This government has been hopeless at doing things for nature. Almost completely hopeless. The Marine and Coastal Access Act received Royal Assent in November 2009. Then there was a general election in May 2010 and everything ground to a halt. Defra has dropped several proposed Marine Conservation Zones from the current consultation because of ‘economic…
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BASC wriggling, G(W)CT silent. How interesting.
BASC are wriggling on lead. Their previous Chief Exec appears to be in favour of a lead-free future, on the basis of the evidence. So BASC is preparing to disparage and demean their long-serving and much-respected former Chief Exec, it seems. I cannot understand why BASC is so against a ban on lead ammunition –…
Don’t leave them short
I won’t be buying any boardshorts, as surfing looks to me as easy as falling off a log and just as much fun (a bit like skiing really). But if I were going to buy some smart cool shorts then I would like the idea of them being recycled from beach and ocean plastics. That…
A lead-free future
If you know anything about the evidence for harm from lead ammunition, and know anything about how many other countries have switched to non-toxic ammunition, then it is difficult to imagine how the ‘Lead Ammunition Group‘ could possibly do anything other than opt for a lead-free future. Parts of a single email released under FoI…
Nene Washes
It was freezing at Eldernell on Friday afternoon but I wouldn’t have missed it for anything. A Barn Owl was sitting on the fence just before we got to the car park – which I could already see was fuller than usual. Barn Owls are just lovely aren’t they? Any visit to a nature reserve…