Going for a walk in the woods with Victor is like stepping into ‘tree-time’ – an opportunity to slow down and take notice of what’s growing around us. It is also apparent how much of a long-term view he takes of managing the woods, and individual trees, many of which will likely outlast him. This is clearly part of his routine as a woodsman: taking the time to walk around the woodlands observing what's going on. There are always things to notice and things that need doing.

Filford Farm has the River Simene running right through it, a defining feature of the agricultural landscape – and influential on the wider environment. On the day I visit Martin Huxter on the farm it seems to be running peacefully enough, and he tells me that in high summer the river bed can be almost as dry as a bone.

Matt and Frida Best are the fourth generation (their teenage children are the fifth) to live and work on Hincknowle Farm. His great grandparents – Jim and Molly – came to the farm in 1923, although they each had family roots reaching back to other parts of Dorset before then.