Tag Archives: overgrazing

Dartmoor’s Blanket Bogs

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Miles King

Reading Tony Whitehead’s piece in West Country Voices today, exploring some of the realities behind the outpouring of protest from the farming industry; and lurid claims that Natural England has a secret (and no doubt cunning) plan to “rewild” Dartmoor, … Continue reading →

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Lambs to the slaughter: What future for the UK’s sheep flock, post-Brexit?

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Miles King

Sheep near Wind Tor, Dartmoor. Photo by Anthea Simmons As we wait for what feels like the final slow-motion spin of the car as it hurtles inexorably towards the cliff edge, wondering if our heroes are going to escape from … Continue reading →

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Return to “Any Room for Scrub?”

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Miles King

While I may be painted by some as a reactionary fighting against the forces of progress (in the form of the re-wilding movement), I have been thinking about this stuff for quite a long time. Reading George Monbiot’s rant about … Continue reading →

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