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

I object!

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I’m not the only one to have objected to this retrospective planning application for a ‘temporary’ track to a line of grouse butts.  You could object too, but comments have to be submitted by Monday so it is a job for this weekend. At the time of writing this post, all 30 comments are objections…

35,000 – a good way to go into the weekend.

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And there goes another milestone – 35,000 signatures. Thank you all. The ‘200 Club’ numbers just one constituency: Calder Valley 228 signatures – Craig Whittaker MP, CON But the ‘100 Club’ has swelled to : Ross, Skye, Lochaber 166 signatures – Ian Blackford MP, SNP Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey 145 signatures –  Drew Hendry…

Congratulations to Andy Wightman

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Any friend of Henry is a friend of mine! And now Henry has a friend in Holyrood as a successful Green Party candidate on the Lothian regional list. Andy Wightman co-authored a report on grouse shooting with Ruth Tingay last year. A nation celebrates – but I don’t see Scottish Land and Estates Doug McAdam…

Dear Mr Pursglove

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Dear Mr Pursglove May I thank you for your response to my previous letter on Fineshade Wood. I very much appreciated it and I am glad that I can agree with my local MP on a very local issue. Thank you again. Now that the weather has turned to a more reasonable and seasonal temperature…

And thank you Wales

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And here are the results of the Welsh jury… (in red, constituencies which registered more signatures in six months last time, than in six weeks this time around; in blue, constituencies which have already surpassed their previous total): Ceredigion 95, 82 Montgomeryshire 79, 72 Brecon and Radnorshire 62, 72 Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire 54, 59 …