Henry visits a patch of grass

Henry was very keen to visit the site where the ‘Sodden 570’ protested against the persecution of Henrys everywhere. Here we are near the Fairholmes visitor centre – and the sun was shining! For comparison, here is Harry, Chris, Barry and me, standing in the rain, on Hen Harrier Day 2014.

Henry chills out with an ice cream

Even an eligible young male Hen Harrier like Henry, on the look out for a mate, needs to chill out now and again. Here I buy Henry an ice cream. We sat on a stone wall in the Goyt Valley and had a chat. Henry thanked everyone for signing the e-petition to ban driven grouse…

Thank you

The Westminster government e-petition site closed about six hours early yesterday – at around 6pm rather than at the scheduled midnight.  Is that the first broken promise of the general election campaign? Our e-petition disappeared with no warning, along with all the others, but with around 22,400 signatures supporting the call to ban driven grouse…