OVER decades, millions of us have marvelled as Sir David Attenborough has brought life from the farthest corners of the planet into our homes. Whether it’s Rwandan gorillas or Antarctic ice caps, we can all agree there is nothing quite like an Attenborough film (Leader, February 15). His latest, Wild Isles, has given us a rare insight into the miraculous and unique natural world of our own backyard. As Environment Secretary, I have been proud to see our natural wonders on show and, like many of you, am thinking afresh about how to protect them.
Sir David’s indefatigable enthusiasm reminds us how much we have to celebrate, as well as how much we stand to gain if we step up the brilliant work already under way to save species by supporting Nature’s innate ability to adapt and recover. I could not agree more. That is why we are taking action.
The comprehensive Environmental Improvement Plan I launched in January will mean more beloved species, such as barn owls and butterflies, have the habitats and conditions in which they can flourish. The plan covers everything from improving protected landscapes to tackling causes of climate change.
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Tales as old as time
By appointing writers-in-residence to landscape locations, the National Trust is hoping to spark in us a new engagement with our ancient surroundings, finds Richard Smyth
Do the active farmer test
Farming is a profession, not a lifestyle choice’ and, therefore, the Budget is unfair
Night Thoughts by Howard Hodgkin
Charlotte Mullins comments on Moght Thoughts
SOS: save our wild salmon
Jane Wheatley examines the dire situation facing the king of fish
Into the deep
Beneath the crystal-clear, alien world of water lie the great piscean survivors of the Ice Age. The Lake District is a fish-spotter's paradise, reports John Lewis-Stempel
It's alive!
Living, burping and bubbling fermented masses of flour, yeast and water that spawn countless loaves—Emma Hughes charts the rise and rise) of sourdough starters
There's orange gold in them thar fields
A kitchen staple that is easily taken for granted, the carrot is actually an incredibly tricky customer to cultivate that could reduce a grown man to tears, says Sarah Todd
True blues
I HAVE been planting English bluebells. They grow in their millions in the beechwoods that surround us—but not in our own garden. They are, however, a protected species. The law is clear and uncompromising: ‘It is illegal to dig up bluebells or their bulbs from the wild, or to trade or sell wild bluebell bulbs and seeds.’ I have, therefore, had to buy them from a respectable bulb-merchant.
Oh so hip
Stay the hand that itches to deadhead spent roses and you can enjoy their glittering fruits instead, writes John Hoyland
A best kept secret
Oft-forgotten Rutland, England's smallest county, is a 'Notswold' haven deserving of more attention, finds Nicola Venning
