Hen Harrier day in the Peak District – where shall we go?

Interest is certainly growing in Hen Harrier Day –  10 August 2014. This event, to protest (peacefully and legally) against the illegal killing of Hen Harriers will take place in Lancashire (though I don’t know much about that), Northumberland, Durham, Yorkshire and Derbyshire. I have the challenge of organising the Derbyshire event.  I have quite…

Hen Harrier Day

I was a bit nervous parking my car with its rear tyres overlapping the double yellow lines.  Most of the car was OK but those rear tyres were on the double yellows. And I was parking outside the police station. I went into the cop shop, I won’t say which one (it’s good to keep…

Upland balance

Last week I spent two enjoyable days at Newton Rigg at a conference on the future of the uplands. The two days were quite enjoyable and very interesting. I may write a blog or two about the conference because it was so interesting. Hen Harriers were mentioned a few times even before my talk, the…

BBC Wildlife – Hen Harriers, Buzzards and Red Grouse

The article by Amy-Jane Beer in this month’s BBC Wildlife is certainly worth a read.  It’s also worth a look – Laurie Campbell’s photographs are stunning. You should buy the magazine to see the images and read the words – and there is plenty more to enjoy in the magazine’s pages of course. The current…