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I rarely listen to Farming Today on the radio even though I am almost always awake when it airs (before 6am). That’s for two reasons – it’s my most productive time of day so I am usually writing something and the programme is so irritating (although, since I rarely listen (except when someone tells me…

Ros Coward is an author, journalist, Emerita Professor of Journalism and nature lover. She was a columnist on the Guardian for many years often writing on environmental issues. She is author of, amongst other books, The Whole Truth: the myth of alternative health (Faber) and Nature Matters; collected articles on the environment  (Desman Books). The…

Traditional pack of hounds and riders on Dartmoor 2014. There is no suggestion intended that the individuals who appear in this image were, are, or ever have been engaged in illegal activities. I wrote Fox Hunting Crimes on Mark’s blog back in April, based on my eye-opening experience of living in mid-Devon for two hunting…

The Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) is very common and widespread in the UK. It is best seen between late May to August and occurs mainly around standing water. They average about 45mm long, with the hind wing length about the same. Chaser dragonflies are quite easy to observe. They fly around quite aggressively and will…

This blog asked you to write about either the best month of the year or the worst.  The winner of the ‘Worst Month’ category is Louise Bacon with her entry ‘February’. Louise wins a copy of my book Remarkable Birds. The winner of the ‘Best Month’ category will be published next Sunday. Louise writes:  I…