To be fair… he got there in the end To be fair, it felt a bit like getting blood out of a stone.
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Bransdale moor, North Yorks
Recently, Kevin Hollinrake MP, was singing the praises of grouse moor management after a visit to Bransdale Moor in his constituency. Henry and I went to Bransdale in 2015 on a tour of shooting estates – here’s what I wrote at the time. And here is what Raptor Persecution UK wrote about Bransdale at the…
Inglorious 12th
In two months time, on Monday 12 August, the grouse shooting season will open. This is a land use whose days are numbered. Intensive grouse shooting is underpinned by wildlife crime and that wildlife crime is widespread. Remember the long-term study of Peregrines across the north of England which shows that their numbers and nesting…
More good news – no M4 ‘relief’ road
The Welsh government will not spend £1.6bn on a ‘relief’ road – that’s a relief because the plans would have wrecked some irreplaceable Welsh landscape and wildlife-rich habitat on the Gwent Levels. The expense of the project must have been a major reason for its abandonment but Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford, also said he…
A journey back in time
It wasn’t only the wildlife of the forests which impressed in Poland, so did the wildlife of the meadows and farmland. From the balcony of our accommodation … … there were views over the surrounding gardens … … and a few minutes walk away were the meadows around the river. The English countryside would have…
Interesting question
I’ll be interested in this answer too.
Hmmm – that’s odd
If you are reading this blog on your phone, then you may not have any problems, I don’t on my phone. And maybe all looks good to you on your PC or tablet – but it doesn’t on mine! The ‘theme’ (the blog template) I’ve always used here with the nice blue colour has just…
Defra in a big panic – consult, consult!
Defra want to know what everyone thinks about everything by 5pm a week on Monday. That gives the world 5 working days to get their thoughts together. I”m pretty sure that Wild Justice will be submitting something.
General Licences – not quite business as usual is it?
See the exchange of letters between the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Natural England, published today. Getting notice of this in an email from Defra seems to mean that Wild Justice is now a Defra stakeholder. Gosh! Michael Gove is now in charge of pigeon shooting and crow control, as…
Jay to drop out of general licensing says BTO
The BTO website has had an overhaul and it looks very attractive. In a blog on the spanking new and attractive website, the BTO CEO Andy Clements (also a Board member of Natural England) writes about the scientific challenges for the new general licensing regime that Natural England is introducing. The blog is well worth…