Hares, hedgerows and down on Hosford’s farm

• Rewilding Wild Woodbury – Dorset Wildlife Trust’s project records more than 1,100 species in its first year
• Wildlife writer Jane Adams goes in search of mysterious hares in Dorset churches which may have originated in Buddhist China
• Hedgerows have inexplicably been left out of the climate change action plan, says Rupert Hardy, chairman of North Dorset CPRE
• A recent case of animal neglect on a Dorset farm has highlighted red flags with the Red Tractor accreditation systems, says Andrew Livingston
• Alarmingly, bird flu is on the rise – new laws apply to backyard poultry keepers too, says NFU county advisor Gemma Harvey
• Farmer George Hosford discusses the latest news on ELMS, crosses his fingers on the new oilseed rape, and says goodbye to two old friends