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30th January, 201830th January, 2018 Matthew Chatfield 4 Comments gift to nature, isle of wight

Back in 1989 I discovered that people would actually pay me to work in the countryside. I could hardly believe

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The Ranger re-booted

17th January, 20162nd May, 2017 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments boots, clothing, hi-tec, review, walking

I’m hoping to spend a lot more time out patrolling the countryside this year, and so I have been on

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Back to rangering for me: joining Gift to Nature

6th December, 20156th December, 2015 Matthew Chatfield 5 Comments

I’m being outsourced. The Isle of Wight Council can’t pay for a full countryside service any more, so some time

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Save living wildlife from the Natural History Museum

26th September, 201526th September, 2015 Rowan Adams 0 Comments gardening, natural history museum, petition

by Rowan Adams, the Climate-friendly Gardener Yes, you read that right. Please help to save living wildlife not just at

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The human being and the fish: can they coexist?

26th June, 201426th June, 2014 Rowan Adams 0 Comments fcrn, fish, funding, george w bush, kew

Guest blog post from Rowan Adams Naturenet visitors are almost like George W. Bush. We know that the human being

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Tasty snails in peril… or maybe not any more.

27th July, 2013 Matthew Chatfield 4 Comments escargots, snails

The Times has the courage to highlight the plight of the the edible Burgundy snail (Helix pomatia), pointing out the

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Government set to create massive new heritage charity to compete with National Trust, Wildlife Trusts

26th June, 201313th February, 2014 Matthew Chatfield 3 Comments charity, cuts, english heritage, funding, politics, rspb, spending review, wildlife trusts

Today’s the day Chancellor George Osborne revealed the latest government spending cuts. As usual, we were softened up by horror stories, and as

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The rural economy? FRIG that!

15th March, 2013 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments economy, seeda

The Ranger is an avid reader of the Country Land and Business Association magazine. It’s well worth a read for

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Ranger ahoy!

1st October, 2012 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments barry batchelor, rangers, tasmania, WRC

It has come to our attention that a ranger from the Antipodes has landed on our shores, and we suspect he

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Should we pay £375,000 to poke buzzards out of their nests?

29th May, 201213th February, 2014 Matthew Chatfield 2 Comments buzzards, politics, raptors, rspb, shooting

Something’s gone badly wrong at the Greenest Government Ever. To say I’ve been profoundly disappointed at the environmental performance of the Coalition –

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