Dr Therese Coffey is the junior minister at Defra. Now that Gavin Gamble’s e-petition in favour of banning driven grouse shooting has passed 10,000 signatures Dr Coffey will need to sign off a government response. In order that she does not make Defra look even more foolish than they do already I am providing a…
Year: 2017
Local issue – seems I was right (1)
I have objected to the proposal to build 10 large broiler units on open farmland a few miles from where I live (see here and here). I see that another local person has very recently seen large numbers of Lapwing and Golden Plover on the proposed site. This alone shows that more data are needed,…
Behind More Binoculars – great review
The first review of Behind More Binoculars has been published by those very nice people at Rare Bird Alert UK. Here are some quotes: ‘…there is more here than light entertainment. Taken together, the interviews constitute a surprisingly revealing and valuable record of the history of birdwatching, ornithology and conservation.’ ‘myriad light touches and…
Oh dear Defra!
Defra, the farmer’s friend, believes in permitting fire-bombing of the countryside, it seems. The map above is the distribution of signatures for an e-petition – not for Gavin Gamble’s e-petition asking for driven grouse shooting to be banned but for Hawk Honey’s (nice name!) to ban balloon and sky lantern releases. The Defra response…
Dr Coffey’s reading list (13) – we need a Reformation
Dr Therese Coffey is the junior minister at Defra. Now that Gavin Gamble’s e-petition in favour of banning driven grouse shooting has passed 10,000 signatures Dr Coffey will need to sign off a government response. In order that she does not make Defra look even more foolish than they do already I am providing a…