Peter Kendall is the President of the National Farmers’ Union, and actually farms just down the road from the RSPB’s Bedfordshire HQ. He is an exceptionally good political operator and an experienced and able lobbyist. And yet, he must be...

This is the second year of our quest to find the country's most wildlife-friendly farmers. Last year the winner came from Wales but this year's four finalists are from Scotland, Northern Ireland and two from England. They have got this far by...

My local birdwatching patch is Stanwick Lakes in Northamptonshire. This series of old gravel pits with small areas of woodland and pasture is set in the Nene Valley. No weekend is complete without a two-hour walk around with binoculars. But the two things...

Highly pathogenic H7 avian influenza has been confirmed in chickens on premises near Banbury, in Oxfordshire. The precise identity of the virus is yet to be determined. Contingency plans have been activated by Defra, and an investigation into the cause...

In honour of Go Green Week , we've handed the climate blog over to colleagues to share what they are doing in their own lives to make a difference. Helen Leach from our Norwich office discusses the merits of ridding her world of food packaging...