Eleanor Williams from the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust explains why you should get involved with this year’s Big Farmland Bird Count

My sky is never empty. At dawn there may be just a lone crow beating a steady path north, or at dusk, the curiously undulating, huge wings of a heron heading to roost in a willow above the ditch. Duck

Following Adam Henson’s excellent article on British wool (November issue), I would like to mention that British wool is used in the compost I purchase from Cumbria. It is brilliant for tomatoes, grow

Happy New (wildlife-watching) Year to all readers, says James Lowen

Joe Stanley reflects on the ups and downs of the farming year past and looks forward to the one ahead

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