My week: I’ve had a busy week this week but an enjoyable one. It’s been one of those weeks where several things have all demanded my time: Wild Justice discussions with lawyers, accountants, donors and each other; World Land Trust papers for the next trustee meeting; the first visit of our five-month-old grandson to our…
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Sunday book review – Moorland Matters by Ian Coghill
I enjoyed reading this book very much. It immediately gets into my list of books of the year although I’d be surprised if it gets to the top of that shortlist, but you never know. I enjoyed it for three main reasons. First, it is a good read, clearly expressed and argued with some passion…
Wild Justice, the Shooting Times, the general licences and DEFRA.
The Shooting Times published an article in February where a regular columnist wrote about going out one day in January and shooting 10 species in a day – the ‘Perfect Ten’. Wild Justice reported this activity to DEFRA (see this Wild Justice blog) and have updated the situation (see this Wild Justice blog) with the…
Vote for the right Emily Williamson
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Learn about the role of Emily Williamson in the protection of birds, and vote for the statue to commemorate her campaigning work.
Press release – Heal Rewilding
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Heal reaches agreement with Direct Line Group on major loan facility for rewilding site acquisitions in England £3m package of financial support will accelerate charity’s plans The nature recovery charity Heal Rewilding announced today that it has reached agreement on a £3 million package of financial support from Direct Line Group. This arrangement means that Heal…
Bailey’s petition
Bailey is 10 and has had a good idea. His idea is to have a fundraising day at schools on a day a year where pupils can pay £1 to get off wearing school uniform – and the £1 goes to animal causes, not to people causes. He is seeking support for his good idea…
The quinquennial review
Every five years (isn’t quinquennial a lovely word?) the UK statutory agencies review various lists of ‘protected’ species. A regular review is a good idea for any biological list, including lists of conservation priority. However, in this case, the recommendations have led to uproar as the statutory agencies have ganged up on a range of…
Guest blog – Nature conservation and climate change: are we doing enough? by Olly Watts
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Olly Watts has been with the RSPB for more than 25 years, involved with how climate change affects nature, and what the nature conservation should do about that, for much of that time. He’s also been involved with peatland conservation for many years and is eagerly awaiting the end to using peat in our gardens….
Badger demo in Buxton on Sunday, 11am – 2pm
Sylvans Car Park, 11am
Sunday book review – The Screaming Sky by Charles Foster
This is a brilliant book – it goes straight into my shortlist of Books of the Year for this blog. Any book that starts with the author eating snake and quaffing beer in Madagascar is a bit special. The author states that he is obsessed by Swifts, but actually, if he is, he hides it…