LEGAL MINEFIELD: "In Europe it is run by the Napoleonic code of 'you're guilty until you prove yourself innocent'. They put the charge, you have to prove you're innocent, it is not like the other way around in Britain. They want to bring this into the UK and we've got to fight this. This is the reason we must leave…

  NATIONAL ASSET: Heathland is a rare and restricted habitat that needs careful management and conservation designation. Only 15 per cent of the original heathland in Dorset (like this) survives and only occurs where there is a suitable soil and a temperate climate.   RESOURCE EFFICIENT: Thes…

FRONT OF HOUSE: Dhamu, my companion for the day, is outside the front entrance of Upton House to show the scale of the building. The main foundations of the house was built between 1816 and 1818 with the West Wing completed in 1825. The land that it was built on was bought by former mayor of Poole William Spurrier.…

  FOOD FOR THOUGHT: "Plant foods are those Mother Nature gave us as cleansers - they do not feed us, nourish us, they do not build your bones or your brain or your muscles. They do not nourish or feed anything. They are given to make our bodies clean and to detoxify us. Both are important. It is important t…

LOOKING DOWN: This is an aerial shot of the Late Iron Age fort at Badbury Rings. Five years of archaeological surveys of the fort were done by the RCHME between 1993 and 1997. Picture courtesy of Kevin Jakeman.   FENCED OFF: This fence is part of the point-to-point course that encircles a freshly cut…