LATER LIFE: Richard’s conservation skills keep him busy in the countryside…
After retiring in 2004, Richard Hayes wanted to keep busy rather than just putting his feet up, so he started helping out with the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV), and subsequently the Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG), learning a wide range of skills to help keep the local countryside in good order. “At first I got into drystone […]