My connection to nature remains constant. It is, of course, my job but, more than that, nature is in my heart, it is in my DNA.

Find out why you should take The Wildlife Trusts' 30 Days Wild challenge!

This is a once in a generation opportunity to make a real difference for the environment and wildlife.

Val explains how she turned her frustration about the state of nature into action by meeting her MP. Use her experiences to help you meet your MP too.

In the same week as the Agriculture Bill was published, an announcement was also made about the badger cull and the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway.

It was soggy, it was over cast but Saturday’s People’s Walk for Wildlife was a bright uplifting event.

Agriculture policy does not have to choose between wildlife versus food production. Farming that works with nature makes sense – for now and for the future.