RSPB White-tailed Eagle story

An RSPB press release:   Online sea eagle star re-emerges four years on Mull eagle now in the Highlands A sea eagle, whose movements as a youngster were followed online by people around the world, has been found successfully raising a family in the northern Highlands. Known as Shelly, she was fitted with a satellite…

Tales from the Bird Fair (5)

Michael Gove’s ears should have been burning last weekend.  It’s not that everyone at the Bird Fair was talking about him, but some were. And it’s not that everyone believes that he is going to do good things but some do, and most of the rest will wait and see. His name came up in…

Guest blog – Bowland: crimes against nature by Eleanor Upstill-Goddard

Eleanor is a wildlife conservationist and raptor enthusiast from Northumberland with an MSc in Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management from Newcastle University. She indulges her passion for wildlife through photography and writing. Twitter: @DaisyEleanorug       We have all heard of the expression ‘to turn a blind eye’, meaning to pretend that a particular act…

Trusted Trustees (2) – Richard Benyon MP

Richard Benyon MP is the second in this series of blogs introducing you to the trustees, chairs and patrons of wildlife and environmental charities etc. The idea is to let you know who is running or has a senior, perhaps albeit largely honorary, position in your favourite, or least favourite, charity. The trustees in this…