Next Tuesday’s Rally for Nature is just about full – physically full. If you want to attend the speeches etc then you will have to get a move on and register very soon to avoid disappointment. However, you can still email your MP and tell them and their political party to do more for wildlife….
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Today’s the last chance to have a go at this simple little quiz. Any entries to be posted as comments on this blog by 10pm. Which five species of bird have I seen over the years at Stanwick Lakes and omitted from the list? A signed copy of A Message from Martha or…
Vaccination of badgers
The good thing about this strange statement from the NFU is that they are wanting more vaccination of badgers. One of the strange things is that they seem to think that it is the job of wildlife charities to provide it rather than their own industry or government. This represents, it appears, quite a lurch…
Guest Blog – Of nests and nets by Dave Leech (BTO)
Dr Dave Leech is a Senior Research Ecologist at BTO, where I oversee the Nest Record Scheme (NRS) and the two standardised ringing projects, the Constant Effort Site (CES) scheme and the Retrapping Adults for Survival (RAS) scheme. My job involves developing survey methodology, analysing data and communicating the results to volunteers and the general…
Inglorious 12
This infographic has been sent to MPs by the Moorland Association and BASC recently. It allows me to make a few points. 1. They say: ‘Managing heather helps preserve and protect UK’s biggest carbon store‘. Not so according to The Times (1 October) reporting a recent study by Leeds University : ‘The owners of…