As the Wildlife Trusts head off to the regenerative farming event Groundswell, where soil health rightly takes centre stage, Vicki Hird looks at the tools we need to restore and protect our soils…

There is a huge amount riding on the UK Government’s spending review due out in June. Many departments are having their budgets slashed. What if the Defra farm budget - much of which is paying a…

Farming depends profoundly on nature to deliver safe, sustainable and healthy foods. But the food system beyond the farm gate - the buyers, marketeers, retailers and restaurants – largely drives…

This spring celebrate hoverflies with insect expert Vicki Hird MSc FRES!

In January, The Wildlife Trusts co-hosted a workshop at the Oxford Real Farming Conference, discussing the challenges lowland peat soils face and potential solutions. In this blog, Vicki Hird,…

Sometimes it looks like flooding is happening everyday somewhere in the world and the UK too. The Wildlife Trusts Strategic lead on Agriculture, Vicki Hird looks at nature-based solutions for…

Vicki Hird delves into how the decisions we make when it comes to food, impacts our environment and nature

The new UK Government promised that more decision-making will be devolved to local communities. With many pressures on our land and the growing impact of climate and nature loss, new approaches to…

The UK fruit and vegetable sector is in trouble. It should be supported and expanded so we can all consume fresher produce and growers can invest in wildlife-friendly production. Our new report…

Politicians are notoriously wary of talking about food.

Nervous that anything they say publicly about changing the system will be construed as hiking prices of, or affecting access to,…