Auditable grazing evidence for common land
Over half of England's common land is SSSI, and it sits at the centre of upland environmental policy. Flockarewe turns live GPS/LoRaWAN grazing data into the real-time, auditable records that evidence-based stocking, SSSI condition assessment and continuous monitoring now require.
Auditable livestock and grazing data for DEFRA and Natural England
The policy context
Commons excluded from 2026 schemes
Common land can't currently be entered into SFI26 or CS Higher Tier. Associations need to be scheme-ready with auditable records for when access returns.
Evidence-based stocking, post-Dartmoor
Stocking decisions must now rest on evidence, not anecdote. A planned-versus-actual, GPS-backed record is exactly that evidence.
The 2028 SSSI condition target
Every SSSI needs an up-to-date condition assessment. Real-time grazing data and structured surveys cut the cost and frequency of contractor monitoring.
RPA “checks-by-monitoring”
Continuous monitoring is replacing periodic sampling — participants increasingly need to demonstrate compliance in real time.
BCMS → Livestock Information Service
The 2026 LIS transition for cattle is a natural integration point for movement data enriched with commons context.
Evidence, by design
Immutable audit trail
Every change — who, what and when — recorded and retained for seven years. The evidence trail behind agri-environment claims.
Planned vs actual stocking
Set the planned stocking per common and season; compare automatically against GPS-tracked actual grazing, with over/under-grazed flags.
SSSI condition monitoring
Record SSSI / SAC / SPA designations and CSM condition against live grazing density. Flags under-grazing (wildfire) and over-grazing.
One-click evidence packs
A printable / PDF pack per common: grazing summary, planned-vs-actual stocking, breaches, signed declarations and a change-log extract.
Read-only officer links
A revocable web link lets a Natural England or RPA officer view a common’s compliance dashboard — no login required.
LIS-ready movement records
Movement records enriched with commoner and holding (CPH) context, ready for the Livestock Information Service.
Built around your challenges
DEFRA & Natural England — FAQs
Does Flockarewe provide evidence for agri-environment schemes?+
Yes. Flockarewe compiles grazing density, stocking (planned vs actual), livestock movements and habitat condition into audit-ready evidence packs — designed to support SFI, Countryside Stewardship and Common Standards Monitoring record-keeping.
How does it support the post-Dartmoor move to evidence-based stocking?+
Every animal's position is logged from GPS and LoRa trackers, so stocking on a common is recorded from real data rather than estimates. Planned-vs-actual stocking, animal-days and grazing density are exportable as evidence for Natural England and the RPA.
Can it help with SSSI and Common Standards Monitoring?+
Yes. Flockarewe records feature condition assessments, geo-tagged dated survey photos and links condition to live grazing density on each feature — with under- and over-grazing flags — to support the 2028 SSSI condition targets.
Is the grazing and movement data audit-proof?+
Every change is written to an immutable audit trail with actor, time and before/after values, and read-only share links let an NE or RPA officer view a common's compliance dashboard without a login.
Does it work for commons and shared grazing specifically?+
Yes — Flockarewe has a dedicated commons module for stint registers, breach detection, levies and per-commoner statements, which general farm apps don't provide. It's built for graziers' associations and their scheme obligations.
Let's make commons a data-driven partner
We'd welcome a conversation about aligning Flockarewe's evidence outputs with Common Standards Monitoring, SFI / Countryside Stewardship record-keeping and the Livestock Information Service.
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