The following information request has been sent to Natural England: Dear Natural England.I write to request information under the EIR/FoI regulations.My request is in relation to individual licences issued by NE for the purposes of killing bird species such as Carrion Crows, Jays etc.My request is in response to information that has been obtained by…
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Guest blog – Natural England licences; a cover up? Part 2 by Bob Berzins
Bob Berzins is a campaigner and activist. His novel Snared is available now. His previous guests blogs here all focus on the management, or mismanagement of upland areas such as the Peak District, Walshaw Moor and the North York Moors. Continued from Part 1 – click here. Continuing my efforts to find out what individual…
Brood meddling – you can’t make…
Dear Natural England You know that you’ve had to release the advice of the Scientific Advisory Group on brood-meddling under EIR regulations. That means that many with an interest in this project have seen the advice and are chatting about it between themselves. You should expect that some of this information will emerge over the…
I’m looking to you for help
Over 21,000 people have signed a petition supporting better protection for Mountain Hares. The Scottish Parliament will vote on the amendment tabled by Alison Johnstone MSP this afternoon/evening. Please add your signature to increase the pressure for change.
Guest blog – No Further Action by Anonymous
This account is by a raptor worker who witnessed the illegal shooting of a Hen Harrier near Bowland Knotts in October 2019 within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Understandably, he wishes to remain anonymous although his identity is known to the police, the RSPB, myself and a few others. NO FURTHER…
Sign this petition today please
Tomorrow Scottish MSPs will vote on whether to make Mountain Hares a protected species. Mountain Hares are killed in large numbers on so-called sporting estates, largely grouse moors. The main reason, or excuse, is that Mountain Hares carry a tick which carries a virus which affects all sorts of other wildlife but including Red Grouse….
Guest blog – Natural England licences; a cover up? Part 1 by Bob Berzins
Bob Berzins is a campaigner and activist. His novel Snared is available now. His previous guests blogs here all focus on the management, or mismanagement of upland areas such as the Peak District, Walshaw Moor and the North York Moors. After Natural England’s sudden announcement on 23 April 2019 of the withdrawal of General Licences…
Press release – National Trust acquires gateway to Lorna Doone country
Charity acquires gateway to Lorna Doone’s Exmoor Legendary landscape acquired to protect nature and benefit people Scenes from the novel can be discovered in the landscape Every penny donated or spent on site will be used for wildlife projects in the area Landscape purchased before coronavirus crisis The National Trust has announced its acquisition of…
National Trust for Scotland
Save our Scotland, by saving the National Trust for Scotland (of which I am a member). And there isn’t any coyness about the ask or the reason for it: The important thing there is ‘now and for the future’, I think. That projected loss of £28m is from a recent income of around £60m –…
Not much change then…
I recently came across a copy of J. Lewis Bonhote’s British Birds, published 1907. The Hen Harrier is not illustrated but since the text includes the following … In England, thanks to the game-preserver, this species is now extremely scarce, and very few pairs, if any, are allowed to nest. … I thought these two…