Save the date – 11 August 2019

Let’s have a 5-year reunion at the Derwent Dam! Chris Packham is up for it, Ruth Tingay is up for it, I’m up for it – are you up for it? Next year – Sunday 11 August 2019 – save the date.          

Thunderous Mr Wilde

  The thunderous Findlay Wilde has a thunderclap going. It will go out on 12 August, the Inglorious 12th, a while before he gets his GCSE results! It seems as though Findlay has been around for ages, he’s an established figure – an established figure and he hasn’t got to the sixth form yet. Well…

Hen Harrier Day at Grassington

Full details of the North of England Raptor Forum Hen Harrier Day event – a catchily-titled Raptor Persecution Awareness Open-Day – are now published.  There is no need to get a ticket and no need to book – so just come along between 10am and 2pm on Saturday 11 August.   That’s probably where I’ll…

Hen Harrier Day events 2018

The list of known events are on the Birders Against Wildlife Crime website.  There may be more – if so please make them known. Check dates and details on that site. So far: RSPB nature reserves: Rainham Marshes Arne Elsewhere: Grantown-on-Spey Grassington, Yorkshire Parkgate, Cheshire Stratford-u-Avon Cricket Ground Sheffield

HH Day in Boat of Garten – the movie!

The Boat of Garten HHDay event was well worth the journey to the fairly far north – but if you couldn’t make it there then here is a short video that gives you a flavour of it. Thank you to Andrea Goddard who organised the day and to all attendees, speakers etc. This film was…