From the editor: As visitor numbers increase, respect remains a key issue

As green shoots literally reappear and multiply amidst the UK’s farmland hedges and woodland, so too will visitors and day trippers re-emerge en mass this Easter weekend as the countryside once again gears up for an influx of people.

Ben Briggs
Ben Briggs is the group publisher and editor in chief of Agriconnect, overseeing the media business and titles such as Farmers Guardian, Dairy Farmer and Arable Farming.
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From the editor: As visitor numbers increase, respect remains a key issue

As green shoots literally reappear and multiply amidst the UKs farmland hedges and woodland, so too will visitors and day trippers re-emerge en mass this Easter weekend as the countryside once again gears...

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