Swifts

My run of seeing Swifts every day above my garden lasted from 1 May until 13 August – I think that is 105 days. They were difficult to get on the last couple of those days – both times it took until late evening to see one. But none on 14 and 15 August and…

Reasonable response to our e-action from Wera Hobhouse MP

Following the excellent response from Tim Farron MP to his constituents contacting him through the joint Wild Justice, Hen Harrier Action, RSPB e-action here is a response from another LibDem MP, Wera Hobhouse from Bath. It’s not as good as Tim Farron’s, but it is better than the residents of Bath would have had if…

Guest blog – Beavers by Nonie Coulthard

I am a kayaker, Nature-lover, conservationist-becoming-activist. I worked (with Mark) on Bee-eaters in The Camargue and (without Mark) on Bee-eaters in Sénégal and I’m now a consultant and volunteer on conservation and local community development mainly in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and other parts of West Africa. I live next to the Angus Glens and I…