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…