Press release – The Woodmeadow Trust

Soaring invertebrate life at Yorkshire biodiversity hotspot bucks global trends Woodmeadows could help reverse UK’s decline in wildlife More than 1,000 invertebrate species – including over 30 with a high nature conservation status – have been identified at a pioneering 25-acre nature recovery project created by the Woodmeadow Trust near York, on a site which…

What sort of Environment Act do shooting Tories want?

Well how would I know? Well apart from Tim Bonner’s oft-mentioned dislike of the European legislation, such as the Habitats Directive (drafted by arch-lefty Stanley Johnson, remember)(see here and here) and maybe from keeping an eye on what they do… Here are three examples from two shooters, both of whom spoke in the 2016 Westminster…

Johnson flies off again

From yesterday’s PMQs – I fail to detect the Prime Minister wanting a greener more sustainable future in these words;

BTO press release – Europe’s breeding birds get long-overdue stocktake

Europe’s breeding birds get long-overdue stocktake New European Breeding Bird Atlas, a milestone for biodiversity research and nature conservation in Europe, is published today. Highlights The European Bird Census Council (EBCC) publishes the second European Breeding Bird Atlas EBBA2, a milestone for biodiversity knowledge in Europe A tremendous collaborative effort by the EBCC and its partner…