A new petition has been launched in Scotland – calling for licensing of game estates. The name on the petition is the leading light of the Scottish Raptor Study Groups, the inestimable Logan Steele, and this e-petition does put large emphasis on the impacts of gamebird shooting, of any species of game, on birds of…
Author: Mark
Born Bristol, UK
Educated: Cleeve House School Bristol, Bristol Grammar School and Downing College Cambridge
Ph.D. University of Aberdeen, Winter activity of pipistrelle bats.
NERC post-doctoral Research Fellow, Edward Grey Institute, Oxford University
Former Conservation Director of the RSPB, 1989-2011
BBS
The latest Breeding Bird Survey report – for 2015 – is out. I collected data that went into this report, and I am proud that I did. I immediately turn to Table 4 – the summary of trends for the UK (and then look briefly at Table 5 – for England) – but this time…
Why are MPs having a long holiday?
The Parliamentary recess at Westminster is from 21 July until 5 September – that’s a long time and was partly, a long time ago, so that MPs and peers could rush off to their grouse moors for some ‘sport’. This period, no doubt, won’t be one long holiday for MPs, just as it isn’t…
Time for a reshuffle then…
Who would you like as the next Secretary of State for Defra? Who would you hate getting as Secretary of State for Defra? Who do you expect to get as Secretary of State for Defra? I really find it very difficult to answer any of those questions. That’s why I thought I’d ask for…
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That was quick! This video from Chris Packham probably helped: There are more videos to come from our trip to Yorkshire last week. Watch this space. North Norfolk, Norman Lamb MP (LIB) and Derbyshire Dales, Patrick McLoughlin MP (CON), have crossed the 200 signatures line and the following constituencies have joined the ‘100 Club’….