The news that the National Trust has completely blanked the petition by local people, including a good number of National Trust members, and is seeking to let a large area of its High Peak moorland to shooting interests has not gone down well. This version of the NT advert appeared on the Moorland Vision blog…
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BAWC raptor tagging project in play!
Bleep! Bleep! Somewhere in northern England some raptors are transmitting their locations – and that’s thanks to the skill of some dedicated raptor workers, the foresight of Birders Against Wildlife Crime and the generosity of many of you (us, actually!) in funding this project. If you are a gamekeeper thinking of pulling the trigger…
Scotland’s mountain hare shooting industry exposed in new report
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Press release from OneKind: OneKind, Scotland’s animal campaigns charity, will release a new report on the persecution of mountain hares in Scotland on Monday 31 July, a day before the open season on mountain hare killing begins. The report titled Mountain hare persecution in Scotland exposes the scale of mountain hare killing for recreational…
Tim Melling – A Lark Ascending
Tim writes: This photograph was a lot more difficult to take than it looks. Once a Skylark has started to sing he rises up and rarely comes down. And when he does appear, it is usually too far away to capture. I photographed this one early morning after a night of heavy rain. This hay…
An Unreliable History of Birdwatching (18) by Paul Thomas
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