Connemaras, Dorset chanterelles, and our ‘ugly, slug-loving splodges’ | It’s the BV Podcast

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If you’ve not had a chance to click through the July issue yet, then why not click play below whilst you’re getting on, and enjoy a 30 minutes catch up?

In the third and final July episode:

  • Is the Connemara simply the best pony? Local breeder Kate Walters explains their appeal and introduces a couple of Connemara superstars
  • Last month one curious foal stole our hearts with her naughty leap inside a small pen after a ruptured bladder operation – Lucy from Glanvilles Stud shares her story 
  • Three day eventer Toots Bartlett shares how her new boy Equador MW showed his Aston Martin tendencies but Freebie slowed to miss out on his second International win. 
  • Some of Dorset’s coastal creatures play an important national role in our coastal biodiversity, explains Hazel Ormrod from Dorset Wildlife Trust
  • Why did we stop eating the fat hen, wonders expert Carl Mintern, who is celebrating the season for finding the jewel in the mushroom-foraging crown, Dorset chanterelles
  • When was the last time you saw a toad in the garden? Writer Jane Adams raises the alarm call for our endearingly ugly, slug-loving splodges
  • The 1950s green ‘wonder foam’ for flower arrangers is not actually green at all, says flower farmer Charlotte Tombs
  • The transition from the EU’s Basic Payment Scheme is likely to result in a big loss to the Dorset economy, says NFU county advisor Gemma Harvey
  • Fifth generation farmer James Cossins says it’s time to explore new (old) ways to maintain cattle feed through the summer
  • The disconnect between consumers and the food on their plates has arguably never been wider – Andrew Livingston suggests that social media can help

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