I live in east Northamptonshire at the moment, in a District Council area called East Northants which is the eastern end of Northamptonshire and is one of seven district councils; East Northants, Northampton, Wellingborough, Corby, Kettering, Daventry and South Northants. But soon Northamptonshire is being split into two new local council areas: West Northants and…
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Dear Mr Eustice – the burning question
Dear Mr Eustice, how long are you going to delay making the right decision on heather burning on peatlands? You are making this government look foolish and evasive by not acting on this matter, particularly when scores of Conservative MPs in England are telling their constituents that the government will act. Let’s have a quick…
Paul Leyland – Common Darter
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Paul writes: If I’m in a wetland nature reserve in late summer I always look out for Darters sitting like this on a wooden railing. Darters usually hunt from a perch, where they fly off after a passing insect, before returning to the same place. Handrails must be at just the right height to give…
Chris Packham talks to Caroline Lucas MP this evening at 8pm
This evening, at 8pm, Chris Packham talks to Caroline Lucas MP about the Wild Justice, RSPB, Hen Harrier Action e-action which has already been supported by 77,000 people. And no doubt about other things too. Follow the live broadcast on Twitter @Chrisgpackham or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ChrisGPackham/ Future guests will definitely include Bob Elliot of OneKind and…
Sunday book review – Life Changing by Helen Pilcher
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Helen Pilcher writes with wit and clarity about life on Earth. This is a very good book, as was her previous book Bring Back the King (reviewed here). I think this one slightly has the edge but I’m glad to have both on my bookshelves and embedded in my thoughts. When I say that she…