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How long do alpacas live?

Joy Whitehead shows how the right management can help them to live longer

The BHWT 900,000th hen finds her new home

Lucky little Lottie settles down in Scotland

Incubating with Broody Hens

In the first in a series on chicken breeding using broody hens, Fiona & Hugh Osborne explain why this is a valid model for the smallholder.

Vet advice from an experienced poultry vet

David Parsons MRCVS updates poultry keepers on avian flu and looks at how you can help your flock during this challenging time.

New Year, Even Bigger Show: Entries Steaming In for Malvern's Magnificent March Tractor Show

An unmissable date on tractor and commercial enthusiasts' calendars for Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th March, preparations for 2023's highly anticipated Spring Tractor World and Classic Commercial Show are already roaring on.

Get Seed Savvy

Kim Stoddart explains how to get the best out of your seed for the growing season ahead, including tips for germination and money saving...

“Nature is not a luxury; it is a necessity and a basic human right”

Learning disabilities should not be a barrier to the wild

ROOM FOR A LITTLE ONE?

The once ubiquitous house sparrow has suffered a drastic decline. It’s time to step in and lend our small and charming neighbours a helping hand.

GILLIAN BURKE

“Yes, you can plant a tree, but will it survive and thrive?”

Return to the FROZEN PLANET

Over a decade since Frozen Planet first aired on the BBC, the series is back, offering extraordinary new footage of life in the most extreme environments on Earth

RISE & SHINE

Strange but beautiful fungi and slime moulds are popping up beneath our feet. It's time to slow down and marvel at a magical techicolour show.

ART FOR CHANGE

Enjoy works from the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Wildlife Artist of the Year competition, in association with BBC Wildlife

JUMP AROUND - SPAWNING SALMON

Get settled by the water’s edge and marvel at fish bravely leaping homewards to reproduce

BABY LOVE : MICRODON HOVERFLY

Clever adaptations allow the larvae of this parasitic hoverfly to happily munch on ant grubs undetected

PARTY IN THE PARK

Feeding the coatis has led to a population explosion in one Brazilian city

MARK CARWARDINE

“Hare coursing is a serious problem in many rural areas”

Eeee-cor! Donkeys, dolphins and saxifrages get helping hand with £15million extra funding for nature

Minister for Climate Change Julie James has announced nearly £15million for landowners and managers who want to improve biodiversity to help Wales fight the climate and nature emergencies.

Bring and buy-selling produce on your allotment

Michael Wale explores how the pandemic brought a change of direction in raising funds for his West London allotment site.

No bleating about these goats’ milk body care products!

Zoe Mitchell is a keen member of Norwich Goat Club and she also attends farmers markets all over Norfolk and even some in Suffolk. She’ll be doing Christmas markets as well.

Chick Peace – Chicken Vanilla calming spray

Growing chicks moving to an outside pen, enjoyed this product

Stars of the Show!

Bath-based smallholder, Stuart Jones, is a hobby breeder of British Saddlebacks and has recently won accolades at prestigious national shows including the Bath and West Show and the Royal Isle of Wight County Show. Here, Stuart shares his advice for creating the best foundations to raise healthy prizewinning Saddlebacks.

Time for tomatoes

Young help shows off the tomato fertiliser we used on the tomatoes

The unsung hero of wildlife – the hedgerow

Mark Nowers, RSPB Conservation Turtle Dove Advisor gives so many reasons to get planting this autumm to help wildlife and people in the future

What's On - EVENTS IN OCTOBER FOR SMALLHOLDERS

ALWAYS CHECK BEFORE TRAVELLING AS EVENTS CAN BE CANCELLED AT SHORT NOTICE

What to do if your goat has bladder problems and how to prevent them

David Harwood BVetMed, FRCVS looks at the causes and cures of these often life threatening illnesses where the owner needs to be able to spot the symptoms and act quickly!

The organic option – a whole system way of thinking

The Organic Feed Company nutritionist Joanna Palmer, looks at feeding your poultry and livestock organically.

How to spot and treat Border disease

Border disease is a disease in sheep known to cause a variety of problems within your flock such as abortions, still born lambs, poor scanning rates and weak lambs at birth.

Smallholding Notice Board

What’s happening in the world of smallholding!

Where the Buffalo roam

Josephine Laing visits an award nominated smallholder with unusual but productive livestock

Looking to the future

John Sones considers some sustainable ideas for your holding