I saw blue whales this summer in Monterey Bay, California – they were amazing and I will never forget them. I have seen more butterflies in my garden this year than for years and years – and I sent the details to Butterfly conservation for the Big Butterfly Count (you have today and…
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
National Trust – well done! Now hold your nerve, please.
I say again – well done National Trust! The long-awaited NT response to the responses to their consultation document on management of the High Peak is out (click here). Despite being under lots of pressure from men in tweed the NT have, so far, held their nerve and make a robust response to people’s views. …
Guest Blog – Saving Nature with Faith Communities by Simon Marsh
Simon Marsh’s day job is Head of Planning Policy at the RSPB, leading a small team which seeks to ensure the planning system in England is good for nature. Wearing another hat, he is also an advisor to the Christian conservation charity, A Rocha UK. Working for an organisation like the RSPB, you sometimes have…
Support WWF’s new campaign – Virunga
I spent some time working with WWF at the beginning of this year. They are a great bunch of campaigners and environmentalists and I had a good time making or renewing friendships whilst I was there. It slightly pains me that WWF-UK is spending less and less time involved in UK conservation issues because the…
Catfield Fen revisited
This blog has touched on the subject of the drying out of Catfield Fen on four previous occasions; 30 May 2012, 22 August 2012, 10 September 2012, 30 September 2012. Whilst this blog, Standing up for Nature, has not paid much attention to Catfield Fen for nearly a year the owner of the site, Tim…