I was in Wiltshire yesterday morning. As I drove past Stonehenge on my left there were three Great Bustards flying north on my right. That was a good start to the day.
Just driving
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The not so talented Viscount Ridley, at it again
Viscount Ridley was writing in The Times yesterday, Viscount Ridley has form (here, here). It is a splenetic piece of writing which accuses just about everyone except grouse moor managers of being in it for the money. Environmentalists talk up climate change so that their mates can make money from green energy apparently, thinks the…
The Queen’s speech in full
World exclusive, an early draft of the Queen’s speech: ‘My government will find new ways of transferring money from public services to the wealthy few. They will persist with hard Brexit in order to cripple one’s economy. Now that’s it because I’m orfff to Royal Ascot and if they ever have a State Opening of…
Black Hairstreaks at Glapthorn Cow Pasture
Photo: Tim Melling When I arrived at Glapthorn Cow Pasture on Wednesday, Test Match Special was just starting: when I left after having brilliant views of three Black Hairstreak butterflies, England were only in the sixth over. It doesn’t take long to see butterflies if they are well behaved. I knew as soon as…
I feel a bit bad about this…
The other day I was driving around the roads of east Northants and I saw two squashed Hedgehogs. Yuk!! But I felt pleased that I’d seen them because it showed that there were still hedgehogs here… But I felt bad about feeling good… But I was glad… But I was sorry too…
Denton Wood
There seem to be a few more people jumping around looking at Denton Wood all of a sudden – although as you can see (above) you and I aren’t allowed in the wood itself and you can see precious little from the Denton Road (see below). As is often the case, when something appears on…
FC guidance on managing woodlands with great crested newts
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Yesterday I posted a blog on what looks like potentially damaging woodland management operations in Denton Wood, Northants. Here is the link to what the FC say managers should do to avoid breaking the law with regard to Great Crested Newts, and here are some of the things it says: 3 Forest operations and great…
Plant sperm
Aren’t plants disgusting? If you suffer from hay fever, and we are entering the time when the grasses really get going, then you need to check the pollen forecast from the Met Office. My eyes were streaming this morning after I went for a walk on my local patch. I think Plantlife needs to sort…
Cabinet Secretary Roseanna Cunningham gets tough on the sources of wildlife crime
Cabinet Secretary, Roseanna Cunningham, has come to the end of her tether with grouse moor managers in Scotland – that much is clear. Good for her! Answering questions in the Scottish parliament this afternoon she announced the publication of the review of ‘the disappeared’ satellite-tagged Golden Eagles (see here) but also a raft of measures…
Signs of the times
Yesterday I was at the RSPB nature reserve at Frampton Marsh on a cloudy, slightly drizzly and breezy day. But it was great, and we saw lots of birds. In fact, we saw 68 species and through the wonders of Birdtrack I know that on the same date last year, on another visit to Frampton…