• How many eggs does a hen lay in its lifetime? • What's a hogget?   • What is the point of burning heather on moorland?   • How does grazing help the environment?   • Can Britain be self-sufficient • What is a genetically modified crop?   • When is a pig a gilt? • Who owns the forests, the mountains, the wetlands and coastline in Britain? • What is the future for British farming? All these questions and more are tackled by Jill Mason in this new fact-packed, illustrated book. It is an invaluable account of the British countryside today, its livestock, its crops and its wildernesses.