Laura Parker

Laura writes about the changing nature of the countryside and its history. Brought up on a Tweed valley farm, she now lives in the Cotswolds.

Who grew your Christmas jumper?

With 33 million sheep, it can’t be that hard to find a 100% British grown and made jumper. Or can it?

The dead sheep bounce

All sheep die – some more adventurously than others – but disposing of them is getting harder as new practices affect both hunt kennels and small abattoirs.