Standing up for Nature
On Sunday I’ll be heading to the Highlands Hen Harrier Day event, the northernmost ever, in the Boat of Garten Community Hall, 1pm start. Free admission. Speakers: Dr Mark Avery – Author, blogger and conservationist. Andy Wightman MSP – Writer and advocate of land reform. Allan Bantick – former chair of SWT Ian Thomson –…
A big thank you to all those involved in organising Hen Harrier Day events this year – it’s a lot of work, I know. On Saturday there are events at: RSPB Rainham Marshes Sheffield RSPB Loch Leven Glenarriff Forest Park On Sunday there are events at: RSPB Arne Dunsop Bridge, Lancs Isle…
After meeting in the Derwent Valley in 2014, the #sodden570, and then assembling in the Goyt Valley in 2015, followed by a gathering in Edale last year, the Peak District area Hen Harrier Day event is slap bang in the middle of Sheffield this Saturday. The event will be ‘chaired’ by Liz Ballard, CEO of…
This is a comment posted on an earlier blog post by a committed NT supporter – I thought it worth giving more profile because it’s very powerful. NT must surely realise what they are doing, through their own choice of action, to alienate their supporters and paying members. The offer of a guest blog here…
I’m glad I’m a member of OneKind – and I’m looking forward to reconnecting with their Chief Exec in Boat of Garten on Sunday at Highlands Hen Harrier Day. This feisty organisation has launched a social media campaign for the month of August. The idea is that we tweet images of wildlife, any Scottish wildlife…