Why I fear remote-controlled cows

Technology is taking more responsibility for chores we don't want to do on the farm. Is it really going to leave us doing the things we love?

The UK Treasury’s attempt to destroy European farming

We identified the worst effects of post-Brexit agricultural reforms in 2005 – and we defeated them. History is repeating itself within Britain.

How to give lapwings a chance

We need your input to help protect our most iconic birds

Wildfires: will this be the Burn’em government?

Andrew Gilruth, Jo Pearson and Richard Bailey explain to Charlie Jacoby where the Westminster government is going wrong on upland wildfires.

The parochial cow

The cow that saved hundreds of millions of lives

Two ways to earn your boots

A forestry dispute, a very old campfire, and the uncomfortable truth that tribalism isn't something other people do

A new chapter for Scribehound

Scribehound Countryside is entering a new era - same team, same content, different owners

Red kites, Rachel Carson, and the power of speaking out

Rachel Carson's truth-telling teaches us why we still need bold voices to secure our planet's biodiversity.

Why Britain’s wildfires rage despite ‘expert’ advice

New conservation policies are turning the UK’s moorlands into tinderboxes? Fre crews and local communities say traditional land management is being dangerously ignored.

What Does 'Wild' Actually Mean?

In Britain, the idea of 'wildness' is a slippery concept to pin down. How we define it, think about it, and feel about it has changed over time, so what does it mean today?

From Donkeys to Highland Cows: How Customer Experience Has Evolved

Discover how a passion for rare breeds and visitor experience turned Cotswold Farm Park into a world-class, ever-evolving attraction—find out what makes this rural gem so unique!

Conservation: why farmers need to do more

The NFU might say "farmers are the original environmentalists" but are those just words?