Rural Britain is a wonderful assortment of farms, estates, hamlets, villages, forests and moors, lochs and valleys. Our stunning scenery, close communities and wonderful rural businesses provide an idyllic lifestyle for many, but rural life can also throw up some pretty unique challenges.
The Rural Scene (the Scene & Herd rural blog and news updates) looks at what’s new, what’s relevant, what’s tasty, what’s fun and what’s challenging about life in the Great British Countryside. We offer an insider insight into rural Britain, highlighting some of the exceptional people, businesses and innovations we believe that everybody should know about.
At this time of year, especially once the clocks have gone back, and the weather starts to get colder, many of us feel a little down or go into 'hibernation mode'. Not the Scene & Herd team though, as we've embraced Optimistic October!
READ MOREAll things ploughing – ahead of the 59th Scottish Ploughing Championships taking place in Ayrshire on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th October. Producer Dave is joined by Hugh Currie, Derek MacIver, and Lizzy Baxter, all from the Scottish Ploughing Championships 2023 organising committee.
READ MOREJust like sheep, people like to follow the crowd. It's an instinct that helps us survive and thrive. But is it just a herd mentality? Or is there something more to it?
READ MORECelebrations have been taking place in Caithness to mark 100 years since the Young Farmer’s movement got underway in Scotland. The Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs - SAYFC - wasn’t formed until 1938, but the first ever club was set up at a rural schoolhouse near Thurso in 1923.
READ MOREAt the time of writing, the world is finding out about the felling of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree. If you find it all too disheartening, read the inspiring story of how four children survived forty days in the Amazon jungle because of their knowledge of - and respect for - the natural environment. Unlike Lesly, Soleiny, Tien and Cristin, many children in Britain aren't familiar with the world around them, even in rural areas.
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