NATURAL REGENERATION KEY TO DOUBLING WOODLANDS AND SAVING BRITAIN’S CRIPPLED FORESTS
From: the ‘Re-wilding Britain’ organisation It says the Government’s draft England Tree Strategy is woefully inadequate for tackling the climate and nature crises. More ambitious targets and a fresh approach are needed. Allowing trees to establish themselves naturally over huge areas could massively expand Britain’s woodlands more effectively and at a fraction of the cost […]
A LETTER FROM LOMBARDY
A personal view by Philippa Evans Bevan, a regular contributor to RURAL magazine, who writes from her often used and much beloved home on the side of Lake Como in northern Italy IN the spring edition of RURAL, I was due to write an article focusing on all things lovely from Lombardy. Little did I […]
ROSEMARY BETT R.I.P
Rosemary Bett, who died on 28 August, was instrumental in the preservation and recording of Jersey’s cider and apple history. The following tribute to her has been paid by Julia Coutanche of Jersey Heritage and a member of the Jersey Cider Apple Trust: ‘I am very sorry indeed to hear that Rosemary Bett passed away. […]