Patrick Galbraith
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Environment correspondent @Telegraph | Uncommon Ground @wmcollinsbooks 2025 | Columnist for @countrylifemag and @thecriticmag
London / Norfolk
Joined April 2014
Reeves hit by Lords rebellion over ‘bats and newts’ construction rules Peers vote overwhelmingly to force developers to protect wildlife habitats https://t.co/9ZjWrwD1CW
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Peers vote overwhelmingly to force developers to protect wildlife habitats
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Restaurants swap steak for venison and game as beef prices soar https://t.co/FWF8NVmhmE
telegraph.co.uk
Rising costs to farmers of machinery, transport and labour leave menus exploring alternatives
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Organised crime gangs are dumping millions of tonnes of waste in the countryside Large-scale fly-tipping costs UK £1bn a year, House of Lords inquiry warns https://t.co/DDWtJlHMGS
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Large-scale fly-tipping costs UK £1bn a year, House of Lords inquiry warns
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“Like Luke at the end of Bates’s The Poacher, a place they loved will be truly gone” — @PaddyGalbraith meets two men who will soon lose their favourite bit of marsh
thecritic.co.uk
In the arena of storytelling, there’s power in chronicling change. H.E. Bates does it brilliantly in The Poacher.
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“England’s grey partridge shoots have mostly gone, hunting with hounds is out, hare coursing has gone and salmon numbers are dire” — @PaddyGalbraith on what we’re losing
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In the arena of storytelling, there’s power in chronicling change. H.E. Bates does it brilliantly in The Poacher.
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Fascinating talk this afternoon by @PaddyGalbraith in Yeovil about his interesting, and at times hilarious, book uncommon ground. Examining land access and the attitudes of various campaigners, hunters, illegal ravers, farmers, nudists and poachers.
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Government abandons plan to save English chalk streams Environmental campaigners have urged ministers to protect rare waterways under threat from pollution and extraction https://t.co/vch6Unb2Ba
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Environmental campaigners have urged ministers to protect rare waterways under threat from pollution
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Looking forward to this afternoon's events at Clandon Wood Glass Pavilion. @PaddyGalbraith @PeterAlanRoss Join us from 2pm🎟 https://t.co/0Wt2VnlC0g
@SurreyHillsNL @visit_guildford @VisitSurrey @GuildfordBooks @GuildfordBC @WmCollinsBooks @headlinepg
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Farmer backlash over 11th-hour policy reversal on cash for supporting wildlife Extension to subsidies for planting trees and wildflowers ‘a betrayal’ https://t.co/uepU0aN094
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Extension to subsidies for planting trees and wildflowers ‘a betrayal’
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Monty Don’s favourite garden ‘threatened by Labour’s new town’ Plan to build 9,000 homes threatens view from ‘truly great’ landscape celebrated in BBC series https://t.co/DUvAjgTz3i
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Plan to build 9,000 homes threatens view from ‘truly great’ landscape celebrated in BBC series
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Starmer accused of ‘virtue signalling’ with millions for Madagascan lemurs Government is ‘throwing money overseas’ while neglecting British countryside, environmentalists say https://t.co/SBWINgbSs8
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Government is ‘throwing money overseas’ while neglecting British countryside, environmentalists say
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Farmers suffer second-worst harvest on record Climate change to blame as low yields add to struggles with rising costs and tax changes https://t.co/780Yn6OHyg
telegraph.co.uk
Climate change blamed as low output adds to sector’s struggles with rising costs and tax changes
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Halt North Sea fishing to ‘protect British cod from extinction’ UK’s most popular fish in decline because of overfishing and lack of protection, study claims https://t.co/IcerVKFvig
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UK’s most popular fish in decline because of overfishing and lack of protection, study claims
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M&S accused of misleading shoppers over bread ingredients Real Bread Campaign claims it forced retailer into labelling review after issuing complaints https://t.co/yUBRrX4CuS
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Real Bread Campaign claims it forced retailer into labelling review after issuing complaints
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Troubled BrewDog sells Scottish forest amid mounting losses https://t.co/hms1H5cDN3
telegraph.co.uk
Brewer disposes of net zero project after thousands of pubs drops its beers
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Boden ad campaign featuring dead salmon triggers angler backlash https://t.co/Xij0GUdVJQ
telegraph.co.uk
Fishermen brand retailer’s fashion shoot ‘massively irresponsible’ amid extinction fears
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Soaring deer population sparks surge in road accidents https://t.co/UMjTpyXFc0
telegraph.co.uk
AA reveals collisions involving the animals cause £50m of car insurance claims a year
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England’s first paddy fields https://t.co/mUfwnccJLq
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First ever crop was planted in spring and grown over the course a record hot summer
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