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Hi Adrian Ramsay MP. Adam here is an award winning conservationist. Please help him and lobby this government. Wildlife has never been under greater threat than now thanks to Labour policies. As our MP, give em both barrels (although I know you don't like guns)

The results of our dawn chorus Safari at Wyken Vineyards this morning with Sam, Mark Nowers and I. Those 'sensitive species' hidden in this list are Red Kite and Nightingale! Keep an eye on wykenvineyards.co.uk for upcoming similar nature rambles.

Mrs N and I are off to the beautiful Columbine Hall tomorrow for the Open Gardens. Spring has officially started now. Come and say hello and see the horticultural wonders Kate Elliott

These days, whenever the Journal lands on the doormat, I open it, and rather than looking to see who is deployed and where, I head straight to the obituaries. Sadly I recognise far too many names of the men written there... These being two such examples of service. RIP gents.

I've got antiques in my house younger than those Youth Demand buffers.

Thoughts on upland conservation, the cost of access and balancing the needs of fowl and and folk.

My book Words From The Hedge is released in just 3 days time. Yes, you can buy it online, but why not support your local bookshop instead? Here are some of mine, and I'll be signing copies in each over the next few weeks. #BuyLocal and support small businesses.

"The hedgerow is never truly permanent. The hedge in art reflects the hedge in reality, a shifting entity, a feature that is sometimes lost and sometimes replaced" . Read my piece 'The Art of the Hedgerow' for free here at Engelsberg Ideas engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the-a…

Nesting season is in full swing. Please keep your dog to heel. #WordsFromTheHedge

Swallows are back overhead and in Mrs N's studio.

These guys did.

How many swallows does it take to make a summer?

Don’t forget we have a special event ⁦Aldeburgh Bookshop⁩ for Richard Negus’ book Words from the Hedge at 6 pm on Saturday 3rd May. All welcome. ⁦Richard Negus⁩ ⁦Unbound⁩ ⁦#Aldeburgh

Are you heading to Aldeburgh this bank holiday weekend? If so, see you at Aldeburgh Bookshop on Saturday, 6pm, bring a friend* *To be read in your best Alan Rickman sheriff of Nottingham voice.

Farmer Charlotte Ashley Charlotte Ashley Farm says supermarkets are 'insulting and misleading' farmers and shoppers through misleading farmwashing marketing which gives off the impression that products come from British farms when they do not.

The Words From The Hedge (on Legs) tour is long and eclectic...including the ExeterComedyFestival. More billhooks than bollocks, but not exclusively so.

Good news. Callum Mcinerney and Richard Prideaux record countryslidepod this evening. Better news still, I have the night off, because we have a special guest. 50 house points to whoever guesses the identity of said mystery man or woman.