Category: BLOGS by guest authors
A poem – Inglorious Bastards by Jeremy Sabel
England’s uplands are infested By old money and interests vested Lords, Earls, Viscounts and Dukes Morally bankrupt driven grouse shoots But don’t meddle with The rural way of life Swathed in lies Publicly subsidized Cloak and dagger Soaked in blood This traditional slaughter Fusillade and laughter Wildlife murdered Where are our Hen Harriers? Insurmountable barriers…
Guest blog – Grassland management (1) by Paul Sterry
Looking back through the prism of late middle age, I think the truth is I hated school. Not just disliked it, but hated it. My last and worst experience was at Queen Mary’s in Basingstoke, a Grammar School that thought it was a minor Public School. It wasn’t the institutionalised bullying, or the sadistic masters…
Fake news (1) by Diogenes
This blog welcomes a series of news stories by Diogenes.
Guest blog – Bermuda Petrel by Paul Sterry
Bird Photographer of the Year and the Bermuda Petrel The Cahow (to give it its local name) is Bermuda’s national bird and over the years this exquisite grey Pterodroma petrel has acquired almost mythical status, thanks to its remarkable story. Thought to be extinct for over three centuries, it was rediscovered and then brought back…
Guest blog – Hookpods by Paul Sterry
. Bird Photographer of the Year and Hookpod As naturalists, photographers and conservationists, the Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) team sees firsthand the mounting pressures on bird populations around the World. If bird photography is going to thrive and not become metaphorically speaking a dying art we must all do our bit to reverse…
Guest blog – Volunteers in the conservation sector (3) by Louise Bacon
Volunteers in the conservation sector: Part 3: Being a county recorder – volunteers with a spiralling data problem? I took on the role of butterfly county recorder around a decade ago. As someone working in the environmental records centre network and an active county naturalist, it seemed the obvious thing to do at the time…
Guest blog – Wildflower verge or colourful eyesore? by Paul Sterry
Paul Sterry has an academic background in freshwater biology and is a passionate conservationist. He has been writing about natural history and photographing wildlife for the last 40 years, with an emphasis on the British scene. He now has a string of beautifully illustrated guest blogs here. Wildflower Verge or Colourful Eyesore? I don’t regard…
Guest blog – Volunteers in the conservation sector (2) by Louise Bacon
Volunteers in the conservation sector: Part 2, Building expertise Over the past few years, whilst working within the conservation charity sector as an environmental data specialist, recorder and amateur naturalist, I have attended several seminars/one day conferences etc. asking the question ‘where do we get our next generation of experts from?’. None of those events…
Guest blog – The Ethics of Animal Exploitation part 4 by Alick Simmons
Alick Simmons is a veterinarian, naturalist and photographer. After a period in private practice, he followed a 35-year career as a Government veterinarian, latterly as the UK Government’s Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer. Alick’s lifelong passion is wildlife; he volunteers for the RSPB and NE in Somerset, is chair of the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare,…