It's now a few years since I came across the concept of 'rewilding' and read George Monbiot's Feral, far from the first book to tackle the subject, but perhaps the one that holds the crown for popularising it to such an extent and garnering a more established 'movement' of rewilding within conservation circles. Over that same periodContinue reading "Rewilding – still learning"
A Trip to Russia
I touched down at Heathrow on Saturday afternoon after an early flight from Barnaul and a rather stressful connecting flight to London from Moscow. I must say that I have had easier trips abroad in the past, but perhaps none quite as unique as this Russian adventure. The main point of the trip was toContinue reading "A Trip to Russia"
Off to Russia
Prepare for a lack of blog posts for a little while as I'm off to Russia next week. I'll make sure to update you all once I'm back. I haven't left the country in quite a while so I'm excited simply on that part, plus it will be my first time travelling to Russia, andContinue reading "Off to Russia"
Book Review: ‘On the Marshes’ by Carol Donaldson
The marshlands of north Kent represent a pocket of isolation within a sea of growing urbanisation and economic ‘progress’. The call of the curlew cuts across the wide open landscape, interspersed with areas of scrub and gatherings of sheep. Redundant barges sink into the mud as pleasure cruisers herald a change in culture at theContinue reading "Book Review: ‘On the Marshes’ by Carol Donaldson"
One fifth of English farms have disappeared in past 10 years
England's green and pleasant land: a patchwork quilt of green and gold fields with quaint little villages nestled in between and ancient farms run by families who have worked the land for generations. Is this a true perspective of the English countryside? You and I know that this rose-tinted view is not the reality, norContinue reading "One fifth of English farms have disappeared in past 10 years"
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