Flete Field Lab is a land-based experimental programme of soil and water regeneration trials

‘On land, all life springs from soil. Soil is ecological currency. If we overspend it or deplete it, the environment goes bankrupt… Mycorestoration is the use of fungi to repair or restore the weakened immune systems of environments.’

Paul Stamets – Mycelium Running

About Us

Aims

Soil

Water

Humans

About Us

Our Vision

… is for a collaboration between people, communities and nature, where practical actions improve soil and water habitats and bring hope for a biodiverse, healthy future.

Our Mission

… is to place the tools for nature regeneration back into the hands of the people who love, live and work on the land

Latest News

Winter Solstice Newsletter 2025

Winter Solstice Newsletter 2025

Marking the Winter Solstice and connecting ancient tradition with modern ecological practice at Flete Field Lab. Where tending the biochar furnace Hestia brings fire and fungi together in promising bioremediation work. It also reflects a season of collaboration, renewal, and experimentation with new ways of working through winter.

Harnessing Nature to Improve Soil & Water

Harnessing Nature to Improve Soil & Water

Read the article from the imag about a pioneering project based at the Flete Estate near Yealmpton trialling nature-based solutions to enhance soil and water quality has been awarded a coveted international conservation award.

Autumn Newsletter 2024

Autumn Newsletter 2024

A Love Affair With Fungi! It’s their season to fruit, and humans (at least those we hang out with a lot here at Flete Field Lab) are taking to the woods to see their extraordinary range of forms. But a lot never show themselves in this way and live entirely out of...

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