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FORESTRY COMMISSION LAUNCHES NEW PROJECT TO DIVERSIFY NATURE WRITING     As part of celebrations to mark its centenary in 2019, the Forestry Commission has launched a new writing competition to diversify nature writing.   From Wordsworth to J.K Rowling, England’s forests have inspired characters and chronicles that have shaped the nation’s literary history for…

Tim writes: Grandalas (Grandala coelicolor) are one of the most beautiful birds I have ever seen.  The males are an electric blue colour with jet-black wings and tail, while the females are brown and scaly with a white wing bar.  They breed high in the Himalayas (c4000-5500m), way above the tree line but in winter…

Homes England press release: Homes England has proposed a new approach to the Lodge Hill development on the Hoo Peninsula in Medway, which will avoid direct Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) impacts on the Lodge Hill site. Following further careful consideration of the environmental sensitivities in and around the site, the new plans are for up…

A week ago Waitrose emailed me to wish me a good weekend and to say they were looking into the inaccurate health warning on the game meat they are selling to the public.  Another week and no change in Waitrose’s position as far as I know.  I contacted Waitrose nearly three weeks ago and I…