https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8aFcHFu8QM Yesterday evening, I and millions of others watched the finale of Planet Earth II, the latest masterpiece to come out of the BBC’s natural history unit. The subject focus was on cities and urban spaces and it was incredible to watch the ingenuity of many species which have adapted to this new human influenced environment. Despite theContinueContinue reading “David Attenborough’s message to the world in Planet Earth II”
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A brief introduction to soil biology
One week has, rather predictably, not been enough to do justice to the subject of soils. Nonetheless, I hope I have been able to trigger an interest among some of you and have inspired you to find out more. I will certainly return to the subject in the (near) future but this post is theContinueContinue reading “A brief introduction to soil biology”
Soil – ‘the cinderella subject’
Last week I gave a talk to a brilliantly engaged audience (or so they seemed!) in Essex on the hopelessly neglected subject that is ‘soil’. I have received several messages asking for the topic to be profiled more regularly on the blog, so this post will be the first of a week’s worth of posts dedicatedContinueContinue reading “Soil – ‘the cinderella subject’”
Conservation 21: the ‘new’ conservation strategy for the 21st century
Last month, Natural England published their new strategy (available here). In essence, many of the things included within it have been said before, either by them or by the environmental NGOs. However, it comes as a breath of fresh air to see everything in a single NE document, and one that gives us a clueContinueContinue reading “Conservation 21: the ‘new’ conservation strategy for the 21st century”
The future of the UK in the world – a personal view. Guest blog by Robert Seago
This post forms part of a series of guest blogs on thinkingcountry relating to the future of British agriculture and conservation in the light of Brexit. Over the coming months, the series will present a range of views relating to the future of British agriculture and environmental policy. In this post Bob Seago, a reserveContinueContinue reading “The future of the UK in the world – a personal view. Guest blog by Robert Seago”
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