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Don’t go breaking my heart

Don’t go breaking my heart

Ever since I was sixteen, we have reminisced about the long, hot summer of 1976, when Elton John and…

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Wildfires: for peat’s sake it is time to follow the rest of the world and embrace prescribed fire

Wildfires: for peat’s sake it is time to follow the rest of the world and embrace prescribed fire

The Mammals The summer of 2026 was termed a firewave by experts due to the ‘perfect ingredients’ for…

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Wild Bird Seed Crops – More Than Just Winter Food

Wild Bird Seed Crops – More Than Just Winter Food

Wild bird seed crops are an incredibly valuable tool for improving farmland biodiversity. At their s…

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The UK Predators

The UK Predators

The Mammals In the United Kingdom we lost our large predators like bears and wolves a long time ago,…

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Creating a Wader Scrape

Creating a Wader Scrape

A wader scrape is one of the simplest pieces of habitat that we can create, yet in the right place i…

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A Rare Visitor: The Long-tailed Shrike Arrives in Gloucestershire

A Rare Visitor: The Long-tailed Shrike Arrives in Gloucestershire

On the 9th July an extremely rare bird was found in my area of the Cotswolds. The bird in question w…

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The Necessity of sheering sheep

The Necessity of sheering sheep

Clipping time for me always signals mid summer. On our farm it isn’t a big event with trailers rolli…

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Has biodiversity become detached from bio-abundance?

Has biodiversity become detached from bio-abundance?

These modern buzzwords dominate environmental debate. They are broad, big-picture concepts that, in …

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In the garden – House Martins

In the garden – House Martins

Contrary to much of what you read, not all wildlife in Britain is struggling today. Some species are…

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Predators, Predation and Predator Control

Predators, Predation and Predator Control

A predator is an animal that kills and eats another animal, it is a natural process which happens da…

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Who visits the uplands?

Who visits the uplands?

Usually in early February they start to arrive. You will hear the screech of a lapwing as it dives o…

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Life in the Margins.

Life in the Margins.

The wonder of the world, the beauty and the power, the shapes of things, their colours, lights and s…

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