Category: Out Of Doors

The voice of the allotment | December 2021

A November plot - Barry Cuff shares the result of careful planning with a continuing harvest from his winter allotment. After the deluge on the...

How we embrace Christmas

Cyclamen, Wreath Making workshops, gifts for loved ones, and of course, the trees... yes, we’re embracing it all. There’s no denying it any longer. It’s...

Garden jobs for December 2021

Here are this month’s jobs from Sherborne gardener Pete Harcom - perfect for a mild crisp December winter’s day. Winter digging can continue This is...

The pagan history of the Christmas wreath

One of our favourite signs of Christmas dates back thousands of years, says Charlotte Tombs. I am worse than a toddler at this time of...

How to be blooming gorgeous!

Autumn gardening is all about planning and protecting plants in order for them to give joy and excitement next year, says Charlotte Tombs It may...

Fighting for (or with!) our footpaths

My husband looks more like Indiana Jones than a rural dog walker, always armed with secateurs to hack back bully-boy brambles and nettles or...

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Dorset Mounties

Riding into the fight against rural crime: Andrew Livingston spoke to one of Dorset’s new rural mounted volunteers You’ll struggle to find a village that...

Read March’s BV here

Welcome to March's The BV - we've got potholes and developers (though it's moderately tricky to create an issue without them, if I'm honest),...