Jason Mayhew

Out training with these guys @Skinnersdogfood

Reading Labour's land use strategy makes me feel simultaneously sad, angry and depressed. In my 55 years on this planet, never have I felt more disconnected with a sitting government. telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/…

Now the government is coming for game shooting

🐑 What New Livestock Worrying Law Means for Land Managers and Dog Owners The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Act 2025 came into force on 18 March, the first major update to these rules since 1953. The changes are significant. A dog no longer needs to make physical contact with livestock for an offence to occur. Chasing, cornering, or simply being loose in a field of sheep is enough. Pregnant ewes are particularly vulnerable, the stress of being chased can cause them to abort. Maximum fines have gone from £1,000 to unlimited. Police now have powers to seize dogs, take DNA samples, and enter premises to gather evidence. And the law no longer applies only to agricultural land, roads and paths are now covered too. The definition of livestock has also been expanded to include camelids, horses, ostriches, farmed deer, and enclosed game birds. Whether you farm livestock or walk a dog in the countryside, this affects you. Read the full article - link in the comments 👇

@SandyofSuffolk @No1FarmerJake

A 50 year old oak tree consumes 50 - 100 gallons of water a day. So when trees are felled for new housing developments or energy projects and there's flooding on the land, there's a simple reason why isn't there. It's not climate change. It's decimation of our countryside. It's destroying nature. It's stupidity. It's greed. It's dreadful government policy.

🌿 Active land management doesn't just prevent wildfires - it acts as a powerful, natural fertilizer for upland wildlife. A 10-year University of York study confirms what gamekeepers have long known: managing heather directly fuels the birds and livestock that call the moors home. Researchers tracked the nutritional makeup of moorland plants, comparing controlled burning, cutting, and unmanaged land. The findings are undeniable: 🔥 Controlled "cool" burning leaves mineral-rich ash, providing the strongest, longest-lasting nutritional boost. 📈 Essential breeding elements like iron and potassium only surge after burning. 🐦 Manganese, vital for red grouse development, increases three-fold. Doing nothing leaves old, woody heather with the lowest nutritional value, forcing wildlife to struggle for sustenance. Our traditional "patchwork quilt" of moorland management guarantees lots of nutritious food. It is the very definition of sustainable land stewardship, providing life-saving energy for the next generation of upland wildlife.

If you invented a machine that could: - Restore degraded land - Build topsoil - Sequester carbon - Produce fertiliser - Create complete protein - Generate its own fuel - Reproduce itself - Require zero electricity You'd win the Nobel peace prize. Instead, we blame them for climate change. These cows will be tending to their fields as they always have, while city-based career politicians discuss their impact on national climate agenda.

While the Greens are demanding Right to Roam and in the process destroying nature. Over in the real countryside, folks like @c_dodson_thatch, the farmers of Suffolk (and a Hedgelayer) are trying to save rural crafts, tradition and wildlife for us all. telegraph.co.uk/gift/56d7697ca…

📈 Is 80% of UK peatland really damaged? The often-quoted statistic is driving upland policy, but the truth is far less simple. A fact check of the data reveals the 80% figure originates from a 1998 study where the author himself called his estimates "highly speculative". When we look at actual site inspections, 58% of blanket bog SSSIs are actually in a "favourable" condition. Yet, without up-to-date, on-the-ground monitoring, satellites are wrongly classifying healthy, heather-dominated moorlands as "damaged" simply because of the vegetation visible from space. Heather moorlands account for 23% of UK peatlands but produce just 7% of peatland greenhouse gas emissions. Traditional management, like controlled burning, protects these carbon stores from devastating wildfires while supporting biodiversity. Good stewardship relies on good data. It’s time for evidence-based policy, not outdated assumptions. Read more on our website - link is in replies 👇

@DaleVince Please stop spouting bull#hit about us will you.

@SteveGrant67 Didn’t they kick out the keepers , who had been there for hundreds of years . Plant 🌲 to offset CO2 , then let most of the 🌲 die .

BrewDog sold Highland estate for knockdown price after abandoning its reforestation plans theguardian.com/business/2026/…

Well done Italy . But England don’t have quick play . Keep kicking the ball away, No plan B . I feel it’s not the players but the coaching structure.

I hate this more than not clearing up !! You get poo trees and nobody picks their bags . Please respect the countryside

@sharrond62 I totally agree @sharrond62 . It’s all about London .

Martin Clunes on the plight of Britain’s pubs: ‘Labour doesn’t understand the rural economy’ telegraph.co.uk/gift/8686019c9…

Through the night we have had some puppies.

@BBCBreaking spaniels don’t need anymore exercise than any other dog. It’s just as they are bred as Gundogs , so their nose is more powerful for the hunt . When you go for a walk , in the dogs mind you are going on a hunt

@BBCBreaking dog owners should follow the country code and stick to the footpaths . If they can not control their dogs then pop them on a lead . This helps the countryside & wildlife

I just watched “ I swear “ . With friends who have Tourette’s , this is a brilliant film , with brilliant actors . Amazing

@tuscantony I totally agree. How brave is this person to just stand there ,

If real, extraordinarily sad