Sometimes the Easter break comes at the right time for Pasqueflowers, and sometimes the weather is perfect. This is one such year. Make the most of the glorious weather this Bank Holiday weekend. Mostly these county flowers of Cambridgeshire are fenced in but occasionally one does a runner, like the one below, and can be…
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Guest blog – Hunting for the Wild by Ben MacDonald
Ben Macdonald is a conservation writer, field director in wildlife television, and a lifelong naturalist; passionate about restoring Britain’s wildlife, pelicans included, in his lifetime. He has been the conservation columnist for Birdwatching magazine, as well as a contributor to the RSPB Nature’s Home and BBC Wildlife. He has worked on a range of TV series, including for the…
Those Europeans…
Those Europeans coming over here rebuilding our habitats and our wildlife… See here Interesting, isn’t it (I think it is) that it isn’t our governments, it isn’t our millionnaires, it isn’t our NGOs, who are leading on rewilding our knackered uplands on a massive scale… Why not?
Guest blog – A Diet of Worms by Paul Sterry
Paul Sterry has an academic background in freshwater biology and is a passionate conservationist. He has been writing about natural history and photographing wildlife for the last 40 years, with an emphasis on the British scene. Vermin. One way and another, it’s a familiar word these days but one where meaning and interpretation have morphed…
Have you noticed…?
Natural England has not announced its review of the General Licences yet… I think they are in a corner and don’t know how to get out – but I may be wrong.
Gamekeepers plan to say that gamekeepers are wonderful – shock!
Gamekeepers are asking themselves whether they are wonderful and are expected to say ‘Yes, we are!’. It’s a fairly obvious point but – wouldn’t it be more impressive if gamekeepers could get others to say how wonderful they are? And I don’t mean their employers! If the RSPB, Wildlife Trusts and other real conservation organisations…
Guest blog – Why do we feed wild birds? by Dave Clark
Dave Clark is an ornithologist with an MSc in Ornithology from the University of Birmingham and environmental campaigner with a particular interest in the interactions between birds and humans. Dave is keen to spread the word about the importance of urban areas for wildlife and improving our engagement with nature. He can be reached at dave@mailbox.co.uk. Why…
Press release from Forestry England
CALL OF THE WILD: MICHAELA STRACHAN RALLIES PUBLIC TO DISCOVER FOREST WILDLIFE The Forestry Commission is inviting people to join the largest ever survey of England’s forest wildlife. The Big Forest Find is taking place in the nation’s forests, as volunteers and visitors embark on a journey of discovery through England’s wooded landscapes. The project…
EDM 1963 – progress, but very slow progress
A total of 27 MPs have put their names to EDM 1963 on lead ammunition. That’s respectable, but unimpressive. My MP will never sign it – might yours? Please ask them. The score sheet is: Green Party, 1; Conservative Party, 1; Independent, 1; the Independent Group, 1; SNP, 4; Liberal Democrat, 4; Labour, 15
Stanwick Lakes is 10 years old
Stanwick Lakes is 10 years old today. That is, the car park and visitor centre opened 10 years ago, apparently. There was a Roman Villa here rather longer ago than 10 years ago. And my Birdtrack complete lists go back to 2005 – 485 of them which record 162 species. I feel lucky to have…