Farming notes
It is a bit unfair to put up pictures without explaining what is going on. I have a 1.33 ha plot of Overwintered stubble which is being followed by a summer fallow. grey partridge (and other game birds), skylark, tree sparrow, linnet, yellowhammer, reed bunting and corn bunting love the stubble and lapwings or stone-curlews may like the fallow. When I got up there in the mist this morning there were five deer on it.
The reason why? I have a Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) in place and it is one of the features, I also am planting hedges - 980 metres this year, which is why I'm cutting down weedy trees for the hedge line of next year and the year after to go in - 9 years of hedging to do!
And the taxpayer pays me to do it - so
But not enough to give up the day job, hence my working in an office as well.
Off for a well earnt pint now!