Barn owl chicks by Gary Wilkinson at an undisclosed location somewhere in Northern Ireland! Now tell me that ain't the cutest!!! During the RSPB’s survey three years ago, barn owls were listed as one of the priority species. To this...

The Chancellor, Mr Osborne, announced on Tuesday the process to reduce our national debt. He has drawn inspiration from the experience in Canada in the mid 1990s when faced with a similar ‘fiscal consolidation’ challenge. There, the government...

May is all about getting ready for our next batch of chicks and whilst heading up to the aviaries to jetwash and disinfect them and whilst getting the buckest and scrubbing brushes out of the car last week I looked up to see an owl chick watching with...

Every time I write about eagle owls I feel I should say that they are fantastic birds - because they are! I remember first seeing them in the south of France and being amazed by their size, and power and beauty. And I still am. But I wish they would...

I spent today at Cereals 2010 , with lots of large farmers and lots of large farming kit! Peter Kendall (the NFU President) complimented me on my blog (at least that's what I think he said), William Worsley (the CLA President ) and I chatted about...