Last week I began something new on the ThinkingCountry facebook page as well as my twitter and instagram feeds. I must admit that I have been slightly late to the ‘vlogging’ scene but as they say it’s better late than never and I now completely see the benefits both for me and for you dearContinueContinue reading “Car Crash Ahead?”
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Upcoming Big Farmland Bird Count + the EAT Lancet Report
Between the 8th and 17th February farmers, land managers and gamekeepers are being asked to participate in the 6th Big Farmland Bird Count by taking 30 minutes to count bird species on a particular location on their farm. This has become a critically important citizen scientific survey and the results help to give us aContinueContinue reading “Upcoming Big Farmland Bird Count + the EAT Lancet Report”
Travel with a Goat
In an age of ‘isms’, ‘veganism’ must be one of the most topical and few words seem to incite such strong opinions, especially within the farming community. For me, one of the great positives about ‘the vegan movement’, if you can call it such, is that it is encouraging more people to think more deeplyContinueContinue reading “Travel with a Goat”
A Wildlife Wishlist for 2019
One of the things I have learned about being self-employed (and I am still working on getting better at implementing it!) is that creating your own structure is vital. One way of doing this is by goal setting. My office walls are increasingly covered with A1 sheets of paper with various ‘to do’ tasks andContinueContinue reading “A Wildlife Wishlist for 2019”
17 Blogs and Podcasts to follow in 2019
With the year drawing to a close I thought I would highlight some blogs and podcasts that I highly recommend you check out in 2019. Whilst certainly growing, it is clear that nature, conservation, farming and countryside blogs are still one of the smaller niches within the wider blogosphere but there is some brilliant contentContinueContinue reading “17 Blogs and Podcasts to follow in 2019”
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