camping

I’ve always been aware of the risks (to me) of powerful use of air con. I don’t have it that cold, don’t aim air at myself… but this year I am really struggling with it. Yesterday came home pretty poorly, had a terrible night and still feel pretty rough. I really need to carry on with the work🙄...

I am a rubbish farmer and should know this sort of thing... on Monday I sprayed thistlex on a couple of acre meadow which is used for camping etc, how long would you leave it before mowing it to make it look tidy? the weeds have wilted but im worried if I mow it now (have guests on site from...

Do you know how risky farming is compared to the average job in industry?

Anyone else finding their bookings are well down on last year? Expenses are the same spending a lot of time cutting grass an keeping ablutions clean etc. I wonder if it's lack of spending power or they're all back to flying off.

"After the Dartmoor decision, the Labour Party promised to pass a similar right to walk and camp across England and Wales to ensure land is not off-limits." https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/8a09d336-1b34-11ee-8434-240b5ab9f9b1?shareToken=720a5db7573d6f7a53575c72501eb5ae Anyone thinking of...

Hi everyone. I am launching a new business next year called 'woodland wellbeing retreats' where I organise breaks for groups that would include yoga, carving, forest bathing etc. I would be using the 28 camping rule and putting up infrastructure for just those number of days. The retreat would...

Hello All, I am a nature, Bushcraft and photography enthusiast based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, who is currently looking for landowner's permission to access woodland somewhere that will allow me to practice my outdoor living and photography skills, get closer to the local wildlife and...

WTF... As if I haven't got enough problems at the moment, today I received a package from NHS Wales asking me to scrape a turd and send it back in the bottle provided They tried this game when I turned 60 a few years ago but I "forgot" I fear I am now firmly on their radar Now my predicament...

So I have gone mad and booked a two day ticket, and, I thought, paid for camping with my camper van. Just turned up and the nice girl with red hair and several rings through her nose said that I had only paid for a live in van, not to live in it? Who the bugg4ry bollox would pay to park a...

Anyone know much about Michael evis and his farm ?

BPS nearly gone, SFI announced today not worth the aggravation on an all grass farm. what’s the plan going forward for those of us producing food from cattle and sheep? Mine is to reduce spending to an absolute minimum which won’t do the local economy particularly support industries already in...

Written by Charlotte Morrey from Agriland Livestock will mimic “wild ancestors” to benefit the wildlife on the Purbeck Heath’s National Nature Reserve, according to the National Trust. The National Trust launched the 3,400ha of priority habitat on the Purbeck Heaths in Dorset three years...

Be interesting to hear how it went ? My distain for the pollock is endless, be interesting to hear what his reception was like ? Hay on Wye literary Festival.

Wet field that we surround upstream of my holding was sold ten years ago. new owners used it as a recreational field and despite their regular reassurance that they didn’t want to live there are now applying for a certificate of lawfulness. no point in getting overly cross about the sneaky...

On the back of a pack of Sainsbury’s best sausages in the bargain basket I treated myself and got my camping BBQ out of the shed this evening. There’s something about food cooked outside! SS

When the dairy-free brand Oatly launched a range of vegan ice-creams, including chocolate fudge and hazelnut swirl, in October 2019, it hoped to entice consumers with flavours described as “unashamedly indulgent”. The range – described by fans as “silky” and “creamy” – was part of what food...

https://www.justgiving.com/team/combinejogle?fbclid=IwAR237gwzEAG2dSDblgGlcWRcol71nKZLeppvH4R9KXOsIz6cvLsmER0P1WE Great charities, not so sure about the mode of transport though.

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/5669533/feral-on-an-uninhabited-island-some-dying-from-starvation-uist-campaigners-bring-st-kilda-sheep-concerns-to-parliament/ I'm interested to hear what folks opinions are to this. Treat them as wild or as domesticated?

I guess few will disagree with this? Is British farming facing an existential crisis? By Kevin White7 May 2023 The Grocer The UK’s self-sufficiency is ‘slipping’, with many growers reporting receiving minuscule returns. Does Rishi Sunak’s emergency summit signal the start of meaningful action...

Its time for farmers to now accept their future and prepare, Just watched another video on youtube about the impact the goverments sub removal is having on small farms, given the fact bps goes straight to the net profit and requires no turnover to get im just curious as to how people will...