Standing up for Nature
This petition has now passed 140,000 signatures and may very soon pass 141,000 signatures. The wording of the introduction has changed and the way the counter works too – that may please some readers of this blog. Please sign #stateofnature petition https://bit.ly/3kjLIsX – thank you!
I have found this book a difficult one to review because I like and admire the author but I dislike and don’t admire the book. What follows is a review of the book, not of the author. It’s a book about predators in the UK – so raptors, Red Foxes, Badgers, seals get lots of…
Is that a fire beater or a white flag? Grouse moor management under fire in this long article in today’s Guardian. Simon the gamekeeper says; Without burning you wouldn’t have the grouse estates: you would have bogs, you’d have rushes and nothing else https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/may/01/its-become-them-and-us-battle-to-burn-englands-moorlands …in a way that almost makes it sound as though he…
Michael Joseph lives and works in the Peak District. He moved there in 2014 from London and enjoys cycling and running in the area. He has been involved in several projects over the years including the Bradwell Hydro Project and the Hope Valley Air Quality project, both of which were funded by the Peak District National…
Dominic Woodfield is the Managing Director of Bioscan, a long established and well-respected consultancy specialising in applied ecology. He is a life-long birder, a specialist in botany, habitat restoration and creation and in protected fauna including bats, herpetofauna and other species. He is also a highly experienced practitioner in Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats Regulations…