OAKBANK NEWS AND BLOG

Ministers say they want to hear about the positive and negative impacts of gamebird rearing, release and shooting in England. They have said the call for evidence, which started on the 4th September and will remain open until 1st November, could be followed by public consultations. Be under no illusion that the Government is ‘gunning’ for game shooting so please take the time to fill in the survey below. If there are questions for which you do not have sufficient knowledge, t

The government's 25-year roadmap puts soil, habitat and farm wildlife at the heart of food production. We'd urge every land manager to read carefully how it intends to pay for all this, because the smart money may be on acting now. Yesterday (24th June), Defra published Farming Roadmap 2050: Growing England's Future, alongside its response to Baroness Batters' Farming Profitability Review. For those of us who have spent our careers arguing that productive farming and a recove

Another season closes and, unless you are packing for late partridges abroad, the game book and a few photographs are doing most of the talking. Before those memories fade, February is the month to look after what’s left, walk the ground with clear eyes and set foundations for next season. Keep feeding, keep cover Natural food is at its thinnest in February and March, and winter cover is at a premium, especially in locations particularly badly affected by the 2025 drought and