Actor Peter Egan says: ‘I support a ban of driven grouse shooting because I hate all hunting and shooting of wild animals. I’ve never seen a Hen Harrier, other than in photographs, they look like wonderful birds to me. A natural predator, they eat Red Grouse, Hen Harriers are literally being brutally wiped out…
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Chris Williamson MP says ‘Ban driven grouse shooting’
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Chris Williamson MP (Labour, Derby North) says: ‘Grouse shooting is morally and environmentally unjustifiable and should therefore be banned. It is responsible for the indiscriminate persecution of wildlife, including protected birds of prey, and the mismanagement of our uplands exacerbates flooding in towns and cities.‘ To join Chris Williamson, please sign Gavin Gamble’s…
London: a city divided on the future of grouse shooting
Support for intensive grouse shooting, as measured by numbers of signatures on a pro-grouse shooting e-petition, is concentrated in the richer areas of central London, such as Chelsea and Fulham, and is very sparse across the rest of the capital. In contrast, opposition to driven grouse shooting is spread across the capital’s constituencies, with…
Wales: supporting a ban on driven grouse shooting
Voters in Wales are supporting a ban on driven grouse shooting according to the support for two e-petitions on the Westminster parliament website: one which calls for a ban on this fieldsport and the other which seeks to maintain the status quo. 39 out of 40 Welsh constituencies are showing more signatures for the ‘ban’…
Jeremy Deller says ‘Ban driven grouse shooting’
Jeremy Deller, artist, says: ‘I support a ban of driven grouse shooting. I’ve never seen a Hen Harrier but I’d very much like to – why should wildlife crime continue in our National Parks and beautiful upland areas? And intensive moorland management damages peatlands which store carbon, reduce floods and provide clean water. Why…
We are 23,000 signatures ahead with 2 weeks to go
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The supporters of a ban on driven grouse shooting, are now 23,000 signatures ahead of the forces of conservatism who wish this unsustainable hobby of shooting birds for fun and profit to continue. We’ve pushed on by another 1400 signatures in the last week. But it’s not quite as simple as that, as there are…
Dominic Mitchell says ‘Ban driven grouse shooting’
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Dominic Mitchell, Managing Editor of Birdwatch magazine and BirdGuides.com, says: ‘The negative impacts of driven grouse shooting have become alarmingly clear in recent years, and the end is surely nigh for this archaic pastime of shooting birds for fun and profit. Britain is home to most of the world’s heather moorlands but this unique ecosystem…
Iolo Williams says ‘Ban driven grouse shooting’
Iolo Williams, naturalist and TV presenter, says: ‘I am not, and never have been, anti-shooting but over the past decade, it has become patently obvious that the levels of bird of prey persecution associated with driven grouse shooting are sending some iconic species to the brink of extinction in many areas. This is totally…
Charlie Moores says ‘Ban driven grouse shooting’
Charlie Moores, a founder of Birders Against Wildlife Crime, birder, ace podcaster and audio-producer for Lush, says: ‘The ‘glorious’ ritualised slaughter of hundreds of thousands of wild birds can’t be defended from any moral or ethical position. It takes a wrecking ball to precious moorland habitats and is underpinned by wildlife crime. Let’s get…
Paul Leyland – Tawny Mining Bee
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Paul writes: This is one of my favourite bees, mainly because it’s one of the first solitary bees to emerge in Spring. This is a freshly emerged female and is wonderfully striking with its rich orange fur and dark black legs. Its common name is the Tawny Mining Bee. It’s very easily spotted in late…