December issue of Smallholder magazine is out now

This month it features:

- urban beekeeping, bees do not need as much space as you may think

- goat welfare, basic but necessary reminders on taking care of these inquisitive creatures

- hedging at River Cottage, to keep livestock safe and wildlife fed and housed

- the Toulouse, the mighty French goose

- nut trees, which are best for your smallholding?

- tupping time, the tup is half the flock

- pruning fruit trees, a task often avoided but simple once started

- heavy weather for horses, how to protect them from the trials of rain and cold

- Smalltalk, an exclusive interview with Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, The Black Farmer, who tended an inner city allotment as a boy and today owns a farm

Plus there's a delicious Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall special recipe of the month.

For your copy visit your local newsagent, order it online at smallholder.co.uk/subscribe/ or call 01778 392011.