It is said that the average person in the UK eats chicken twice a week. The poultry industry has claimed that, to continue this, will require the setting up of more chicken mega-farms where thousand of birds are housed under cover (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/03/intensive-chicken-mega-farms-feed-uk-poultry-industry-head-richard-griffiths). This is in spite of a mark-up price for 'free-range' chicken produce (the producers argue that consumers will have the choice). Unfortunately, mega-farms may well prove to be inescapable post-Brexit if the UK gets a 'great deal' with the US that forces us to take chlorinated chicken (genuinely, a 'race to the bottom').
This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
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