“At this time of year, with tractors, combine harvesters, grain driers all in use, the farmer relies heavily on fuel. And with prices for grain still very, very depressed, it's not looking good.”
“Some of the species, like the pipistrelles, are increasing, and the rarer species, which include the greater horseshoe bat, are actually stable, so we are trying to find ways to increase their populations.”
“People said things like public transport will not cope, London will become a ghost town, businesses will be driven out and nobody will come to central London to shop any more. None of that has turned out to be true.”