Standing up for Nature
Following last week’s news that Fin whaling would not take place in Iceland in 2020 it is now reported that Minke whaling will not go ahead either. Minke whaling in Iceland is mostly for domestic consumption – in restaurants (often for tourists) and sold in supermarkets. Today it is reported that thanks to increases in…
Chris Baines is an independent environmental adviser to industry and Government. He is an award-winning writer and broadcaster and has been championing wildlife gardening and urban nature conservation for more than 40 years. A blog for International Dawn Chorus Day, First Sunday in May International Dawn Chorus Day is the first Sunday in May: the…
This weekend, wake up to the symphony of the Dawn Chorus! Sunday 3rd May is International Dawn Chorus Day – a day to celebrate the early morning swell of birdsong! In this unprecedented time when many of us have limited access to the outdoors, you only need to open your window to enjoy this natural…
I am a fan of Birdtrack (more correctly BirdTrack but I can’t be bothered with that ‘T’) – I’ve said so many times on this blog. In fact I was involved in helping set it up when at the RSPB, and Birdtrack is still a collaborative enterprise with the BTO in the lead. Introduction to…
Nick Ballard’s interest in butterflies and moths evolved exploring the hedgerows and fields, streams, ditches and ponds, meadows and verges that formed the great outdoors where he lived as a child – Selby, on the river Ouse in Yorkshire. He first worked as a computer operator in Cambridge in the Computer Aided Design centre and…