It’s very obvious that there are a lot of signatures coming our way from Scottish constituencies. This is wonderful! And, entirely appropriate. Although our e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting will eventually receive a response from Defra and not from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, its aims are not country-specific. If we were to reach…
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Champions of the Flyway 2016 – blog 3
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Day 3 – Sunday 27 March I’ve long wanted to visit Eilat in migration time and here I am! Eilat is a holiday resort on the Red Sea – most people are here to relax and soak up the sun. A couple of hundred of us are here to take part in a Bird Race. …
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15,000 signatures on Day 14. Last time it took 5 weeks not two weeks: the time before, it took almost 12 weeks. Momentum! Thank you very much – all of you who have signed and spread the word.
Sunday book review – Wild Kingdom by Stephen Moss
Britain’s wildlife is going down the pan, isn’t it? Yes, it is! But it isn’t all bad. In this personal account of the fate of our wildlife Stephen Moss visits a wide variety of places and habitats – and sees species on the up as well as on the down track. It’s an entertaining journey…
Champions of the Flyway 2016 – blog 2
Day 2 – Saturday 26 March Wake up early and realise I am in Israel: Wednesday, home; Thursday, Devon; Friday, Luton; Saturday, Tel-Aviv. Tomorrow I’ll wake up in Eilat, one of the migration hotspots of the world where birds pour through from African wintering grounds to Europe and Asia. Can’t wait! Today we start fairly…