Environment

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King had all the moves with the girls

By Tria Stebbing. The parched brown field now seems a distant memory as the grass is growing very fast. The…

Step into the last days of autumn – there’s still nature to see…

By A J Selby The summer sun is fading as the year grows old, and darker days are drawing near Justin…

Time to maintain hedgerow havens

by Tria Stebbing. With the sheep happily grazing, it is time to turn our attention to the security and maintenance…

Look out girls, Humphrey the Ram is warming up!

by Tria Stebbing. The time is running away with us and the evenings are drawing in. Nature is providing us…

Close at hand, the basket stood with nuts from brown October’s wood

by A J Selby. Ask any group of people to name their favourite season and many will plump for spring…

‘When the world around you is in mourning, sit with your flock’

“Why do you have sheep?” Last Sunday, having just moved the sheep back to their paddock, a resident out…

The worm that’s really a beetle…

With the sheep happily grazing on brown dry stubble and munching through next winter’s hay, we have time to…

In defence of foxes

Extensive research shows that our rural and urban foxes are a timid and peaceful bunch by Pip Donovan When dusk falls,…

Treasure trove of goodies at the farm sale

By Tria Stebbing. Along with the hot sunny weather comes the usual myriad of activities for the farmer with a…

Warm September brings the fruit, sportsmen then begin to shoot

By A J Selby. Late summer and early autumn is the time for the country fair. We are well blessed…