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A local business is getting a boost due to football fever!

I had a meeting a fortnight ago with one of my farming customers. We had presented him with his hedgerow management plan, as some 53km was set to come under our care. For the next five years we would lay or coppice, plant new, change cutting regimes and fill gaps. All this would be done at no little expense to him and considerable physical effort by Richard Gould and I. The sole reason for all of this cost and labour was to improve the biodiversity potential of our customer’s Norfolk farm. His ambition was admirable, to ensure these arteries of the landscape fill with bird life. This bold an...

“If there is a lot of virus around… you are increasing the likelihood that it will find its way to adapt to humans”

The charity announced its change of policy at its annual general meeting. Jeff Knott, the RSPB’s director of policy and advocacy, told Shooting Times: “Over the past two years we have sought improved environmental standards and better compliance with existing rules and regulations. Unfortunately, we have seen little progress and no evidence pointing to substantial change. In the context of a nature and climate emergency, the current largely voluntary framework has failed to deliver the necessary changes. “We now believe only further regulation and better enforcement of existing rules wil...

The RSPB has angrily voiced its concerns on Twitter over the past few days, leading to an outpouring of support from the public.