April Birdwatch

Greenfiches are smart birds aren’t they? Their wheezing songs are getting commoner within earshot of our garden on the nicer days. But if you want to see a spectacular photo then turn to page 6 for the Birdwatch Photo of the Year – wow! No, I’m not showing it to you – you should be…

I just don’t understand it

With the news, from untrustworthy DEFRA, that they are going to drag their feet for another two years and then, perhaps, do something about lead ammunition we cannot be sure that we are really that close to an end to the shooting of lead into our environment and into our food. But, it goes without…

BASC bailing out GWCT

BASC is leaping to prop up GWCT in these difficult times – it seems that the ordinary shooter has to bail out the organisation which probably has more millionaire donors than almost any other in the rural area. Meanwhile, GWCT is relying on selling snoods to escape financial difficulties – click here.

Robin Page and the Countryside Restoration Trust

Robin Page has fallen out with some more people – but don’t worry, it’s all their fault and he is writing another book. Well, that’s part of Robin’s side of the story. The Countryside Restoration Trust website doesn’t seem to have noticed that he has gone, referring to Robin still as its ‘current executive chairman’….