‘Snow-joke’ in Wintry Wonder-Rutland for Moulton’s Land Managers!

Braving the extreme elements today, intrepid BSc Land Management students were hosted by Jim Egan of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust at the Allerton Project – a research and demonstration farm near Uppingham.  The student visit was kindly funded by the Rivers Trusts and Catchment Sensitive Farming and focussed on land management issues including catchment sensitive farming, agri-environment schemes and wildlife and environment research in both the class room session and the wintry farm walk. As the walk continued the snow began to fall, leaving staff and students wondering if they would escape it’s wintry clutches! Thankfully Catchment Sensitive Farming Officer Andrew Down - who was on hand to help with the walk - also proved useful in helping to tow the minibus up the steep snow lined lanes with his 4x4!