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Guest blog – The Climate Change Elephant by Ian Parsons
It is great to see so many people, young and old, getting involved in the climate change protests, highlighting the sheer scale of the problem to all. It is great that the United Nations are debating it, talking about the urgent need for action, although of course, some world leaders have their orange heads firmly…
Brexit – generally a bad thing for the environment
This blog has always maintained that Brexit is bad for wildlife and the environment. I stand completely by that position. Yes, it depends on what type of Brexit happens (might happen) but any Brexit is likely to be bad news for wildlife and the environment. Funnily enough, the worst type of Brexit, the crashing out…
Who are ‘we’?
I read a letter in Tuesday’s Guardian with interest. It was under the name of a former, highly respected, RSPB colleague of mine, Gareth Morgan, who now works for the Soil Association. Gareth’s main point is that radical change to farming is need, presumably including lots more organic farming, in order to have more wildlife…
World Land Trust – from scorched earth to forest haven
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Guest blog – Reconnecting to nature through foraging by Louise Bacon
Mark’s blogs on Blackberrying (see here and here) triggered me to put down a few thoughts. I am a blackberry-er. In fact, I’m probably a downright scrumper and forager of all sorts. I have never seen it as that, I have always seen it as utilising part of a wild food resource. Going berry-ing was…
Wild Justice’s views on the new general licences in Wales
Summary: pretty good, still room for improvment – see here.
NEWS: We have been granted leave to appeal brood-meddling
I have been given leave to appeal Hon Justice Lang’s decision that brood-meddling of Hen Harrier nests is legal. The fight goes on! It doesn’t exactly look spectacular online, does it? RSPB has also been given leave to appeal on the same issue. We learned of this by noticing the online decision, as we have…
Those two missing Hen Harriers
News has now emerged about both of the missing Hen Harriers from the controversial brood-meddled nest of this year (see these two blog posts by Raptor Persecution UK 2nd brood meddled hen harrier chick vanished from grouse moor in Yorkshire Dales National Park and Brood meddled hen harrier chick vanished from grouse moor on Bowes Estate,…
Pine Martens in the Forest of Dean
The news that Pine Martens have been released into the Forest of Dean is good news – unless you are a Grey Squirrel (you aren’t are you?). The evidence is strong, and growing, that native Pine Martens see off non-native Grey Squirrels (and where they exist, allow Red Squirrels to recapture the woods) – see…