• Want to help shape the future of food and farming in England?
    Well now you can! Visit Defra’s new Green Food Project discussion forum and let them know what you think on topics including waste, diet, the role of new technology and how we should manage our land to...
  • Planning England's future: tests to judge planning reforms
    It's another big day. The future of the landuse planning system in England is to unveiled at 12.30pm this afternoon. The draft National Planning Policy Framework created a furore last summer because...
  • The future of forestry in England
    The Independent Panel on Forestry has published its final report – crucial advice to Government on an issue that the public campaign of 2011 brought to boiling point. The report should now form the...
  • The future of forestry in England: the verdict
    It has been a nervous wait for the nation, but the news is in. Government confirms a more secure future for public forests. You can read my boss, Mike Clarke's reaction here . It feels to me as though...
  • Shooting and the future of England’s uplands
    Earlier this year I spent a few hours in the sun watching intently as a male hen harrier brought food back to his mate at their nest . The guys around me were enjoying the weather but were preparing...