In the latest GWCT email to members and supporters, their cheery chair, Ian Coghill, spreads the Christmas good will by asking for money so that most people don’t get what they want after Brexit but what farmers and gamekeepers want! Post-Brexit Policy Appeal As we leave the EU, the GWCT…
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‘New’ raptor persecution maps produced by Defra
Defra has just published old and incomplete maps of raptor persecution events on the Magic system. These are worth having a glance at and I’ll be looking at them more closely through the day, as I’m sure will Raptor Persecution UK (this is right up their street), but if you have ever looked at the…
Don’t presume
The Westminster government is very keen on presumed consent. This week it has said that it wishes to move towards a position of presumed consent for organ donation, ie that unless we opt out then we are presumed to be opted in. That’s fine by me However, the government had a blow this week to…
Fine art
Just have a look through this collection of artwork going on sale at Christies from Tillypronie – there are some fantastic paintings on the market including a whole clutch of Thorburns, Lodges and some Scotts too. The two illustrated here are by George Lodge and are quite superb. There is a wide variety but the…
Kittiwakes
Blue Planet blues? Think of the Kittiwake. This really is a ‘sea’ gull – the most marine of all our gulls. It’s a classy looking bird with its black legs and ‘dipped in ink’ wing tips, smooth elegant grey plumage and friendly, intelligent and coquettish look. A strong contender for the Audrey Hepburn of the…
Bye bye Blue Planet
Yesterday evening was the last of the seven episodes of Blue Planet 2 – I’ll miss it next week. This closing episode addressed sideways on, if not completely head on, the fact that we are screwing the planet. It was a brave attempt which was partly successful. ‘There is hope’ appeared to be the message…
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George Monbiot, Natalie Bennett, Chris Packham. What a great alliance! Join them please. Sign the e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting Join the thunderclap to spread the word
Findlay in Number 10
You must read this account of Findlay Wilde’s visit to Downing St to talk to Sir John Randall, the environment advisor to the Number 10 Policy Unit. Findlay is a good advocate and I’m sure that he and John got on well. I was fascinated by some of the remarks that John was happy for…
No comment never looks that good
My question to Defra 0n 21 November: What is the status of the complaint made by the RSPB and Ban the Burn campaigners of Hebden Bridge against the UK government and to the European Commission regarding management practices on grouse moors? When will Defra make a public comment on the case? Defra’s response to me…
Blue Planet 2 – programme 6
Coasts – can’t go wrong with coasts – and they didn’t. Crabs were the stars! You don’t read those words very often. There were some great scenes on and just off beaches – turtles in warm waters and King Penguins in cold ones – and then there were all those sharks too. This episode felt…