In defence of peat

EVERYONE knows that planting more trees is a positive way to help climate change. But less is known about the peatland restoration projects that are currently happening up and down the country. And, a

Joe Stanley reflects on the farm’s autumnal jobs, including laying new field drainage

To understand why there is continued acrimony over our uplands, with the illegal killing of raptors, such as hen harriers, still a major point of contention, you have to realise this is not just – or

Easy ways to make your garden more nature-friendly

The unpredictability of wet and dry weather is impacting our gardens and how well they thrive. But there are simple strategies to make both your plot and your planting more resilient

Search for “bog” in this new edition of Seamus Heaney’s poems and you will find the word some 60 times; the 1,200 tissue-thin pages are mulchy with “the squelch and slap of soggy peat”. There is the o