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I’ve had interesting conversations with locals living near grouse moors in the north of England recently about payments, living conditions and employment contracts of both beaters and ‘keepers on some famous grouse moors in the north of England. Some of these stories involve foreign workers. I wouldn’t take any of these tales at face value…

… is the … …twelth, the traditional start of the grouse shooting season. There are all sorts of reasons why the grouse shooting season might be a damp squib this year. First, the weather may not have been perfect for Red Grouse this year and there are reports of Red Grouse numbers being low in…

This raspberry was delicious but I think the Blackbirds are getting more of them than I am from the few that appear in our garden. Still I don’t begrudge them – much! It looks like our garden will provide plenty of blackberry and apple tarts and crumbles though. Although there is quite a long way…

Tom Langton is a Badger expert and seasoned campaigner. His crowdfunder to challenge DEFRA on plans to extend the Badger cull deserves support – and I’ve put a few quid of my own in that direction.

Heather Buttivant is a writer, educator and marine conservationist based in Looe, Cornwall. She specialises in introducing people to the magic of the rock pools. Her first book, Rock Pool: extraordinary encounters between the tides, is available from bookshops and online (and is reviewed here) and her website was named BBC Wildlife Magazine’s Blog of…