In a f lap over chickens

MOVE over Harry Styles, the new pin-up is gardener, chicken-keeper and eco campaigner Arthur Parkinson, whose fans include Kate Moss (she has her own flock of chickens). Such are Parkinson’s luscious good looks that his publisher displayed Nigel Slater’s endorsement ‘Simply Gorgeous’, next to his rosy-cheeked face on the cover of his guide to container gardening, The Flower Yard.

But Parkinson, left, is far from just a pretty face. Along with his gardening he is leading the chicken welfare defence troops along with vigorously supporting the free-range egg business threatened by the current avian flu epidemic.

The 29-year-old’s Instagram page is well worth following not only for his passionate knowledge of this arena but his enchanting illustrations.

It’s made even me interested in the welfare of Burford Browns and Cotswold Legbars.