices for their Statutory Biodiversity Credits, starting at an initial value of £42,000 per credit, with payments for higher tiers reaching £650,000. It has also been announced that developers choosing the statutory scheme will have to acquire twice the number of credits compared to sourcing units privately from within their
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