Conservation Coalition concerned by new plans that would damage nature A coalition of seven environmental organisations has expressed concern over new plans for a golf course at Coul Links in East Sutherland. In June 2022, a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) was submitted to The Highland Council, by developer C4C. This notice lets the…
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Sunday book review – Wild Waters by Susanne Masters
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This is a book for those who like swimming in the sea, lakes and rivers and might be interested in the wildlife that they come across, rather than a guide to aquatic life for the naturalist. On that basis I think it does a good job and works well. For those who plunge literally headlong…
Guest blog – How nature dies – part 2 by Alistair Gammell
Alistair Gammell worked for RSPB for 40 years and was closely involved in the drafting of the Birds and Habitats Directives and for growing RSPB’s international work. He was RSPB’s first International Director and retired from RSPB in 2009. He then worked successfully to establish large-scale fully-protected marine reserves in the seas around the British…
Richard Benyon returns to DEFRA
Richard Benyon, the toffish ex-MP returns to DEFRA as a Lords Minister. DEFRA now has two lords a-leaping and with Zac G being unpaid, it rather looks like a strange BOGOF deal. As a minister in the upper house Lord Benyon will have to answer difficult questions from the likes of Baroness Bennett and others…
This blog (8) – news, views and action
For a decade this blog has brought you news, views and action daily. Tomorrow there will no new post, but I will post at weekends in a much reduced, shall we say streamlined, manner. On 21 October I’ll tell you what happens next… News: news can be defined as ‘interesting stuff that happened recently’ –…
Guest blog – Saving nature: how radical do we need to be? by Laurence Rose
Laurence is a Yorkshire-based conservationist and writer, a few months from retiring from the RSPB. Author of Framing Nature – conservation and culture and The Long Spring. Twitter: @LaurenceR_write In July last year, parroting the government’s own choice of language, several newspapers announced a ‘radical’ shake-up of the planning system. Clearly they hadn’t actually read…
Guest blog – Catching up with nature by Heather Buttivant
Heather Buttivant is a writer, educator and marine conservationist based in Looe, Cornwall. She specialises in introducing people to the magic of the rock pools. Her new children’s book, Beach Explorer: 50 things to see and discover is out on 1 April with September Publishing. Her website www.cornishrockpools.com was named BBC Wildlife Magazine’s Blog of…
Press release – Scottish Rewilding Alliance
MSPs urged to back Rewilding Nation motion Momentum grows as first-ever World Rewilding Day held The Scottish Rewilding Alliance, a coalition of over 20 organisations, is calling on MSPs from all parties to support a parliamentary motion recognising the potential social, economic and environmental benefits of Scotland becoming the world’s first rewilding nation. The Alliance is…
Guest blog – A call to arms for seabird champions, by Becky Ingham
Becky is a marine scientist who has worked in the fisheries industry in the Southern Oceans as an observer and been closely involved with conservation issues around fishing as Director of Falklands Conservation between 1997-2005. After this, following a return to the UK, Becky worked for the RSPB in Eastern England until 2013, when she…
Press release – Wildlife and Countryside Link
Major new campaign to protect nature launches today backed by 50+ nature organisations, plus celebrities and political figures PM called on to lead the way globally on commitments to nature by putting nature promises into law ahead of hosting global talks Public urged to sign petition to show support for legally binding nature protections –…