Standing up for Nature
Paul writes: There is a patch of Green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens) that grows on the roadside verge outside my house. It came into flower last week, just at the right time to attract this, recently emerged, male solitary bee. The Buffish Mining Bee (Andrena nigroaenea) is one of the first mining bees to appear in…
A second edition of the comprehensive photographic guide to 472 species of European butterfly with another 64 North African and Turkish species thrown in for good measure. This is a commendably simple book – you get lots of very good photographs of all the butterflies you might see in Europe with enough additional information to…
Tim writes: that tiny white patch on the throat gives rise to the common name of this Redstart. It occurs mainly in China and Tibet at high altitudes (2500-4500m), descending to lower altitudes in winter. It feeds on insects in summer, but feeds mainly on berries in winter. It is particularly fond of Sea Buckthorn…
This was my first witness statement in the brood meddling judicial review. For the Claimant Dr Mark Avery 16 April 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT (ADMINISTRATIVE COURT) CO/ /2018 IN AN APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW BETWEEN DR MARK AVERY Claimant -and- NATURAL ENGLAND Defendant -and- JEMIMA PARRY-JONES First Interested Party -and-…
Pure Irish butter in Scotland. Over the past few weeks I’ve been in far-flung parts of Scotland, England and Wales – but not Ireland (north or south). I keep coming across this Lakeland Dairies butter at my breakfast tables. I haven’t found anything wrong with this butter but I am a bit puzzled as to…
The World Land Trust is looking for a new CEO to replace the irreplaceable John Burton. It’ll be a fantastic job for someone. It might be you. DETAILS HERE.
I keep a kindly eye on those MPs who spoke in the ‘debate’ over banning driven grouse shooting in October 2016. One, the MP for Brecon and Radnorshire described me thus; ‘Only the other week I had the privilege of attending the evidence session on grouse shooting. Several right hon. and hon. Members have already…
Claire Wordley works on the Conservation Evidence project, with an emphasis on getting people to use the available science in conservation – and to test their own conservation interventions. Claire wrote a guest blog, Evidence, Experts and Effectiveness in Conservation, in May 2018. Say hi at @ConservEvidence Swifter nest building with starter kits. Adding ‘nest…
I wonder what the substance is… See here…