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Max Riley

@MaxRileyZoo

Tread: It’s #FolkloreThursday so I thought I should do some folklore on common #wildlife in the U.K.!

One of my favourites is that if you have a #bees on your property you should always keep them in the know about the goings on in your house.
Also if there’s a death you should turn the hive towards the road so the bees can mourn when the hearse goes by.

#BarnOwls were often seen as bad omens. They were used to predict the weather.
However in the North it was seen as lucky to see an owl.

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Jonathan Schifferes

@JSchifferes

1/ Here’s what I found touring farming businesses around Newark and #Nottinghamshire yesterday for @ffc_commmission #ffccontheroad (Grateful for my @CoticLtd bike!) #food #farming #countryside

2/ Farming dominates the rural landscape. But in most rural areas more people work in industry than agriculture. #ffccontheroad

3/ Farmers told me that while their generation has had to diversify not only farm activity, but their own skill set. They need to be mechanics, accountants, labourers, investors, land managers and entrepreneurs. They typically have fewer staff than their parent’s generation.

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Doing Things Differently

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