The RSPB has just announced on Martin Harper’s blog that it, too, is making a legal challenge to Natural England’s licensing of brood meddling.
The RSPB tipped me off on Tuesday that they had made this decision but they were waiting until they had sent off their letter before action before going public.
It’s good that the RSPB has made this decision and I have told them that we look forward to working closely with them – I think this means that we will be co-claimants.
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I’ve long been a member of the RSPB and support much of what they do, but it is lamentable that they didn’t lead on this. It’s a pity you and the people who put their hand in their pocket had to show them the way.
I’m sure they found your ‘invitation’ a hard one to decline.
Have you seen the response to Ed Hutchings petition? What a load of rubbish.
Jonathan – no I haven’t. Thank you.
Talk about head in the sand, this had me spluttering into my porridge! Such arrogance and smug self justification. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/207482
‘The introduction of such new regulation would require evidence that it will be effective’
Well they got that right since they know they will continue to turn a blind eye.
As for the rest of the usual drivel, I’m surprised you had the stomach for porridge after that!
I didn’t get much past the opening lines, before making a particularly strong coffee to wash away the bad taste in my mouth.
About time too! They have sat on the fence for far to long over this matter. Always happy to tell other countries that they should not shoot birds but slow to set an example by ‘protecting’ our own. As a life member, I would happy to see them drop the ‘Royal’ from their name if that’s what it takes, since the royals are as bad as the rest of them.
Well done Mark for yet again showing the lead. Hope the title of a future book is ‘Winning for Birds’.
About time RSPB did more than talk quietly behind the scenes – if it was even doing that, I guess we cannot know either way. But much, much, better late than never so this is very welcome news indeed.
Remember RSPB, ’tis better to be respected than liked, and if your opponents have no respect ’tis enough to be feared. Welcome back!
ps – the Govt response to the licencing petition is complacent dismissive ignorant tosh. Onwards and upwards.
It is my suspicion that if you had not done this the RSPB. would not have done so, and were embarrassed into doing it.
Thus your action was Ann absolute necessity, unfortunately.
Well done.
Excellent news but not before time. I hope they also start taking a much more robust approach to other grouse moor issues, particularly after the government’s pathetic response to the licencing petition.
There are so many nonsensical things happening that affect wildlife, badly. This is one of them. Let’s see this stopped, quickly, and if we keep pushing Westminster and national governments (like the Welsh Govt with their counter-productive c£2bn road through 6 miles of wetland SSSIs on the Gwent Levels) should follow and we’ll get the politics & natural environment we deserve.
Great news. Now a judicial review of the lowland introduction scheme.
Now thats more like it….stand up and be counted…if youre not part of the solution, youre part of the problem.
Its good that RSPB are taking action but I was really hoping that they would leave the brood meddling case in your capable hands and take a judicial review of the HRA of the truly awful Walshaw Long Term Management plan. Someone really needs to challenge that or the same will happen on grouse moors all over England.
High time conservationist of all descriptions stood up against Natural England and\ some of the things it licences! NE needs to be independent. Not the Govt Poodle