The latest report, Population estimates of birds in Great Britain and the United Kingdom shows that the Wren continues to hold the title of our commonest bird – the last report in 2013 also had Wren at the top of the list but with a population of just over 8.5 million pairs. Wren numbers are…
Category: THE WILDLIFE NGOs – RSPB, Wildlife Trusts Wild Justice, BSBI etc
RSPB press release
Oxford-Cambridge rail scheme’s “net gain” commitment shows HS2 failing nature Transport Secretary’s announcement of preferred route for East West Rail timely reminder of HS2’s failure to protect environment Responding to the Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapp’s announcement on 30 January of the preferred route for the proposed East West Rail connection between Oxford…
RSPB press release
A rare, protected bird of prey has been illegally poisoned near Drumconrath in County Meath, Ireland. Mary hatched in the summer of 2019 from a nest on the Isle of Man. Before she left her nest, she was fitted with a lightweight satellite tracking device as part of the EU Hen Harrier LIFE project, allowing…
RSPB position on Environment Bill
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Martin Harper, the RSPB’s director for conservation said: The importance of this landmark legislation cannot be overstated – it should underpin our efforts to restore nature in a generation. It must set the right ambition, establish the right legal protections backed up by the right enforcement powers and introduce new tools to drive nature’s recovery….
Wild Justice puts DEFRA on notice
Yesterday, Wild Justice’s lawyers sent this letter to DEFRA. Paragraphs 16, 17 and 18 sum it all up pretty well. The choice is DEFRA’s – and with the choice comes the responsibility for the consequences. Essentially, WIld Justice has got what we asked for almost a year ago – an admission of unlawfulness from Natural…
Big Garden Birdwatch 2020
I’ve done mine: Red Kite – 1 – low over the garden and looking down (I’m counting it!) Jackdaw – 4 Starling – 9 House Sparrow -12 Chaffinch – 8 Goldfinch – 6 Blue Tit – 3 Great Tit – 1 Dunnock – 1 Magpie -1 Collared Dove – 2 Wood Pigeon – 1 Bullfinch…
Wild Justice takes action
Wild Justice has sent a legal letter to DEFRA after lack of action by the government department.
Wild Justice is fundraising and going birding
Wild Justice is fundraising in the month running up to the first anniversary of its launch – see here for details. Also, Ruth Tingay and I will be looking out for raptors over the next few weeks – see where we will be, click here. Maybe we’ll see you while we watch harriers flying past?
Guest blog: Nature’s Climate Rebels by Eva Bishop of the Beaver Trust
I work on climate, ecological and environmental issues, with a history in renewable energy and conservation. But most things I do now are in response to the climate emergency; I want to help people and wildlife adapt because I believe things are going to get a lot worse, pretty quickly. As a personal response I…
Suffolk
This week I spent some time at the World Land Trust HQ in Halesworth. I’ve been a Council member of WLT, and for the last couple of years a Trustee (the two roles are different) and now I find myself Chair of Trustees. This is almost akin to being a grown-up, which is a bit…