Ben Eagle

Since when did I become a fashion blogger?

Strike the pose. Well…hardly high fashion, but yes reader this post is about clothes. I’m writing about clothes; which as you know very rarely happens. However, the people at Royal Robbins very kindly sent me a jacket to try out and asked me to review it in return. So here goes. Name – LongsContinueContinue reading “Since when did I become a fashion blogger?”

Land Lines: finding the UK’s favourite book about nature

Many of you will already have heard about this inspired project from the Arts and Humanities Research Council encouraging Brits to nominate their favourite book about the natural world. Each nomination must be of a book ‘by a UK-based writer or by an author who writes about the UK’s landscape and/or wildlife’, and the deadline forContinueContinue reading “Land Lines: finding the UK’s favourite book about nature”

Why you should switch to LED light bulbs – Guest post by Jackie Edwards

For those who both care for the environment and like their house to be bright and light-filled, the question isn’t ‘should I switch to LED light bulbs?’, but rather, ‘how soon can I make the change?’ Perhaps you have just moved to a new house or you are thinking of ways to lower your carbonContinueContinue reading “Why you should switch to LED light bulbs – Guest post by Jackie Edwards”

Can you get outside for one hour every day in November?

Farming or land manager readers among you will probably scoff at the title of this post but for many of the population being able to spend any considerable time in the outdoors seems to be a real struggle. Computer or desk based jobs are often blamed along with the age-old ‘I’ve got too much goingContinueContinue reading “Can you get outside for one hour every day in November?”

All change with the times

It’s five o clock in the afternoon and already dark – let the long winter evenings begin! Part of me struggles to understand why we continue with this strange phenomenon of shifting between Greenwich Mean Time and British Summer Time, but it’s one of the few remaining certainties that remain in what have become increasinglyContinueContinue reading “All change with the times”