Everything you Wanted to Know about the Countryside

How many eggs does a hen lay in its lifetime? What's a hogget? What is the point of burning heather on moorland? How does grazing help the environment? Can Britain be self-sufficient What is a genetically modified crop? When is a pig a gilt? Who owns the forests, the mountains, the wetlands and coastline in Britain? What is the future for British farming? All these questions and more are tackled by Jill Mason in this new fact-packed, illustrated book. It is an invaluable account of the British countryside today, its livestock, its crops and its wildernesses.