You can find an article by me in the current edition of British Wildlife – it’s about farming and doesn’t mention Peter Kendall. It does mention farmer-bashing, Defra Ministers, the Farmland Bird Index and asking for our money back – but that’s enough clues, you will have to read the article to fill in the gaps. My occasional column in British Wildlife is under the title of ‘Naturally opinionated Mark Avery‘ which would have been a decent title for this blog, but I still prefer Standing up for Nature really.
Also in British Wildlife you can find articles on the South Downs National Park, museums, ancient woodland and much much more including a letter by Martin Harper on ‘NGOs and challenging times’.
Also, there is a very kind review of Blogging for Nature written by the inestimable Sue Everett which describes my blogging, past and present, as providing ‘vital fodder for students of nature conservation, as well as those currently embroiled in the thick of it.’.
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I am greatly looking forward to reading it Mark…fingers crossed that my subscription arrives in this mornings post. A quiet moment reading ‘twitcher in the swamp’ with a glass of brandy and a mince pie will no doubt provide some welcome respite from a house full of relatives!
British Wildlife is a truly outstanding publication and I urge anybody with an interest in nature conservation who does not currently subscribe, to do so asap. You will do well to find a better way of spending £19.95 this xmas.
Merry Christmas Mark and a healthy new year.
Congratulations on your tireless campaign for birds,wildlife and environment.If only we had more like you the rewards would be greater.Think you are a rare combination of knowledge and a massive work ethic all of which makes me admire you the more that hopefully following your blog I understand you.
It also includes a long letter fromMartin harper explaining why its all so difficult – which, of course, it is.
There is an answer, Martin, and that is we do need a revolution – not of people out on the streets with banners but in the way we ‘do’ environment – not just wildlife. Stop waiting for politicians to come up with ideas and put forward a clear view of the sort of country we all want to live in – where wildlife, environmental services and crops join up in a cohesive whole, where our towns and cities are surrounded by widlife rich, accessible countryside rather than the rubbish tips or intensive keep out farmland of today. And it isn’t all about money – we are spending stacks, much of it to buy out the damage from other Government spending.