Tim Melling – Greenshank

Tim writes: Greenshank is a scarce breeding bird of northern Scotland, with about 1100 pairs breeding particularly in the wet, peaty bogs of the Flow Country in the far north.  But the Scottish population is a tiny fraction of the European population that breeds in the taiga zone across Scandinavia and NW Russia which is…

Should I say yes?

I get a lot of these – at least one such email a day. If you think I should be saying yes to these unsolicited junkemails then let me know and I could fill this site up with them… Hi Mark, I hope you’re doing well. I’ve been reading some of your content for some…

Today…

Today the Wild Justice challenge of the Welsh general licences is held online in front of His Honour Judge Jarman QC. The great advantages of online attendance of court is that one can shout at the screen, the seats are more comfortable and one can munch biscuits all the time.

Press release – Trees for Life

Scots want beavers moved not shot, new research finds A majority of Scots agree beavers should be moved to new locations in Scotland instead of being killed, according to new research. The findings come as Highland-based rewilding charity Trees for Life seeks to raise £40,000 through a crowdfunding appeal to help protect Scotland’s wild beavers….