In your field: James Robinson - "Pupils that sometimes struggle in a classroom environment often excel when they are outdoors in nature"

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In your field: James Robinson - "Pupils that sometimes struggle in a classroom environment often excel when they are outdoors in nature"

May has most definitely been a mixed month. We have had lots of groups visiting our farm, we have made first cut silage and I went behind the country's most famous black door. Silaging First cut...

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