At least 200 of us, and scores of trees, gathered by Euston Station yesterday afternoon to protest the habitat destruction which may be caused by HS2 – if it goes ahead. But, actually, even if it doesn’t because habitat loss is going ahead while the whole project is under review. You can’t replace an ancient…
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[Ralph Underhill has been on holiday but will be back next week]
Repeal the Weeds Act of 1959
I’d really like to see this e-petition get over the 10,000 signature barrier and trigger a government response. It and all other open e-petitions on the parliament website probably have until mid-October (and the start of a general election campaign) before they will be automatically curtailed. But it is, I’m sure you will agree, a…
This Saturday, 1pm
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Tick tock
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…
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…