There is an area of south Essex that I have always dreamed of visiting, a place so remote and with such transitory terrain that it seems impossible that the edges of London are just 30 miles away. Nonetheless, between the Rivers Crouch and Thames is situated a mysterious footpath, in my mind one of theContinueContinue reading “Book Review: ‘The Old Ways’ by Robert Macfarlane”
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Are golf courses an opportunity for conservation?
Before I get too far in to writing this article I have a confession to make. I am not a golfer. I have never played golf. The closest I have come to doing so was at the age of six when I discovered a set of ancient clubs in the cellar of my childhood houseContinueContinue reading “Are golf courses an opportunity for conservation?”
The Winter from Hell for British Stockmen
I have just returned from a couple of weeks spent lambing up in the Scottish Borders – this is mainly why there have not been any fresh blog articles for a while for which I apologise. I shared for a little bit in the worries and hard graft that sheep farmers go through at lambingContinueContinue reading “The Winter from Hell for British Stockmen”
Countryfile comes to Bristol
Otters in the harbourside and one of the rarest plants in the country were two things that I learnt from this episode which is based in my home city of Bristol. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01r2pcp/Countryfile_Bristol/ Also a fantastic report about pig welfare standards in Europe, something that I think I shall be looking further into over the comingContinueContinue reading “Countryfile comes to Bristol”
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