Yesterday I talked to a journalist and sent him some information, sent the Wild Justice lawyers some carefully crafted thoughts, answered the front door several times as books and vegetables arrived, wrote my column for British Wildlife, wrote two blogs, picked some red tomatoes and a lot of green tomatoes, had conversations on the phone…
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Earthshot or crackpot? I’m not sure.
It’s pretty unclear to me what this £50m over 10 years in £1m prizes is likely to achieve but we’ll see. The five categories are: Protect and restore nature Clean our air Revive our oceans Build a waste-free world Fix our climate …and if you have a really good idea on any of those subjects…
Badger petition update (4)
We are at the end of the second week of this petition and it has passed 55,000 signatures. In the last week signatures have been adding at 1000/day. This demonstrates how very angry many people are about government’s assault on one of our most loved native mammals. Inhumane Badger slaughter is not a vote winner….
RSPB press release – Roseate Terns
Record-breaking year for roseate terns A record-breaking 130 pairs of breeding roseate terns on Coquet Island have been recorded this year. Coquet Island off the Northumberland Coast is home to the UK’s only colony of breeding roseate terns. This year, the RSPB celebrates 50 years at Coquet Island with the RSPB taking over management of…
E-action or inaction?
If you took place in the Wild Justice, Hen Harrier Action, RSPB e-action then I wonder whether you have had a response from your MP yet? I know that quite a few people haven’t yet, and that is pretty poor. I think there is a preponderance of Labour MPs in the non-repliers but that’s just…
In the garden for months
Apart from having my first ever flu jab I’ve mostly been sitting in the garden this morning – thinking. There are Skylarks flying over every now and again – so characteristic of fine days in October here. And there have been a few Red Admirals on the Ivy, among all the wasps, Ivy Bees (just…
News from the Moorland Association
Given that the Moorland Association has been strangely quiet recently it is worth noting that they are now trying hard to appear very very reasonable. It’s all a bit odd. Their responses to the RSPB statement on burning and Birdcrime report are rather moderately worded. I will be interested to see what the Moorland Association…
My neighbour’s Walnut tree
I slightly covet my neighbour’s Walnut tree but I’m not sure how good the walnuts are. What I do know is that the local Jackdaws love them, as does what appears to be a single Rook. The Jackdaws seem to arrive just after 9am every morning (why then?) and take away individual walnuts in their…
Update: Andy Langley’s fundraiser for World Land Trust
… is doing well. Thank you to all who have supported this appeal to protect the Ecuadorian Chaco Forest. Andy’s fundraiser is such a great deal: your £1 unlocks a further £3 that has been promised by Andy’s employer, Ecclesiastical insurence, and other potential donors that WLT has lined up. Andy’s trying to raise £5,000…
Wind?
Johnson is going to announce a big push on offshore wind energy today. This sounds good, although not unalloyed good news. It’s a very political move. Energy production generates jobs and energy, it appears that the PM’s announcement is going to put those jobs in the Northeast of England somewhere near where the red wall…