From the farm at Yockenthwaite
	12:26pm Thu 28 Aug 08
	According to folklore and old country sayings it is now autumn.

	Fight to save our mighty oak
	3:55pm Fri 22 Aug 08
	Five hundred years ago, North Yorkshire was so heavily wooded that it was said a squirrel could travel from Skipton to Knaresborough without touching the ground. Now, the Yorkshire Dales have the unenviable reputation of being one of the least wooded areas of England.

	From the farm at Yockenthwaite
	2:57pm Thu 21 Aug 08
	The burbling and twittering coming from the housemartins' nest in the office window is constant; it never stops.

	From the farm at Yockenthwaite
	11:07am Thu 14 Aug 08
	We had a ride down the Dale to Burnsall tonight to deliver some Granola; in the wake of a heavy shower and receding blue-black rain clouds, the sun was shining and in front of us was probably one of the most magnificent rainbows I have ever seen. I just wish that I had had my camera in the car.

Somewhere up north, it’s raining

3:42pm Sunday 10th August 2008

As I write this, the rain is lashing down on my skylight window so hard that the whole roof is shaking.

Fowl or fish? Tackling the wildlife conundrum

9:32am Saturday 9th August 2008

Several of the west- flowing rivers of North Craven support what many fly fishermen believe to be the gamest of all British game fish. This is not, as one would expect, the mighty salmon, but its so-called "poor relation", the sea trout.

	From the farm at Yockenthwaite
	3:40pm Thu 7 Aug 08
	I didn't manage to get to the lavender to cut it before it rained. Since then I have only had one chance and on that occasion it was early evening and the midges were out in force on the look-out for supper! I was eaten into submission after about 10 minutes.

Volunteers who were a cut above

3:27pm Saturday 2nd August 2008

England's canals are busier now than when they were the freight arteries of the Industrial Revolution, according to the latest survey from British Waterways - and what good news this is for the towns and villages on their banks.

	From the farm at Yockenthwaite
	3:13pm Thu 31 Jul 08
	We have had a good week. Most of the sheep are now clipped and, apart from one field, all of Raisgill is cleared. It did go into big bale silage, but that is partly the fault of the weathermen who forecast showers at the weekend.
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	Officer aims to stamp out wildlife crime
	2:50pm Sat 26 Jul 08
	Craven's new wildlife crime officer PC Vanessa Bateson wants the public's help to stamp out crimes against birds and animals.

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