Brexit: an opportunity for farmers and conservationists to unite?

I am eternally optimistic that one day, everyone involved in the land sector will share my view that in order to bring about a thriving countryside, both economically and ecologically, farmers and conservationists need to come together in discussions as to how to manage rural Britain. We have a governmental department that supposedly seeks toContinueContinue reading “Brexit: an opportunity for farmers and conservationists to unite?”

Vision for Nature Report Published

Eighteen months ago Matt Williams and Lucy McRobert, from the youth conservation network A Focus On Nature, invited me to join a committee tasked with running a campaign getting young people to think about a ‘vision for nature’ for the next generation. This campaign has culminated in the publication of a report, released today, whichContinueContinue reading “Vision for Nature Report Published”

Why we need to think positively in our uncertain world

For the past couple of weeks the entire United Kingdom seems to have been stuck in a national anxiety complex. The uncertainty that Brexit has brought about has generated an unease of a kind that I certainly haven’t experienced before and it’s difficult to adjust to. Brexit, by its nature, broke the status quo and flippedContinueContinue reading “Why we need to think positively in our uncertain world”