BTO Wetland Bird Survey – February

A dodgy knee meant that I wasn't able to join the local survey at the Naze last weekend, but for the purposes of the count, here were the results (18th February 2018): Grey Lag 7 Brent Goose 42 Canada Goose 2 Mallard 10 Wigeon c.20 Teal 28 Shoveler 30 Shelduck 5 Little Egret 1 LapwingContinue reading "BTO Wetland Bird Survey – February"

‘Health, Beauty and Permanence’ – Reflections on Michael Gove’s NFU Conference speech

I haven't made it to the NFU Conference this year, but thanks to the wonders of youtube I was at least able to catch outgoing NFU President Meurig Raymond's speech and Defra Secretary Michael Gove's speech (thanks @NFUtube!). You can of course read the full speech from the Secretary of State here. Here is a briefContinue reading "‘Health, Beauty and Permanence’ – Reflections on Michael Gove’s NFU Conference speech"

An art project to make cities greener

Make 100 Trees is the latest project by London-based designer and artist Margarita Mitrovic. The concept of the project is to make 100 artworks of trees, which will directly fund the planting of 100 real trees. By depicting each tree in a different style and technique, the artist aims to demonstrate their uniqueness, individuality andContinue reading "An art project to make cities greener"

Quick Report on Sentry Conference and general catch up post

Sunday afternoon has arrived and I've finally been able to sit down to settle into writing a blog post. I can't quite believe how quickly this winter has been ticking along and although I'm quite far through my list of winter tasks on the farm the end isn't quite in sight. Last week there wasContinue reading "Quick Report on Sentry Conference and general catch up post"

The Rural Youth Project

I came across the Rural Youth Project in this week's Farmers Weekly, a small paragraph on p.8, and this led me to their website. In short the RYP is a research project that aims to better understand the current 'aspirations, opportunities and challenges' of young people (18-28), mostly in Scotland but also in England, Wales,Continue reading "The Rural Youth Project"