Even an eligible young male Hen Harrier like Henry, on the look out for a mate, needs to chill out now and again. Here I buy Henry an ice cream. We sat on a stone wall in the Goyt Valley and had a chat. Henry thanked everyone for signing the e-petition to ban driven grouse…
Category: BAN DRIVEN GROUSE SHOOTING
Thank you
The Westminster government e-petition site closed about six hours early yesterday – at around 6pm rather than at the scheduled midnight. Is that the first broken promise of the general election campaign? Our e-petition disappeared with no warning, along with all the others, but with around 22,400 signatures supporting the call to ban driven grouse…
Last 12 hours
Please sign this e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting. It closes at midnight.
Last day to sign this e-petition
This is the last day that you can sign my e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting. It was launched on 28 May and ends today when the Westminster parliament is dissolved. In just 10 months it has helped change the whole tenor of the debate about the future of grouse shooting. No longer is driven…
Anyone there in NE?
I am very much amused to hear that the daily media summary received by NE board members ends with an item on ‘Mark Avery’s blog’. It’s good to know that they all get a daily reminder of what’s happening in the world from a reliable source. To save time and effort for the staff involved,…
High Peak Vision, Henry?
What’s that Henry? You support the National Trust’s High Peak Vision and wish they’d get on with it as quickly as possible? I so agree Henry. Are you a member of the NT? I am.
GWCT know the Rules?
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Teresa Dent CEO GWCT Dear Teresa I hope you are well. It seems most odd writing to you, down in Fordingbridge, about the menu of London’s oldest restaurant but, as you may have seen, it was their idea not mine. So, as you are the chosen champion of Rules restaurant, could you please comment…
Meet Henry
Meet Henry. Henry is a 6ft-tall Hen Harrier who’s very, very lonely. He’s struggling to find a mate because most of his potential girlfriends have been bumped off on grouse moors. Henry is flying around the British Isles in search of a significant other and you can follow his progress as he posts daily photographs…
Vote Hen Harrier for your national bird
David Lindo’s idea of voting for a national bird certainly seems to have caught the public imagination. It is also the subject of a grassroots campaign to get the Hen Harrier elected as our national bird (or at least for it to be a surprise well-rated also-ran). I’ve voted for the Hen Harrier in this…
Still a slim chance
Parliament is dissolved in 11 days’ time and that is all the time that remains for Defra to do something this year! It could be about to release a report suggesting a lead-free future, but I somehow doubt it. It could be about to throw lots of money in the direction of the Hawk and…