Back in December 2017 I asked Natural England about their involvement, as a statutory consultee, in the planning system and received this information; I recently asked for an update and have been sent this: Now, there are many ways in which one could read these figures and really one would need an expert opinion and…
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GWCT asks about lead ammunition
The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, whose Twitter account describes themselves as… Leading UK charity conducting scientific research to enhance the British countryside for public benefit. Follow us for latest news and practical advice. https://twitter.com/Gameandwildlife … is carrying out a poll on whether you are happy to move from toxic polluting lead shot to its…
Guest blog: Nature’s Climate Rebels by Eva Bishop of the Beaver Trust
I work on climate, ecological and environmental issues, with a history in renewable energy and conservation. But most things I do now are in response to the climate emergency; I want to help people and wildlife adapt because I believe things are going to get a lot worse, pretty quickly. As a personal response I…
ASDA doesn’t compromise
If you see a farmer in tears then it will either be tears of laughter over Theresa Villiers’s speech at the Oxford Farming Conference or perhaps they are upset, for farmers do get upset by this type of thing, over ASDA’s advert for vegetarian food. This is a strange advert because the message is not…
Come on Tony – must do better
Tony Juniper has been at the helm of Natural England for nearly nine months and in July Natural England will report on their progress during his first year. Hopes were high that we would all see a positive change with a change of both Chief Exec and Chair but probably the best that can be…
Sunday book review – This is Not a Drill by Extinction Rebellion
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This is a series of essays penned by a wide variety of campaigners and environmentalists and covering a wide variety of topics related to the why and how of environmental protest. You will find here information on why direct peaceful action is needed and how to act if you so wish. The page ‘Block a…
Tim Melling – Ruff
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Tim writes: Ruff is one of only two British birds where the males are routinely called by a different name to the female (Reeve), the other being Blackcock and Greyhen. Ruffs and Reeves were both first noted in print in 1634 and were identified as such in Ray’s 1678 work, which was the first bird…
Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill
Suffolk
This week I spent some time at the World Land Trust HQ in Halesworth. I’ve been a Council member of WLT, and for the last couple of years a Trustee (the two roles are different) and now I find myself Chair of Trustees. This is almost akin to being a grown-up, which is a bit…
I liked getting this…
Yesterday I got an email from the USA; Hello, Mr. Avery. My name is ***********[girl’s name] and I’m a 9th grader at ********** North Junior High. I am doing a class project on passenger pigeons, and I see that you have quite a bit of expertise on the subject. A lot of people have varying…