Country Life, But Not As You Know It.
The fantasy image of a Cottage Core lifestyle led Marie Antoinette to the guillotine. Should we be more honest about what actually constitutes 'real' country life?
Richard Negus
I am a professional hedgelayer, conservationist and author of the critically acclaimed book 'Words from the Hedge' - A Hedgelayer's View of The Countryside.
Talking Billhooks in London
1851 was the year when Britain began to forget the countryside. I asked our finest agricultural writers to help our nation remember.
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The Secrets of the Hedge - LIVESTREAM reading and Q&A
Pour a glass, pull up a chair, and join me for a livestreamed reading from Words from the Hedge
Hedgerows Uniting Ireland’s Farmers, Artists, and Poets
Ireland's Hedgerow Fest was such a feast for the eye, heart and soul. It even brought me to tears. Join me up the bumpy track to Mount Briscoe.
What Price Your Fun?
From motorised Safaris in the Masai Mara to a trespass on a West Sussex estate -the claim is made that people need nature, but does nature actually need us?
Why The Greeks Embrace Insects.
While on holiday in Lefkada I discovered why the Greeks are so much more tolerant than the British when it comes to creepy crawlies and biting bugs.
Votes v Nature
In a Scribehound exclusive, I reveal how a Prime Minister put votes before nature, and ask the question - is the Starmer government truly prepared to make the 'Tough Decisions' for wildlife conservation?
The Man Who Discovered The Stone Age
John Frere is a name few will have heard of, but this largely forgotten Suffolk Squire was the first man to comprehend the true antiquity of mankind.
Back From The Brink: The Triumph of Operation Turtle Dove
Fed up to the back teeth with news of doom and gloom? The story of Operation Turtle Dove is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
Nature Writes and Nature Wrongs
There is talk about a revolution coming in nature writing. With my book about to be published, I explore what the future holds for literature and the natural world.
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Time For The Dark Arts
In the wake of the Labour government's attacks on family farms we have protested, lobbied and blockaded, yet to no avail. Is it now time to adopt a new strategy to win our battle with the Starmer regime?
Man-made Nature
Nearly all of our English landscape has been tamed by man, little if any is wild. Is this a cause for concern or something that both people and wildlife should celebrate?