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EU Member States Approve Enhanced Insecticide Ban
The EU has banned outdoor use of neonicotinoid pesticides on the grounds that they harm bees (and probably other insects and other invertenrates too). What they say: Buglife – ‘Today is a red letter day for the continent’s pollinators, we salute and thank all of the organisations, members of the public and politicians…
Stitching The Western Oakwoods: The Green and the Red by Stephen Halton
Mark writes: the following poem is by Stephen Halton whose Poem for Swifts appeared here in May 2014. Stephen tells me ‘Two more of my ‘iconic birds’ (as well as Hen Harriers!) are Wood Warblers and Redstarts. Both have sadly disappeared as a breeding species from my part of the world in Bedfordshire but I…
A week today
Defra FoI – less of a fail
I wasn’t expecting to get such a prompt response (to this) promising action from Defra, but I did… To which I replied just now… Dear Thanks very much – that’s very good of you. I look forward to hearing from you. Dr Mark Avery So we should soon hear that Michael Gove met GWCT and…