My nudge to Defra yesterday about their failure to respond to my FoI/EIR request elicited a response this morning. It wasn’t a good response, but it was a response. Here is a section from their response (I’ll keep the rest of it just between me and Defra for now): Later in the…
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May Birdwatch (out in April, written in March (my column anyway))
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In the May Birdwatch there are lots of good things – available in your newsagents now! I’ve seen a Little Gull, rather like the one on the cover of the magazine, at Stanwick Lakes already this year so I am already springing. Steven Moss rattles off a few bird names and where they…
Bowland gull cull 10 – update
Last week the RSPB published an interesting blog about the Forest of Bowland which included these passages: ‘The situation is complicated. Natural England have been attempting to tackle the historical culling consent granted to the Abbeystead Estate. As part of a 2016 Memorandum of Understanding, the estate voluntarily agreed not to cull gulls using these…
Defra FOI fail
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Dear Defra I sent you an FOI request at 1:58pm on 9 March. You acknowledged it with an automated response at 1:59 on 9 March as follows: Thank you for your email. We have a target of replying to emails within 15 working days where a response is required, and 20 working days where…
Which logo?
Logo 1 – the original Logo 2 – slightly adjusted Logo 3 – slightly adjusted The Forest of Bowland AONB is consulting on its 5-year management plan. One thing they should consider is whether the…