Country Life

Littered with snags

NCE we sign up to litter picking in the countryside, we never get let off. It’s an unending task, in which we soon get to know the worst offenders. They drink Monster, eat burgers from fast-food outlets and appear to believe that blue plastic bags enhance the rural environment. As a result, together with the old tyres, wing mirrors and disposable nappies, our

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