Standing up for Nature
Henry and I were in Yorkshire yesterday, but as he drove me home (what a clever Hen Harrier he is) we passed Lilford in the Nene Valley and I realised that today was an anniversary. Little Owls were successfully introduced into the UK at Lilford Hall by the 4th Baron Lilford in 1889; on St…
In Spain last week I talked to some environmentalists about the politics of nature conservation in Spain. Some of it sounded quite familiar. They were concerned about the Juncker review of the Birds and Habitats Directives; they felt that their government was not doing enough, and they were nervous about the results of the regional…
Is that a very large Hen Harrier or a very small Richard Porter? It’s both! Henry knew that he’d get a nice cup of tea chez Porter (and he also got some nice chocolate cake too). I know, it’s not exactly a mate for life, but it’s good to have cake now and again to…
The caption to this image (taken by Ed Hutchings – thank you Ed) would have to be, ‘Lord of none of what he surveys’. From the top of this dune in the Coto Donana one could see for miles. Some of Lawrence of Arabia was apparently filmed here. Looking over the marismas one got a…
Flying up and down in north Norfolk can be a bit scary. Too many bad things have happened in that part of the world. But today Henry seems to have found somewhere safe to settle for a while. I don’t think he will find a mate here – but I found a delicious bacon sandwich…