Guest blog – Bowland: crimes against nature by Eleanor Upstill-Goddard

Eleanor is a wildlife conservationist and raptor enthusiast from Northumberland with an MSc in Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management from Newcastle University. She indulges her passion for wildlife through photography and writing. Twitter: @DaisyEleanorug       We have all heard of the expression ‘to turn a blind eye’, meaning to pretend that a particular act…

Trusted Trustees (2) – Richard Benyon MP

Richard Benyon MP is the second in this series of blogs introducing you to the trustees, chairs and patrons of wildlife and environmental charities etc. The idea is to let you know who is running or has a senior, perhaps albeit largely honorary, position in your favourite, or least favourite, charity. The trustees in this…

Tales from the Bird Fair (4)

A now-regular attendee at the Bird Fair from the USA is John Riutta, The Well-read Naturalist, @WRNBookReview. John has agreed to be a judge (with Ian Carter and myself) of this blog’s writing competition – writing a review of George Monbiot’s Feral. And I know that John, who works with Celestron, had some interesting discussions…

So sensitive…

Burning of what looks like a blanket bog – difficult to tell sometimes when it’s burned to a crisp – in a National Park.  Yorkshire Dales this time. Many thanks to Nick Miles for these images.