Rural affairs

Country diary: Slowly bringing tech into these hills | Andrea Meanwell
Tebay, Cumbria: I’m a traditional farmer, but I can see the worth in trying electronic collars for our cattle
Andrea Meanwell
03, Feb, 2023 @5:30 AM

Jim Parke obituary
Other lives: Educationist who in retirement threw his energies into protection of the countryside
Bob Evans
02, Feb, 2023 @5:03 PM

Country diary: The changing course of our local rivers | Sara Hudston
Bossington, Somerset: Whether by human or nature’s hand, the riparian landscape here is being reshaped
Sara Hudston
02, Feb, 2023 @5:30 AM

Country diary: There’s a peacock butterfly presenting the news | Phil Gates
Crook, County Durham: After the delight of finding this magnificent butterfly overwintering in our house comes the dilemma
Phil Gates
01, Feb, 2023 @5:30 AM

Country diary: An unlikely haven of hedgehogs and house sparrows | Kate Bradbury
Hove, East Sussex: My slightly unloved nearby park has plenty to offer if you stay present and look closely
Kate Bradbury
31, Jan, 2023 @5:30 AM

Farmers will be key to plan to restore England’s green spaces and wildlife
Environmental Improvement Plan includes many ambitious pledges but hard-pressed agricultural sector will need effective support
Helena Horton and Fiona Harvey
31, Jan, 2023 @12:01 AM

Country diary: This ominous pit is breathing | Amy-Jane Beer
Ryedale, North Yorkshire: Grisly secrets, an acrid smell – the windypits will get into your bones
Amy-Jane Beer
30, Jan, 2023 @5:30 AM

Country diary: Honeysuckle twines its way towards the light | Susie White
Allendale, Northumberland: It brings promise every winter at around this time, twisting around branches and becoming just as fat
Susie White
28, Jan, 2023 @5:30 AM

Country diary: An Arctic rarity has caused a stir | Claire Stares
Langstone, Hampshire: Hunkered down out of the wind, away from its cackling cousins, is a lone Sabine’s gull
Claire Stares
27, Jan, 2023 @5:30 AM

Country diary: A floating ghost town with a soaring view of the world | Paul Evans
The Marches, Shropshire: At the iron age hillfort of Old Oswestry, time hangs heavy in the air here
Paul Evans
26, Jan, 2023 @5:30 AM

Post-Brexit farm subsidies in England revealed
Farmers will be eligible for funding for up to 280 actions that protect environment under new system
Fiona Harvey and Helena Horton
26, Jan, 2023 @12:14 AM

New farm subsidies regime could be great for nature – if properly funded
Environmentalists are giving England’s newly announced post-Brexit subsidies system a cautious welcome
Helena Horton Environment reporter
26, Jan, 2023 @12:01 AM
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