In Search of the Nightingale's Vanishing Symphony

Each April I eagerly await the song of the nightingale from the hedge by my window... but this year I'm still waiting

Champion Jockey James King Reflects on Past Success and Future Goals

28-year-old James King was champion jockey for the third time last season, a round total of 50 winners taking his career tally to 238, plus 50 under rules.

The Cluck Stops Here: A Tale of Eggs and Anglers

There are plans to build an egg production facility on the banks of the hallowed River Kennet. But locals, anglers and environmental groups are fighting plans which its feared could decimate a famous chalkstream.

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.

Navigating the demise of SFI - Lessons and reflections

What went wrong and how do we move on from the latest shock in agriculture.

The De-extinction of the Dire Wolf: Biodiversity Miracle or Expensive Folly?

Scientists say that they have brought the Dire Wolf back from extinction... but have they really, and if they have, should they have done?

Peatland Policy: Fanning the Flames of Wildfires

Misguided opposition to rotational prescribed burning and bad policy are devastating swathes of the uplands

Urgent Call to Action: Prevent Extinction of Atlantic Salmon

Atlantic Salmon are on the brink, and saving them will take bold leadership. Does our government have the desire to make the necessary changes?

What are your sights, sounds and smells of Spring?

Discover what spring means to me before you create your own visualisation—find something in the countryside, an intimate discovery, that connects you to the pulse of the land.

Navigating the Political Landscape: Fieldsports in Transition

Have we seen the best of it? In a brief overview of the political reality for fieldsports in the next four years, I argue not. For fieldsports enthusiasts not all needs to be doom and gloom, provided we take action now.

The Stalker In The Woods

Deer stalking in the Welsh wilderness and discovering what it really means to eat meat.

Carbon bubbles, wolves, and fairy tales.

Getting all gooey eyed about carbon stored in the biomass of trees growing on upland organic soils whilst ignoring what's going on below ground could be more than an embarrassing blind-spot for rewilding companies. Will their carbon bubble burst?