Cornwall

Last week I headed to Cornwall. Cornwall is a long way away. It’s a long way away from everywhere (except west Devon) and even those in Cornwall think that west Cornwall is far from east Cornwall. I gave a talk to the the Cornwall Bird Watching and Preservation Society – click here – and I…

Debate on grouse shooting 1

The future of driven grouse shooting was debated on Monday afternoon and there is plenty to say about that debate but I’ll give myself some time to think about it and let the dust settle. I’ll return to the subject, in some detail, on Monday and later next week. Meanwhile, if you didn’t watch the…

What will the Labour government do on Monday?

Today’s RSPB report, Hen Harriers in the firing line,  is a timely reminder ahead of Monday’s debate in the Westminster parliament on the future of driven grouse shooting that birds of prey, in this report Hen Harriers, are systematically and illegally killed on grouse moors so that the those enjoying the hobby of shooting Red…