Matt Chatfield

Very lucky to have had a few things written about what I’m up to. But I think this is my favourite. And on this wet Autumn night it’s a reminder Spring will return. Thank Charlie Holland of @Londnr magazine. Charlie really got it. That lad is going places. londnr.com/the-waiting-ga…

Just read the @WildJustice_org newsletter on Dartmoor case. A legal win, yes. But WJ overselling this. The judge did not rule that Dartmoor is overgrazed or that stock must be cut. He ruled that DCC had failed to carry out the legally required assessment of what stocking levels the commons can properly support.

@cat_frampton That’s what I thought.

@cornishgrill What a weird headline! Not 100% helpful tbh.

@cat_frampton - thoughts?

@WildJustice_org The full ruling is here. #end-of-document" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/admin/202… Only 1 of the 8 grounds bought before the court succeeded, the rest did NOT The one that succeeded is the second one - ‘failure to make meaningful assessment’ Have a read of the ruling, it’s dry stuff but interesting.

@cat_frampton @TrooperSnooks @GrahamDenny9 @WildJustice_org @ChrisGPackham @Gameandwildlife @AndrewGilruth @CA_TimB @BASCnews @NFUtweets I was hoping you would respond to this. Usual suspects all a bit excitable yesterday.

@TrooperSnooks @GrahamDenny9 @WildJustice_org @ChrisGPackham @Gameandwildlife @AndrewGilruth @CA_TimB @BASCnews @NFUtweets Here is the ruling #end-of-document" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/admin/202… Of the 8 grounds bought before the high court only the second succeeded. The ‘Meaningful Assessment’ one. DCC were overly reliant on the NE HLS agreement figures & assessments and the individual commons reports & should have done more.

@WildJustice_org @ChrisGPackham and the regular blinkered fools have again put the oars in for publicity without thinking it through using law for political gain not conservation, wildlife killers ! @TrooperSnooks @Gameandwildlife @AndrewGilruth @CA_TimB @BASCnews @NFUtweets @RareBreedChris @CountryfileMag instagram.com/reel/DV_wmJ_jH…

WOW! Very relieved sometimes that there a lot smarter people than me in the farming industry. This is really worth and watch and read. Good luck @Farmer_Tom_UK - amazing.

I should be on the farm today planting barley or spreading fertiliser, but instead we’re at the High Court for a Judicial Review where we’ll ask the Court to step in and declare that the Chancellor’s decision not to consult properly over IHT changes with the public was unlawful.

@DaleVince How much did you lose on your electric airline. You are all jokers.

Beyond Belief. They burned through $1 billion to reach this conclusion - we don’t need fake meat products. I mean bleeding plant proteins….eek. This company and others like it have done great harm to the plant based cause - with their hyper processed muck, which consumers (hate the word) saw through. They gave ammunition to the meat industry with which to question the merits of plant based food - rightly. Plants are a superfood, you don't need to burn $1 billion to discover that. Animals are just a middleman in our diets, they eat the plants that we could eat, and give back far less then we put in. And we pollute plant nutrients by washing them through an animal body. Glad for the change of direction - but the new name (Beyond Plant Protein Company)…..it’s just weird. Unless they plan to pimp up plant based foods (again). Hope not - we don't need it. plantbasednews.org/news/alternati…

Male and female Bullfinches! 😍🐦

Post a picture YOU took. Just a pic. No description.

Grass growing - old ladies coming out of Winter looking great. Sun shining - a day to enjoy! Zoe - Sunshine On A Rainy Day (Original 1990 Version) youtu.be/aVnE3HHbaQo?si… via @YouTube

@GrahamDenny9 @GailMMaher @chrisdavidwill1 Seen a lot down here last couple of years. Not many before that. Up there with one of our most dramatic looking birds.

@GailMMaher @chrisdavidwill1 Good to hear they are struggling of late not sure if a local trend or across country ?

Hard to spot, but there are 2 pairs of Bullfinches in the thicket today! #WildAcre

This is good.

Full-fat Jersey milk demand is at its highest in nearly 50 years – and honestly, we all know why! Thanks to Bovaer, millions of us (including me!) ditched the mainstream stuff and switched to proper additive-free Jersey gold-top. That creamy taste, the richer nutrition, the real trust in what we're drinking... once you go Jersey, there's no going back to the normal stuff 🥛 Farmers are seeing massive growth – Ocado up 200%+, Tesco shifting millions more litres. People are waking up and choosing real food again. Shoutout to Bovaer for accidentally making us all upgrade our milk game forever 😂 Who's with me on sticking with Jersey for good?

@RosieP4 @RighttoRoam @paulpowlesland They could try asking the land owners if they can visit the land at a more appropriate time. They might say yes. I would. My biggest fear with right to roam is the increase in rural crime and less police. Currently if someone is on you land you can ask why.

@RosieP4 @RighttoRoam @paulpowlesland Can’t help but feel some of these people are positioning themselves for getting influence within the Green Party. Blinded by ambition and a lack of empathy for nature.

The mass trespass that’s coming our way in East Anglia, including Suffolk and Norwich, to scare breeding birds and trample wildflowers and plants underfoot. Brought to you by @RighttoRoam. @paulpowlesland what has Suffolk’s nature done to upset you?! First it’s 400,000 homes and then a mass trampling. What’s wrong with accessing nature by PROW and country lanes? @EDP24 @EADT24 @SuffolkMatthew @MurrrrMurray @HenryBarber @TrooperSnooks

Demand for full-fat Jersey milk is at its highest for half a century, farmers reveal gbnews.com/news/jersey-mi…

@sciencegirl Growing up on a dairy farm. Raw milk straight from the tank.

People who rarely get sick, What's your secret

Saw @BenMaguireMP talk at a surfers against sewage event last. Thought he and the other speakers were great. Heading a really good jib up there for us. I rent land but loads of my farmer friends very affected by this. Glad someone is shouting their corner.

Wheat just LOVES being grazed. Best looking fields on the farm are 2 weeks out from the golden hoof…