Archive for countryside
Phil Pickin: Don’t blame badgers
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Few events have divided opinion more than the badger cull and despite months of argument there still seems to be no scientific justification…
Peak of health
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
More than 70 people who would otherwise miss out on the countryside have been celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Peak Park Leisure Walks programme in the Peak District…
Countryside in crisis
Friday, November 26th, 2010
Faced with the biggest public spending cuts for a generation, Britain’s countryside is set for drastic change as the organisations that manage it look for ways to bridge the funding gap…
John Craven’s Countryfile Handbook
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
With the same friendly, accessible tone taken by the TV show, the handbook is packed with practical info…
Patrick Goldsworthy: Protect againt poisons
Monday, September 13th, 2010
The newly-revitalised Campaign against Accidental or Illegal Poisoning aims is to prevent poisons harming wildlife…
Around Wales by B-Roads and Byways
Friday, August 27th, 2010
A journey that begins on the coast path of Pembrokeshire and goes on to describe everything from coal mining to agricultural shows…
Countryside
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Less a guidebook and more a stimulant to the senses, Countryside should succeed in tempting you into the less travelled corners of Britain…
Tom Franklin: Leaping into the open
Friday, May 29th, 2009
At Easter, I walked along the breathtaking Hadrian’s Wall. Again and again, as I climbed over stiles and went through gates along the route, I came across those small square discs with a brown circle that denote access land. Every [...]
Chris Stephens: Walls for all
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Like motherhood and apple pie, everyone is in favour of dry stone walls. We enjoy seeing them and use them to promote the countryside, as well as to sell walking boots and rucksacks, and to recruit members to heritage organisations. But few, it seems, are currently in a position to pay for their maintenance or restoration…


