With the devastating news earlier this year that farmland birds have declined the most steeply, out of all the birds of Europe we are losing, it is easy to feel powerless. Our dependence on pesticides and fertilisers (combined with other factors in intensive agriculture) is undeniably the biggest cause. Living in the midst of it, the klaxon is blaring, as the fields and hedgerows fall silent.
Nicola Chester
Jul 27, 2023
2 minutes
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