Here are some suggestions for how the Bird Fair could help nature conservation even more than it does at the moment. Some are my ideas and others are good ideas from other people. They come in two lists – the less contentious list and the more contentious list and, I’ll keep stressing this, they are…
Year: 2017
Reflections on the 2017 Bird Fair (2)
I’ll come back to using the Bird Fair for political leverage this evening – this blog is a mixture of thoughts about how it could be a little bit better for attendees. These thoughts have been derived from in-depth surveys of people in my car heading to or from the Bird Fair and a few…
Walk with knowledge in the Highlands
The Walk Highlands website has this excellent article by David Lintern, The numbers game – a grouse moor primer for hillwalkers.
Reflections on the 2017 Bird Fair (1)
What a great Bird Fair that was! I have a feeling that it was the biggest ever – because I don’t recall a year when it wasn’t (!) but I am sure that it was one of the very best. I spent a lot less time rushing from place to place and a lot more…
Tales from the Bird Fair (2)
The very wonderful SWLA had an interesting ‘raffle’ in the art tent; you buy a ticket for £30 and you are guaranteed an original piece of artwork from those displayed on the wall (but the raffle element determines which one). It’s a good idea. Our £30 bought this Rockhopper by Darren Rees (and a signed…