Positive Forestry

There’s a lot of negativity around the forest industry, nearly all of it unnecessary and unhelpful. Let me enlighten you as to the positives this most sustainable of industries provides us all….

The crazy economics of illegal fly-tipping

How lazy regulators, a broken justice system and punitive taxes are bringing "the new narcotics" to a field near you soon

When the Wild Hunt Rides

The ancient myth of the Wild Hunt is a tale whose moral is one that modern fieldsports enthusiasts would do well to heed.

Beware a Cowpat in the Dark

This year, my family became yet another farm safety statistic after Mum slipped on a cowpat and seriously injured herself. It’s a cautionary countryside tale – be warned.

Strickley Christmas

The cows still need milking, then there's the mucking out and feeding to do, but bacon and rum butter make it worthwhile

From Scatterbrained to Storm Ready:

Can anxiety be an unexpected superpower? Step inside the whirlwind of a 'tidsoptimist' whose anxiety, childhood and coping strategies come together to prepare for a winter storm

Would you clone your dog for £50,000?

Are cloned pets the answer to heartache, or a costly illusion? The rise of designer animal duplicates

Hobbies: Why the extra things are everything

Is it possible to do everything in life – work, family, deer, or breeding rare livestock? Some people certainly seem to be able to

LIVESTREAM: The return of Britain's wild boar

Wild boar have been steadily making a comeback in Britain - and with them come opportunities, but also challenges

All hail the mighty oak!

Can alcohol secure the future of the English oak?

LIVESTREAM: How Woodburner Laws Could Ignite a Forestry Crisis

Discover how new UK woodburner laws could transform the forestry industry in a LIVE chat with expert Nick Adams from Kilmaha Forestry

Plovers in Peril - balancing access and nature

When it comes to access to nature, simple, crude ideas won't provide solutions, but hard work and collaboration will. This project to conserve Common Ringed Plover shows how balance can be struck.