Jane is a naturalist, photographer and nature writer living in Dorset. Her work has appeared in books, anthologies and blogs for charities such as The Wildlife Trusts and the International Bee Research Association. When she’s not exploring Dorset’s lanes and countryside she can be found lying on her stomach watching insects in her garden. Jane’s…
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French get sniffy about glue
Ah, the EU – remember the EU? All EU member states are breaking EU laws on some environmental issue. But there is vastly more coherence to pretty good standards within the disparate countries from Finland to Portugal and from Ireland to Romania than in the absence of the EU. Just watch what happens in the…
An update on English constituencies and our e-action
Over 92,000 e-actions have been taken since Hen Harrier Day, pressing elected politicians to act on wildlife crime and generally on the ecological problems associated with driven grouse shooting. Thank you – it’s an amazing response and I reckon we can reach 100,000 e-actions in the next four and a half days until the e-action…
A response to our e-action by the new leader of the LibDems, Ed Davey
Ed Davey was elected the leader of the LibDems today after one of the most dragged-out elections of all time (but I did make some money betting on it). He has probably had a lot on his mind in the last couple of weeks and this is the rather limp response he has sent his…
Labour steps up, DEFRA steps away
This evening, Labour Deputy Leader, Angela Rayner, is chatting live to Chris Packham on his Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ChrisGPackham/ and his Twitter feed (@chrisgpackham) at 7pm about the Wild Justice, Hen Harrier Action and RSPB e-action – see here. Good for her and this will be very helpful in raising the issue among Labour supporters. In…
A ministerial response to the e-action from Wales
Considering the small number of grouse moors in Wales then this is a pretty good response from the Welsh Government Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths. This statement was made in response to the large number of e-actions taken by people in Wales expressing their concern at the status of Hen Harriers…
How many Hen Harriers bred in England this year?
It’s late August and no announcement has been made as to how many Hen Harriers bred, and where, and with what nesting success in England this year. That’s a bit odd. The much-trumpeted DEFRA/NE/shooting organisations ‘joint’ action plan for Hen Harriers published in 2016 has monitoring of Hen Harriers as its first, out of six,…
Wild Justice comments on DEFRA/NE/BASC/GWCT/Exeter University review of released gamebird impacts
See here.
You’re not impressed
These are just a few of the comments I’ve seen from participants in the Wild Justice, RSPB, Hen Harrier Action e-action to responses they have been sent by Tory MPs – just a few. If MPs saw the reactions of their constituents to their haughty, evasive and misleading responses they might think again – or…
Very pleased
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I purchased this piece of artwork (by Patricia Malcolm) in the Hen Harrier Day auction. I’m very pleased with it. It will look down at me as I sit at a computer.