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Forestry Commission plan tree planting on heathland after barbecue fire

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Miles King

The ground was bone dry and everything was flowering early. I was up at Poundbury (near Dorchester), checking on an area of wildflower meadow that I’d arranged to have sown. After the incessant downpours of the Autumn and Winter, the … Continue reading →

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Miliband and Truss combine to declare EU best for climate action. #EUreferendum

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Miles King

          Ed Miliband surfaced from the political ocean depths today, to join forces with Liz Truss. There’s a sentence I never expected to write. With Caroline Lucas and former LibDem energy minister Ed Davey, they have … Continue reading →

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