Hen Harrier weekend coming up

What a bird eh? This is a food pass in mid air where the male (above) passes prey that he has caught to the female (below) who takes it back to the nest and the chicks. What a sight! And what a brilliantly captured image by Gordon Yates. Yet these protected birds are very rarely…

Tomorrow, Sheffield kicks off 2018 Hen Harrier ‘days’

Tomorrow morning Sheffield kicks off a great line-up of Hen Harrier Day events (a week ahead of anyone else!). Last year’s event on Devonshire Green was very good – I’m sure this one will be too.     The best of luck to all the speakers – and if you possibly can show your support…

… but I suggest we pass on this one.

  This new e-petition which mentions grouse shooting is on the UK parliament website – I won’t be signing this one as I think it is badly timed and too broad.   But these two petitions are well worth signing: An independent study to find if driven grouse shooting is of economic benefit. End grouse…