Update: Andy Langley’s fundraiser for World Land Trust

… is doing well. Thank you to all who have supported this appeal to protect the Ecuadorian Chaco Forest. Andy’s fundraiser is such a great deal: your £1 unlocks a further £3 that has been promised by Andy’s employer, Ecclesiastical insurence, and other potential donors that WLT has lined up. Andy’s trying to raise £5,000…

Wind?

Johnson is going to announce a big push on offshore wind energy today. This sounds good, although not unalloyed good news. It’s a very political move. Energy production generates jobs and energy, it appears that the PM’s announcement is going to put those jobs in the Northeast of England somewhere near where the red wall…

Books I’m reading at the moment

…and ones I am waiting to arrive in the post… That’s quite a lot of reading. I’m glad to say that Stephen Moss will be contributing his round-up of nature books for this blog towards the end of November (see previous years; 2019, 2018).

Birdwatch October 2020

Cracking finch! Cracking cover! Cracking magazine! This month’s Birdwatch is an excellent issue. Rebecca Armstrong kicks off with mention of the Wild Justice (and RSPB and Hen Harrier Action) e-action. Rebecca hadn’t had a reply at the time of putting this issue to bed and if she still hasn’t, and if you haven’t, then you…