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Gems from the written evidence 20 – more from the Peak District

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Locals from the Peak District are rightly outraged by what is happening in their National Park. I’ve already highlighted some written evidence from Bob Berzins, the Peak District Raptor Monitoring Group, Nick Brown and the Sheffield Bird Study Group. Here are some more views: Arne Swithenbank: I walk frequently in the Staffordshire Moorlands where the…

Gems from the written evidence 19 – Nature Scotland

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Disclaimer (March 2020) – This was not written by anyone connected to the tourism company ‘Nature Scotland’ and was done by an external person who decided to title it ‘Nature Scotland’. A view from someone in an industry that suffers because of driven grouse shooting; I work in the Wildlife Tourism industry and I can…

Gems from the written evidence 15 – Dr Ian Mclean

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There is rather too much talk about birds and too little about everything else in the discussions about the harm caused by driven grouse shooting. So have a look at the evidence submitted by a distinguished entomologist with many years experience (can you spot anyone remotely similar speaking up for the unsustainable management of our…

FoE begins to expose scale of taxpayer handouts

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Grouse moor owners are receiving massive handouts from taxpayers on land used for the hobby of grouse shooting, reveals a study by Friends of the Earth in today’s Guardian. It won’t come as a  surprise to readers of this blog that the future of grouse shooting is being debated by MPs in Westminster Hall on…

Gems from the written evidence 11 – Bob Berzins

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More extracts of evidence pertaining to the Peak District – this from the evidence of Bob Berzins: I have enjoyed the outdoors all my life but over the last 10 or 15 years, especially since reports like Peak Malpractice, I have seen signs of wildlife persecution and understood  the significance of damage to protected habitats….

Defra admits it hasn’t a clue

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Here are two answers to questions from Defra in response to questions from Kerry McCarthy MP: On subsidies for grouse shooting: http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-10-20/49693/ On the financial contribution of driven grouse shooting: http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-10-20/49691/ Defra doesn’t know how much of your money it pays to grouse moors. Defra hasn’t a clue whether driven grouse shooting contributes anything to…

Gems from the written evidence 4 – Michael Whitehouse

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Here are a couple of extracts from the written evidence submitted by Michael Whitehouse.   ‘I have lived in Yorkshire for over 43 years during which time I very regularly walk in the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors and less so in the Peak District and the Lake District. I am a keen…