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How Do I Store Apples?

I'm sightly nervous about putting together a brief guide to help people store apples. My other half had a lovely grandfather who doted on her - nearly as much as...

How Do I Store Apples?

I'm sightly nervous about putting together a brief guide to help people store apples. My other half had a lovely grandfather who doted on her - nearly as much as...

Planting or Not Planting Woodland

A little while ago I was involved in a great nonsense about wildflower seeds. Plantlife, the wildflower charity, essentially said all wildflower seed mixes were cr@p and should be avoided....

Planting or Not Planting Woodland

A little while ago I was involved in a great nonsense about wildflower seeds. Plantlife, the wildflower charity, essentially said all wildflower seed mixes were cr@p and should be avoided....

Farming With Wildlife in Mind

Farming With Wildlife in Mind This weekend the Times recommended Isabella Tree's excellent Wilding as one of its books of the year. It "forces us to rethink farming". More accurately,...

Farming With Wildlife in Mind

Farming With Wildlife in Mind This weekend the Times recommended Isabella Tree's excellent Wilding as one of its books of the year. It "forces us to rethink farming". More accurately,...

Foodplants for Butterflies and Moths

What would you think about if I asked you for good foodplants for butterflies and moths? Buddleja? Verbena bonariensis? Hebe? It's true - they're all great nectaring plants, and non-native...

Foodplants for Butterflies and Moths

What would you think about if I asked you for good foodplants for butterflies and moths? Buddleja? Verbena bonariensis? Hebe? It's true - they're all great nectaring plants, and non-native...

Why Hedgelaying Makes a Better Hedge

Why Hedgelaying Makes a Better Hedge

Hedgelaying now seems hopelessly quaint. It's incredible to think that there would have been thousands of agricultural workers spending months and months painstakingly managing hedges with slashers and axes. The...

Why Hedgelaying Makes a Better Hedge

Hedgelaying now seems hopelessly quaint. It's incredible to think that there would have been thousands of agricultural workers spending months and months painstakingly managing hedges with slashers and axes. The...

A Little Knowledge...

I had a great weekend, brushing up my little knowledge. On Saturday I was at the mighty Bumblebee Conservation Trust's (BBCT) members' day in Cardiff, then yesterday had an equally...

A Little Knowledge...

I had a great weekend, brushing up my little knowledge. On Saturday I was at the mighty Bumblebee Conservation Trust's (BBCT) members' day in Cardiff, then yesterday had an equally...