Everything you Wanted to Know about the Countryside: (but didn't dare ask!)

Author:   Jill Mason
Publisher:   Merlin Unwin Books
ISBN:  

9781913159474


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   08 September 2022
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Everything you Wanted to Know about the Countryside: (but didn't dare ask!)


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. How many eggs does a hen lay in its lifetime? . What's a hogget? . What is the point of burning heather on moorland? . How does grazing help the environment? . Can Britain be self-sufficient . What is a genetically modified crop? . When is a pig a gilt? . Who owns the forests, the mountains, the wetlands and coastline in Britain? . What is the future for British farming? All these questions and more are tackled by Jill Mason in this new fact-packed, illustrated book. It is an invaluable account of the British countryside today, its livestock, its crops and its wildernesses. AUTHOR: Jill Mason was one of Britain's first women gamekeepers, a job which she enjoyed for over 30 years. She has lived and worked in the countryside all her life and has written for several country and fieldsports magazines. She is the author of several books including The Rabbit, The Hare and The Townies' Guide to the Countryside, Rural England, and Away My Lads, Away and The Ennerdale and Eskdale Hunt. She lives in Norfolk with her husband David Mason, also a retired gamekeeper. David Mason, whose pictures appear throughout her books, is a keen wildlife and countryside photographer whose work has been published in many books, magazines and newspapers. 423 colour photographs

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Author:   Jill Mason
Publisher:   Merlin Unwin Books
Imprint:   Merlin Unwin Books
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.204kg
ISBN:  

9781913159474


ISBN 10:   1913159477
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   08 September 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Farming: The Big Picture   7 Farming Livestock  17  Animal Welfare  23 Cattle Farming  29 Sheep Farming  45  Pig Farming  59  Poultry Farming  67 Horses and Ponies  86 Arable Farming  103  Horticulture  123  Genetic Modification  141  Organic Farming  145  Farming Diversification  149  Landowners and Managers  159  Forestry  178  Pest Species  190  Alien and Invasive Species  206  Country Sports  216  Working Dogs  253  Conservation  259  Renewable Energy  291  Countryside Leisure  301 Our Heritage  304 Index  317

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The Field Astonishingly comprehensive guide to absolutely everything that gets your boots dirty. It should be in every schoolroom in the country and with every politician. Jill Mason we salute you. And the pictures are lovely.


The Field Astonishingly comprehensive guide to absolutely everything that gets your boots dirty. It should be in every schoolroom in the country and with every politician. Jill Mason we salute you. And the pictures are lovely.


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Jill Mason was one of Britain’s first women gamekeepers, a job which she enjoyed for over 30 years. She has lived and worked in the countryside all her life and has written for several country and fieldsports magazines. She is the author of several books including The Rabbit, The Hare and The Townies’ Guide to the Countryside, Rural England, and Away My Lads, Away and The Ennerdale and Eskdale Hunt. She lives in Norfolk with her husband David Mason, also a retired gamekeeper. David Mason, whose pictures appear throughout her books, is a keen wildlife and countryside photographer whose work has been published in many books, magazines and newspapers.

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