I’m not the only one to have objected to this retrospective planning application for a ‘temporary’ track to a line of grouse butts. You could object too, but comments have to be submitted by Monday so it is a job for this weekend. At the time of writing this post, all 30 comments are objections…
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And thank you Wales
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And here are the results of the Welsh jury… (in red, constituencies which registered more signatures in six months last time, than in six weeks this time around; in blue, constituencies which have already surpassed their previous total): Ceredigion 95, 82 Montgomeryshire 79, 72 Brecon and Radnorshire 62, 72 Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire 54, 59 …
Natural England replies
Natural England has replied to me, and at least one of you, concerning our emails about the ‘Man guarding his model Hen Harrier in the Peak District’ affair. The email does come from the email address of the Chair and CEO of NE but is signed by the Area Manager for the East Midlands. ‘Thank…
And thank you Northern Ireland!
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Most of Northern Ireland is far away from any driven grouse shooting and yet the support for our e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting is growing all the time. Here are the numbers of signatures from the 18 Northern Ireland constituencies this time (second number, and after just six weeks) compared with last time (first…
Thank you (again) Scotland
It’s interesting (well, I think it is) to see where the signatures are coming from this time around. Remember, we have just passed (in six weeks) the previous total of 33,655 signatures (achieved in 26 weeks). Let’s take a closer look at Scotland (more analysis to follow). You only have to look at the map…
Looking forward to visiting Sheffield on Thursday evening
I’m looking forward to speaking about driven grouse shooting and all that stuff – sign here please – on Thursday evening in the Carpenter Room of Sheffield Central Library. Kick-off is 7pm – admission is free but you should book please. Sheffield, of course, sits just to the east of the Peak District National Park,…
Did you notice?
Did you notice that we have passed the previous best total for signatures on an e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting? Last time around it took six months, that must be 26 weeks, to reach 33,655 signatures – and I thought that was pretty amazing really – but this time around we passed that total…
This brought a tear to my eye
Hi Mark, I have just read your recent blog on the Peak District and the National Trust, and I am afraid it has made me cry. I think they are partly tears of sorrow and partly of hope against hope that what you write about could be true. I love the Peak District. It is…
Good news for wildlife – bad news for driven grouse shooting?
The news that the European Commission is starting infraction proceedings against the UK, presumably for lack of action in England, over upland management issues, revealed on Martin Harper’s blog today is very welcome. It’s very welcome because it shows that the EU is a force for environmental good (but we knew that anyway) – although…
The Peak District – a fulcrum for change
What happens in the Peak District National Park is vital to the future of driven grouse shooting, to the future of our upland National Parks, and, indeed, to the future of the UK uplands. That’s quite a claim, so let me back it up. The pernicious impact of driven grouse shooting is now pretty well…