Heather Buttivant is a writer, educator and marine conservationist based in Looe, Cornwall. She specialises in introducing people to the magic of the rock pools. Her new children’s book, Beach Explorer: 50 things to see and discover is out on 1 April with September Publishing. Her website www.cornishrockpools.com was named BBC Wildlife Magazine’s Blog of…
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I just don’t understand it
With the news, from untrustworthy DEFRA, that they are going to drag their feet for another two years and then, perhaps, do something about lead ammunition we cannot be sure that we are really that close to an end to the shooting of lead into our environment and into our food. But, it goes without…
BASC bailing out GWCT
BASC is leaping to prop up GWCT in these difficult times – it seems that the ordinary shooter has to bail out the organisation which probably has more millionaire donors than almost any other in the rural area. Meanwhile, GWCT is relying on selling snoods to escape financial difficulties – click here.
Slow progress on lead ammunition ban
Nearly six years after DEFRA received the completed report of the Lead Ammunition Group recommending that lead ammunition be phased out, DEFRA has asked for a review of the impacts of lead ammunition so that perhaps it can be phased out in two years’ time. The information on impacts of lead ammunition on wildlife, the…
Robin Page and the Countryside Restoration Trust
Robin Page has fallen out with some more people – but don’t worry, it’s all their fault and he is writing another book. Well, that’s part of Robin’s side of the story. The Countryside Restoration Trust website doesn’t seem to have noticed that he has gone, referring to Robin still as its ‘current executive chairman’….
Signs of Spring?
Have you noticed it’s Spring? I have, and it lifts my spirits. the first Brimstone in my garden was in January, and the second in February, but now they are frequent visitors along with Peacocks. You don’t get butterflies in winter so it must be Spring! less than a mile from my house there is…
Three weeks – very slow progress, 85,000 signatures
This joint petition, supported by over 50 environmental NGOs is not going too well – only a few more than 2000 signatures in the last week despite the support of the National Trust, WWF-UK, old Uncle Tom Cobley and all… I’ll say again that it is a marathon not a sprint, but it would be…
The future of this blog
This blog is 9 years, 11 months and 1 day old. On 21 April it will undergo a significant downshift for at least six months. From 22 April I will not normally post any material from Monday-Friday inclusive. At weekends I will post any guest blogs that have captured my attention and I will continue…
Sunday book review – The Oak Papers by James Canton
I came across this book when it was reviewed by the incomparable John Riutta – it seems odd to learn of a book about an oak tree in Essex from a resident of Oregon, but there you go! And after my mention of it here on a Sunday I was most impressed that someone in…
Tim Melling – Rock Pipit
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Tim writes: I found this Rock Pipit at Ingbirchworth Reservoir in South Yorkshire in early October. That is at least 60 miles from the nearest coast and is 850 feet above sea level but Rock Pipits are rarely found away from the coasts where they breed. Here is the UK distribution map so you can…