Exmoor Society Trustee, Tara Wright, is a 4th generation farmer. Working with her father, Rosco, near Wimbleball Lake, they have a small suckler herd of Dexter cows, a fish farm, and sheep, with a particular love for the native breed Devon Closewool. The connection between farming and the environment has always been obvious to Tara—both her parents have a keen interest in it, and it rubbed off on her at an early age.
The farm and her love of wildlife inspired Tara to study zoology, and she graduated from Bangor University in 2006. She feels strongly that the future of Exmoor depends on being able to produce high-quality food whilst farming in a way that is sympathetic to the environment and conservation. For farming and nature to flouris,h they need to work together. This is the approach that she and her father have taken on their farm, and Tara is committed to continuing this.
Tara joined The Exmoor Society as a trustee in 2025 and is working on the Waters of Exmoor campaign. She is especially keen to focus on reducing chemicals entering watercourses from pets treated with ‘spot-on’ flea and tick treatments, which have such an impact on the insect life of rivers and lakes.
