As I sat in a single room of a shared Cambridge terrace house, I sorely missed Worcestershire’s rolling countryside. Growing up here, it’s easy to become a nature nut. I started birdwatching at a young age, a skill passed down from my father and his father before him. However, I soon became interested in a wider range of species - I probably know more about reptiles, amphibians and fish than birds nowadays. I was always an avid hiker and sought out beautiful landscapes so it was only natural that I became fascinated with ecology and habitat as well as individual species. When I finished my degree and returned to my hometown, my love for the countryside had grown deeper than ever.

Iain moved on to talk tool safety. Many of the tools being pointed out were completely unknown to me but I was unperturbed. It was abundantly clear that I was lacking in practical management skills. A farm, or even a green garden, was not something I was lucky enough to have while growing up. I would compensate by filling my house with potted plants but this was not particularly labour intensive. I found myself surprised at the weight of shove holers - a dirt extraction tool that resembles a 1.5-metre pair of scissors with shovels on each tip. It would take all my strength to throw them over the sides of the Landrover bed.