How UK Biofuels Rose, Stumbled, and Still Matter
From warm beet pulp to biofuel battles: A farming saga
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Midlife Belly Troubles and the Battle of the Trousers
Does your shoot day outfit shrink in the wardrobe? Are your feet getting smaller? Are those birds flying faster? Or are you getting larger?
Why Is Modern Nature Writing So Dreadfully Dull?
What does the modern nature writing scene tell us about how the literati view the countryside?
Why Angling Is Saving Kids Failed by Education
Many young people are failing in our 'one size fits all' state school system. Kids with special educational needs don't fit into it either. Is teaching them to fish the answer? 'Angling Mentors' is an initiative offering a potential solution.
Is rewilding really a threat to food security?
Food security isn’t threatened by rewilding or nature recovery—it’s undermined by climate change, fragile supply chains, and systemic waste. This piece calls for a more grown-up conversation in pursuit of a resilient approach to feeding Britain.
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.
The Lady Who Lives in a Bank: The Unbreakable Spirit of Rural Iowa
Almost a year into Donald Trump's second term, I’ve been travelling the Midwest of America hearing voices from the Corn Belt. This is the story of an unlikely reunion in a small town you’ve probably never heard of, because everyone should meet Judy.
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The Truth About Apex Predators and Trophic Cascades
Is it really true that introducing large predators to the countryside will have such great knock-on benefits?
Is the countryside really 'irrelevant' to Britain's economy?
As (another) new minister takes on the Defra job, it is time for politicians to look at the countryside as more than a rung on the greasy ladder
Our Farm, Our Cows, Our Swallows
You can keep your great migrations and ocean-breaching whales, because together our swallows and cows make the finest spectacle in nature
Right Subject; Wrong Target
Leaping exclusively on the sewage bandwagon might get it off your chest, but it may also be missing the point
Why Do We Really Need Pets? The Muttnik Principle
what do our pets tell us about ourselves and the true nature of love?