Gamebirds victory (1) – what sort of victory?

On Today on Saturday morning (in the last 10 minutes of the programme) Mishal Husain described Wild Justice as a campaigning organisation, and we wouldn’t disagree with that, but our victory in this matter is not a campaigning victory it is a legal victory. We have not persuaded government to change their policy or the…

Another good month for readership of this blog

Over 103,000 pageviews in October makes it the eighth month this year (and the seventh in a row) to top the wholly artificial 100,000 pageviews level. And with 24,000+ unique users (readers) this month that is very respectable too. As hinted at a few weeks ago, despite some saying it will never happen, it is…

The Well-read Naturalist

I’ve been catching up with John Riutta’s recent book reviews on The Well-read Naturalist. I read all of his book reviews even those that are rather local to his part of the world, of northern Oregon. I read them because they are so thoughtful and so well written. I sometimes feel I’d rather read John’s…

Tim Melling – Mole

Tim writes: “To the gentleman in the velvet waistcoat” was apparently a popular Jacobite toast.  It refers to the mole that raised the hill at Hampton Court upon which the horse of William III (William of Orange) stumbled which subsequently led to his death.  He broke his collarbone but he became ill when complications arose,…

Jane V. Adams – The Smells in Nature

Jane is a naturalist, photographer and nature writer living in Dorset. Her work has appeared in books, anthologies and blogs for charities such as The Wildlife Trusts and the International Bee Research Association. When she’s not exploring Dorset’s lanes and countryside she can be found lying on her stomach watching insects in her garden. Jane’s…