Find your nearest strike here I’ll be heading in to Northampton on the bus. I doubt that the crowd will be quite as big as that pictured above but we’ll see… Climate StrikeStart: Friday, September 20, 2019 12:00 PM BBC Radio Northampton BBC Radio Northampton, Abington St, NN1 2BH Northampton, Northamptonshire NN1 2BH There’s a…
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I’m thinking of doing this next year
This year I’ve been recording birds in/from my east Northants garden with a bit more effort and structure than usual. And it’s been a pretty good summer so sitting in the garden has been a frequent pleasure – and for a birder it’s impossible not to listen and look for birds continually. It was pointed…
Good report on a bad state of affairs
The lack of birds of prey, due to high levels of illegal persecution, in many upland so-called protected areas (AONBs and National Parks) is a disgrace that is becoming clearer and clearer to the public at large. And this report on the state of affairs for the Nidderdale AONB is another welcome step forward in…
The Defra consultation on general licences
The consultation on general licences, released on Thursday by Defra, looks very promising. You can read all the questions and think about them here without having to start filling in any of the information. And that means you can have a long think about them and maybe even come back to this subject in November…
Opportunity to change the shape of general licences
Defra is consulting the public, fairly properly, on general licences. But don’t worry, you have plenty of time to think about it. Today, Defra issued this consultation which asks for views and evidence – the latter is quite important. This survey forms part of the process of consulting and engaging with stakeholders for the 2019…
UK biodiversity indicators published (4)
Last week, the latest UK Biodiversity Indicators were published. Did you see the government press release about them? Did you hear Defra ministers quizzed about them on every news bulletin through the day? Some biodiveristy indices are going up despite the general loss of wildlife in our lives. There are more plants ‘protected’ in seed…
UK biodiversity indicators published (1) – who knew?
Last week, the latest UK Biodiversity Indicators were published. Did you see the government press release about them? Did you hear Defra ministers quizzed about them on every news bulletin through the day? Is this the first you have heard of them? I’m fond of these indicators for two main reasons. First, government ought to…
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A momentous day in parliament?
Today may be a momentous day in the Westminster Parliament but not because of the days spent toiling over the crafting of a response to the Wild Justice e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting. The response is the usual old guff, presumably signed off by Therese Coffey, and can be read on the petition site,…
UK industry starts chemical attack on China
https://www.farminguk.com/news/uk-game-farmers-announce-trade-deal-with-hong-kong_53781.html All that lead – not very friendly really, is it. But how reassuring that the BGA play the dual role of marketing body and ‘regulator’. I thought poachers were supposed to turn gamekeeper in the saying, not occupy the same two roles at once?