Peatlands are the largest terrestrial carbon store in the UK, 3.2 billion tonnes, and mostly occur on tops of hills where Red Grouse live. There is growing concern about the environmental impacts of intensive moorland management for the bizarre sport of grouse shooting. One of those concerns (there are others) is the increase greenhouse gas…
Category: Grouse and harriers
Country Strife on burning
In this week’s Country Life magazine (p32-33) there is one of those For/Against features. This one is on burning and the RSPB’s Dr Pat Thompson wins hands down over the Moorland Association’s Amanda Anderson. I’m not sure how Country Life would feel about that as they start the ‘debate’ with a complete non sequitur: ‘…heather…
Sunday book review – Skydancer by Martin Bradley
This is the latest book by Martin Bradley (see here and here) aimed primarily at children – and this time he tackles the controversial Hen Harrier. There is a lot to like in this book although I think there are a few snags in it too. Personally I like the illustrations, most of them, very…
Join the Hen Harrier Day thunderclap – update 3
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“We’re missing our Hen Harriers – and we want them back!” That’s the message that will be sent through social media at 10am on Hen Harrier Day, 9 August to a ‘social reach’ which currently stands at over 1.8 million people. Last year, by Hen Harrier Day, the social reach was well over 2 million…
Henry ponders Langholm 2
Henry is here rather wistfully eyeing up the ringtail babes on this helpful sign about the second Langholm Project – Langholm 2. Langholm 2 has been going for ages and is looking at how with better management, restoration of heather cover and techniques like diversionary feeding, Hen Harriers and driven grouse shooting might co-exist together….