Henry looking very nonchalant – leaning on a Perthshire grouse butt. Henry is looking forward to Hen Harrier Eve – 200 tickets sold already (fewer than 100 left). Henry has joined the Hen Harrier Day thunderclap Henry is looking forward to being in the Goyt Valley on Hen Harrier Day to hear Chris Packham…
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Talking Naturally with Charlie Moores
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The Talking Naturally podcasts are a fortnightly good listen. I’ve subscribed to them on my phone. In the latest podcast I am interviewed about Hen Harrier Day, Inglorious, how much I am loved by the shooting industry and the beer for honours question. It’s the type of thing you’ll like if you like this sort…
What a year?
Dear Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs You’ve been in the job for a year (although you had time off in the election campaign I know). What have you achieved for the natural environment? I can’t, honestly, think of a thing. Can you? How confident are you that the UK will meet…
Henry back in Cambs
This was quite some time ago – Henry has been flying for many weeks now. And there is plenty more to come. Here is Henry at Eldernell 0n the Nene Washes looking at the RSPB sign. This is a good place to see Hen Harriers in winter and a good place to go birdwatching at…
M&S
Dear Marc Bolland Just a recap really in case you are thinking of selling red grouse meat in your shops this year. Some things that have happened since your excellent decision not to see red grouse meat in your shops last year: I started shopping at M&S again governments, including the EU (and including the…
Occupy the butts!
Henry and I were having a chat in a grouse butt in Perthshire the other day…as you do. A few minutes after this photograph was taken a lady passed us in a car with a Scottish Gamekeepers’ Association sticker on it. That reminds me – we must call in on them soon. But Henry and…
What’s that noise Henry?
Did you hear a loud bang Henry? Maybe it was a gas gun? You need to read this on Raptor Persecution Scotland. #HaveYouSeenHenry? Keep in touch with Hen Harrier Day events through this website.
A great victory for the Hen Harrier
The Hen Harrier came a glorious ninth in the poll for our national bird – left fluttering in the wake of the Robin and a host of other species, but edging ahead of the Puffin (which must be gutted!). It’s enough to set us all off on a sky-dance! It was remarkable that the Hen…
Being open
Members of the ‘Sodden 570’ at last year’s Hen Harrier Day event in the Upper Derwent Valley will recognise this area – we were getting soaked just off the left hand (western) side of the map on 10 August last year. The Countryside and Rights of Way Act provided open access to open ground (in…
Donana 5 – wrapping up
It seems a long time ago that I was looking at herons, and raptors, and storks and larks in southern Andalucia – but the memories will stay with me. I must go back and read Portrait of a Wilderness – written about the area in the years before I was born. I remember reading Guy…