Standing up for Nature
This book is about the author’s patch where he walks regularly and studies the farmland birds that it contains – especially the Grey Partridges and Corn Buntings. The site is on the southern edge of Cambridge and from reading the book it seems as though I have passed it several times on trains. Next…
This is a very attractive and interesting book about a species which, these days, I hardly ever see. When did you last see an Adder? I haven’t seen one for years and yet in my youth they were noticeably commoner. As were signs saying ‘Danger Adders’ which I always thought were put in places (eg…
These two RSPB videos begin to bring home the potential seriousness of the bird/poultry flu outbreak that is affecting seabirds not just in Shetland, and not just in the UK, but in coastal areas in the Netherlands and Norway too. It seems very likely that through this summer we will learn that the impacts are…
Dominic Woodfield is the Managing Director of Bioscan, a long established and well-respected consultancy specialising in applied ecology. He is a life-long birder, a specialist in botany, habitat restoration and creation and in protected fauna including bats, herpetofauna and other species. He is also a highly experienced practitioner in Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats…
UK and Scottish Governments recommend vast Affric Highlands rewilding project for global UN flagship status Britain’s largest rewilding initiative has been earmarked by the UK and Scottish Governments as a globally-prestigious showcase project to help nature, people and climate, as the United Nations (UN) Decade of Ecosystem Restoration steps up action to halt climate breakdown…