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

Moorland Association membership set to plummet?

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This statement has been made by the Moorland Association: ‘Illegally set traps – final statement ‘The MA has formally reviewed the incident on Mossdale Estate where an underkeeper admitted to setting traps illegally. The keeper is no longer employed by the estate. Mossdale has also resigned its membership of the MA.”   This may not…

Guest blog – Kick the Butts out of Kinder Scout by Nick Moyes

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Nick Moyes is former Senior Keeper of Natural History at Derby Museum; co-author of The Flora of Derbyshire, and technical advisor to the Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project, which he helped set up. He is currently campaigning to get The Sanctuary LNR restored by Derby City Council, and advises on biodiversity action plans across Lowland Derbyshire….

Thank you Oxford

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I enjoyed talking in Oxford last week –  a lovely, lively crowd of people.  And they said nice things about my talk on Twitter: @Abigail Motley ‏Impassioned talk @MarkAvery @morethanadodo on destructive upland grouse shooting: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/125003 … @Jennifer Pitt7 ‏Many thanks to @MarkAvery for an inspiring talk last night at Oxford’s @morethanadodo on why we should…

Gordon’s IN

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Yesterday I went to hear Gordon Brown talk in Leicester as a part of the Labour In campaign. I’m glad I did. You might think that Gordon Brown is a bit of a miserable guy, grumpy and lacking in humour – well, I’m sure he can be, but yesterday he sparkled. Maybe it’s the freedom…