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

Your guesses for the end of July

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You are an optimistic bunch – really you are! Here are the guesses as to how many signatures we will have gained by my bedtime on 31 July: 51495 Robert Kingsbury-Barker 51798 Roger Little 53471 Sue 54356 Peter Swallow 54731 notso 55333 Steven Savage 56000 Emma Thompson 57356 Graham Sorrie 58713 Kate Cartmell Done 61645…

Guest blog – SCOTLAND the Big Picture by Peter Cairns

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Based in the Cairngorms National Park, Peter Cairns has been a conservation photographer for 20 years. Co-founder of projects such as Tooth & Claw, Wild Wonders of Europe and 2020VISION, his latest initiative focuses closer to home.             Much of what is written on this blog quite rightly shines a…

Wuthering Moors 53

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I recently contacted Natural England  and asked them the following questions which they have been kind enough to answer as follows: Q1: Has NE’s James Cross met Richard Bannister of the Walshaw Moor Estate in 2016?   A1: Yes, he has, on 4th February 2016.   Q2: What was the subject of their meeting?  …

M&S AGM

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Marks and Spencer – your AGM is a week tomorrow. Please can you tell us all whether you really are planning to sell Red Grouse meat in your stores this autumn or whether we ought to start a boycott of M&S goods now? M&S claims to have an industry-leading code of practice for game meat…