Conservation, environment, healthy living,animals on a smallholding, smallholders and

Go Batty for the bank holiday!

6:40pm Thursday 26th August 2010

European Bat Weekend is here with wildlife enthusiasts and the general public alike gathering at batty events www.bats.org.uk/events across the UK on bank holiday weekend 28th- 29th August.

Smallholders urged to report sick gardenbirds as parasite threatens greenfinches and chaffinchs

4:00pm Monday 23rd August 2010

Greenfinch populations in central England dropped by a third within a year of the emergence of a new disease, reports a newly published study.

Home-grown biofuel best, says CLA

7:11pm Sunday 22nd August 2010

The CLA has urged the Government to guarantee biofuels imported from outside the UK meet the high environmental standards demanded from inside the UK.

Stubble fields can boost threatened birds

8:20am Thursday 19th August 2010

With harvest currently under way across the country farmers and smallholders are being urged to give a helping hand to birds by leaving stubble over the winter.

Still time for smallholders to see the real stars of Twilight

3:50pm Tuesday 17th August 2010

This summer the Bat Conservation Trust (BCT) is appealing to the public to turn their eyes to the skies for their chance to see real stars of twilight – bats, for the Big Bat Map the UK’s biggest bat survey.

How will changes to woodland grants affect smallholders in the Better Woodlands for Wales scheme

4:40pm Monday 16th August 2010

In July, Wales’s Rural Affairs Minister, Elin Jones, confirmed that Better Woodlands for Wales (BWW), the woodland grant scheme delivered by Forestry Commission Wales, will close with effect from 1 January 2011. Woodland grants will be integrated into Glastir, the Welsh Assembly Government’s new sustainable land management scheme from 1 January 2013.

Community farming helps to restore wildlife habitats

8:40am Thursday 12th August 2010

Restoring habitats for wild flowers, insects, birds and mammals is a feature of community farming and Community Supported Agriculture projects.

Smallholders should be aware of illegally poisoned wildlife, warns campaign

4:30pm Wednesday 11th August 2010

A timely warning for those who enjoy the great outdoors has been issued by The Campaign against Accidental or Illegal Poisoning (CAIP), to look out for illegally poisoned wildlife.

Still time to vote for the UK’s favourite wildlife friendly farmer

10:20am Sunday 8th August 2010

A countrywide public search for the farming community’s most inspirational wildlife champion is almost complete.

Bats and Churches

11:00am Saturday 7th August 2010

For centuries, bats have found sanctuary in our churches, using the many nooks and crannies as a safe place to roost. As bats' natural habitat becomes scarce, churches are playing an even more vital role in the survival of these endangered mammals. Some of our older churces have been providing valuable roosting sites for generations of bats that return faithfully to the same roost year after year. For most churches, having bats is a positive experience. Some hold bat walks for the congregation, and other count their bats for BCT's National Bat Monitoring Programme.

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