Reading through the papers ahead of an upcoming World Land Trust trustees’ meeting (online) that I’ll be chairing. I’m just so impressed by what the UK team and our partners across the globe do to conserve nature. All made possible by your donations. Making a regular monthly donation is an easy way to support this…
BLOG
Press release – Trees for Life
Trees for Life launches court challenge to Scottish Government’s ‘licence to kill’ beaver policy Trees for Life is to challenge the Scottish Government’s nature agency NatureScot in court over its failure to make the killing of Scotland’s wild beavers a genuine last resort when the species needs to be managed. The Highlands-based rewilding charity has launched…
Guest blog – The impact of mothering on Nature writing by Caro Fentiman
Caro Fentiman is a writer and musician living in Northumberland. You can read more of her work at www.carofentiman.com and on instagram @carofentiman The impact of mothering on nature writing Following on from Daphne Pleace’s excellent guest blog on nature writing and gender, I wanted to share some of my own thoughts on nature writing and…
RSPB press release – moorland burning is massive problem
New analysis shows that burning of moorlands is the biggest threat to England’s most important places for wildlife New analysis of Government data by the RSPB shows that the burning of moorlands is the biggest identified threat to England’s Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). The analysis also shows that no reason has been identified…
I’ve signed this petition
This is an interesting new petition – it only sprang into life four days ago. I’ve signed it because hare coursing is illegal and I disapprove of wildlife crime. It’s also a pretty nasty country field sport which we are right to put behind us and it’s good to see Edward Coles (who I am…