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🌳 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.

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🌿 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.

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🎃 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.

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🐟 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.

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🚜 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?

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🌿 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.

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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*

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🏇 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.

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📰 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.

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🦅 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.

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🌿 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?

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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.

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@JeremyClarkson takes Tories by storm

Fewer rules, more guidelines. At the @Conservatives Party conference, Clarkson had plenty to say about farming, red tape & the future of the countryside.

Charlie examines what stood out & what it could mean.

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This week on Scribehound:
🔫 Shooting’s own worst enemy
🐿 Protecting forestry from grey squirrels
🏠 Farm holidays vs Big Tech
⏳ The SFI scramble

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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?

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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.

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🌳 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.

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🔥 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.

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🚜 Six hours. £233m. Gone.

Tom Martin looks at the latest SFI scramble and asks what it says about farming policy, rural communities and the need for a rural reset.

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🏡 Can farm holidays escape the grip of Big Tech?

Jamie Blackett explores the frustrations of holiday letting - & whether Only Farmers could offer farmers a different way to reach guests and develop new income streams.

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