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💧 Britain needs more reservoirs. But does it need mega reservoirs? With the proposed White Horse scheme estimated at £7bn, Sarah Rundell asks whether bigger really is better & explores the alternatives. Are we looking in the right places? 👉 Read more: Scribehound.com

🌿 Why historians may be hard on Packham @Jamie_Blackett weighs up recent wins for rural interests before turning to hunting, shooting & @ChrisGPackham’s new role at the @LeagueACS Why does he think the rural debate could be about to get nastier? 👉 Scribehound.com

🐑 Want to become a proper rustic? Clean wellies & a shiny Barbour won’t cut it. You’ll need to catch runaway chickens, reverse a trailer & master the dark art of opening a sack of feed. @Outdoors_George has some advice… 👉 Scribehound.com #countryside #fieldsports

🌳 Everyone loves the woods. Until someone starts managing them. @RichPrideaux explores why woodland work can provoke such strong reactions - & what people might be missing about the people caring for these familiar places. 👉 Read more: Scribehound.com

🌿 This week on Scribehound: 🦅 Raptors & wind turbines 🌳 Educating a wild child 🐎 Horse racing under attack 🏞️ Abolishing Natural England? 🔴 The scourge of QUANGOs Five stories. Plenty to debate. Read more at Scribehound.com #Scribehound #Countryside #Fieldsports

🎃 Around 15 million pumpkins are grown in the UK every year. But what can this bright orange autumn crop teach us about the future of British farming? @AdamHenson explores how farmers adapt - and why seasonal opportunities matter. 👉 Read more: Scribehound.com

🐟 Could rainbow trout offer a different way to think about farmed fish? At Scotland’s Lake of Menteith, Andy discovers what happens when trout are raised just yards from the water where they’re caught - & asks some bigger questions about fish farming. Scribehound.com

🚜 Farmers: Britain’s unrecognised fourth emergency service? At Holme Fen, farmers brought bowsers, pumps & tractors to help fight a major fire. @Farmer_Tom_UK asks: but what happens to rural resilience when the farms disappear? 👉 Read more on Scribehound.com

🌿 Are we making childhood too sanitised? @Gallowaygrouse reflects on raising a wild, curious child - & asks whether muddy adventures, risky explorations and a fascination with nature are things to encourage rather than correct. 👉 Read more on Scribehound.com

This week on Scribehound: 🏞️ Should we abolish Natural England? 📰 The scourge of the QUANGOs 🔫 Shooting is often its own worst enemy 🇫🇮 What can the UK learn from Finland’s approach to farming? 🚜 Jeremy Clarkson takes *Tories by storm* Read all: Scribehound.com

🏇 Why is horse racing under attack? Camilla Swift examines the pressures facing British racing, from gambling taxes and funding to animal-rights campaigns - and what the consequences could be for rural communities. 👉 Read the full article on Scribehound.com

📰 What makes a great countryside story? @PaddyGalbraith of @telegraph discusses the power of good rural journalism, the stories that capture people’s attention and why they matter. Read more on Scribehound.com #Scribehound #Countryside #RuralBritain #Journalism

🦅 Why don’t British raptors crash into wind turbines? Ian Coghill questions the UK’s wildlife figures & explores the impact of wind farms on birds, bats & our countryside. 👉 Read the article Scribehound.com #Scribehound #Wildlife #WindEnergy

🌿 Should we abolish Natural England? @TrooperSnooks examines the case for replacing it with regional authorities shaped by local knowledge & land-management experience. Would a more localised approach work better for farming and nature? 👉 Read more on Scribehound.com

The scourge of the QUANGOs Merlin Hanbury-Tenison has experienced the paperwork maze of tree-planting grants & carbon credits first-hand. His argument? Nature agencies matter but farmers need them to deliver practical help, not more red tape. 👉 Scribehound.com

This week on Scribehound: 🔫 Shooting’s own worst enemy 🐿 Protecting forestry from grey squirrels 🏠 Farm holidays vs Big Tech ⏳ The SFI scramble 👉 Read more at Scribehound.com #Scribehound #Countryside #Farming #RuralBritain

Is shooting its own worst enemy? @PaddyGalbraith asks whether the way shooting is presented on social media could be damaging the sport - particularly when the government is watching. Could 35 seconds of IG glory have consequences? 👉 Read more on Scribehound.com

What can Britain learn from Finland’s farmers? Oli visits Finnish farms & conservation projects to explore how food production, nature & rural policy work alongside each other. His biggest takeaway? Finland may have something Britain lacks. 👉 Read more Scribehound.com

🌳 Can choosing the right trees help beat grey squirrels? Francis explores why squirrels strip the bark from some species but leave others alone - & the surprising research that could help shape future woodland planting. 👉 Read more on Scribehound.com #Scribehound

🔥 Can rewilding & rewetting really help control wildfires? Owen examines the increasingly heated debate around wildfire risk, fuel loads and rewetting & argues that complex landscapes need more nuance and context than the current debate often allows. 👉 Scribehound.com