John Craven returns for his monthly musings on country affairs. Should we be bothering to bring back beavers, why a council has banned bees and do we need sell-by dates on our food?
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It's strawberry season again, but who's putting the fruit into our punnets? For years its been migrant workers. But is the recession prompting out of work Brits to return to the fields? Clare Hargreaves investigates.
Does the BBC hate country people or is the Corporation a friend that needs to be treated with respect? Alison Stephens reports on a debate about the BBC's relationship with the countryside at this year's CLA Game Fair.
And this picture gallery from The Guardian sums up the report in 13 species and habitats http://t.co/wlyVWKqsbu
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25 UK conservation organisations have produced an extensive report on the state our wildlife - read more here: http://t.co/ZWrNzERMLS
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