Monthly Archives: October 2010

Why I changed my mind and signed the ‘Save Our Forests’ petition

Hooray for the Telegraph, creakily mounting its well-worn soapbox to draw our attention to the forthcoming sell-off of Forestry Commission land. The controversial decision will pave the way for a huge expansion in the number of Center Parcs-style holiday villages, golf courses, adventure sites and commercial logging operations throughout Britain  Read more »

Tractor music

I used to have a tractor like this. Starting it was fun, but stopping it usually took about half-an-hour of coaxing!

The veteran takes a final bow

Walking in the leafy fields surrounding Quarr Abbey, on the north of the Island, the Ranger discovered a spectacular and sorry sight: a great veteran field-oak had succumbed to the recent storms and split asunder, with both sides having crashed into the ground. One side is broken off entirely, and  Read more »