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I missed seeing Sir John Lister-Kaye at the Bird Fair but I’m told he gave an excellent talk about raptor persecution.  He’s a good speaker, I know, and I’m sure his talk will have motivated many of his audience on this important subject. I’m told, by upwards of a dozen people (so I’m pretty sure…

The August issue of British Wildlife arrived through my letterbox this morning – has yours? I won’t have time to settle down and read it until after the Bird Fair but I did have a quick flick through my own piece on our Fake National Parks – I fear this may raise a few hackles….

No doubt NE upland staff stood on this bit of Snilesworth Moor on their recent visit and discussed the ins and outs of the burning code etc. Burning guidelines (another voluntary code) say the moss layer under the heather on blanket bogs needs to remain intact and that appears to be a bit doubtful here…

Following on from yesterday’s blog post…

The letter below was sent to nine travel companies asking them whether they would sign up. So far we have seven signatures and two refusals (see below). I have no beef with the two companies, so far, who have said a polite ‘no’. All companies are different, they face different constraints and signing this letter…

Yesterday I sent this letter to the Prime Minister of Iceland.  The postage costs £1.25. Katrín Jakobsdóttir Stjórnarráðshúsinu við Lækjartorg 101, Reykjavík Iceland Dear Ms Jakobsdóttir (written by hand) Commercial whaling in Iceland I am writing to urge your government to take further steps to end commercial whaling in Icelandic waters.  I have watched whales…

  10 days to go to sign up to this social media thunderclap – please do!   You’ll be joining me, the RSPB and the Wildlife Trusts for starters!