Tim writes: Wood Warbler is by far the rarest and most beautiful of the three Phylloscopus warblers that breed in Britain. Willow Warbler has about 2.2 million pairs, while Chiffchaff has about 1.1 million, whereas Wood Warbler only has around 6000 pairs, and that is likely to have fallen as the species is in steep…
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
Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill
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Thinking of going for a walk this weekend?
I’ve heard the Peak District National Park, our oldest National Park, is very nice… Try the road from Manchester to Barnsley (which is also the road from Barnsley to Manchester) near the Woodhead Pass, perhaps… And the area south of the main road along Middle Small Clough looks nice from the road … Well, admittedly…
Press release – HS2 and Barbastelles from Leigh Day
Rare bats sightings mean continuing HS2 works could be criminal offence Leigh Day lawyers have written a second letter to HS2 Limited to call for a halt to works at Jones Hill Wood, Buckinghamshire since the discovery of Barbastelle bats at the location. On behalf of his client’s concern at the sightings in Jones Hill…
Waxwings?
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Every few years we have a Waxwing winter when these highly attractive birds turn up in numbers and strip the berries from Rowan trees all over the place and Cotoneaster bushes in Tesco car parks. Waxwings come here in years of Waxwing abundance and berry-scarcity in Scandinavia. They are superb birds and all the more…
Guest blog – Fair Isle Memories by David Parkin
David Parkin was born in Sheffield and raised on Tyneside. He started birding at age 12 and decided to study Zoology after hearing talks by Denis Summers-Smith and John Coulson as a teenager. After a short spell at Edinburgh he moved to Nottingham in 1971, remaining there for the rest of his career (choose your…
Badger petition update (6) – three weeks
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End of Week 3 and our e-petition has passed 64,000 signatures at a rate of 1,300+ signatures/day for the last week. Derbyshire Dales still leads the list and has passed the 400 signatures milestone. Stroud has reached 300 signatures. Last Thursday there were 10 constituencies with over 200 signatures now there are 24. And it’s…
Press release – Garfield Weston Foundation
Public and funders still don’t understand urgent need to act on climate crisis – new report Charities say they are struggling to persuade the public of need to act rapidly on environmental issues Environmental organisations are struggling to communicate the sheer scale and complexity of the climate crisis to the public and funders. That’s according…
Big Match Fortnight closes at midnight
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If you contribute to the World Land Trust’s appeal to save the Choco Forest before midnight tonight your donation will be doubled. And you’ll help get us to reach our target – and, most important of all, you’ll save some of the Earth’s wild places. Click here to see how you can help please –…
RSPB statement on House of Lords debate
RSPB welcomes Defra and House of Lords support for a burning ban on peatlands The RSPB has today welcomed Defra and cross-party support in the House of Lords today for a burning ban on peatlands. In the debate, Defra minister Zac Goldsmith said, “The evidence shows that the burning on blanket bog is detrimental as it moves the bog away from its original wet state and risks vulnerable peat bogs…