In your field: Jon Stanley - 'I am delighted our farming practices are supporting barn owl numbers'

This year is turning out to be a bit of a weather rollercoaster here in Dorset. The decent amount of rain we had a few weeks ago did us the world of good, but has quickly gone and we are again desperate for rain and struggling for grazing grass.

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In your field: Jon Stanley - 'I am delighted our farming practices are supporting barn owl numbers'

This year is turning out to be a bit of a weather rollercoaster here in Dorset. The decent amount of rain we had a few weeks ago did us the world of good, but has quickly gone and we are again desperate...

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