I’m looking forward to attending the Big Story event on Friday at the Natural History Museum. It’s a live, staged adaptation of the Natural Histories radio series and of the book reviewed here a while ago. With Rory Bremner, Tamsin Greig, and a host of stuffed animals (?) involved, it’s bound to be a good…
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Huffing and puffing in the post
In response to the call from the Labour Shadow Minister, Alex Cunningham, to get rid of lead ammunition the Countryside Alliance’s Tim Bonner huffs and puffs in the Huffington Post. In an article wittily called ‘Lead Ammunition – the Facts’ Bonner says very little of note. He says that the issue should be decided on…
Buzzard bashers
On Friday we heard that High Court judge, Justice Oueseley, upheld a judicial review against Natural England over its refusal to issue licences to kill Buzzards that were allegedly causing damage to a Pheasant shoot by eating too many Pheasants. Reports by Raptorpersecutionscotland and National Gamekeepers’ Organisation. There has been an outcry by raptor lovers…
An event
I spent Thursday evening and Friday and Saturday at the New Networks for Nature meeting – it was great in an inspiring, relaxing, challenging and humorous mixture. But the best bit, the very best bit, the very very best bit, was on Friday morning when George Monbiot and Tony Juniper debated, in a very friendly,…
Wildlife NGO doping scandal
WADA has been called in to investigate claims that the UK’s wildlife NGOs have been nobbled by dopers. Sir Vague Ready, President of WADA, said ‘The rumours have been out there for ages and it’s time to investigate. Clearly there are no performance enhancing drugs involved – not a single personal best has been set…
Cambridge
The Corner Laughers were on top form last night in the Portland Arms in Cambridge. A very good crowd filled the venue and a good time was had by all. Thank you to the Cambridge Conservation Forum for organising everything. And to half of the Cambridge Corncrakes for performing too!
Fob me, fob me
Philip Hammond says that the British people will not be fobbed off with minor changes to the EU. Well, he didn’t ask me and I’m completely ready to be fobbed off – fob me, fob me! Give me the EU over the Tory party any time, please. And David Cameron wants me to be fobbed…
Cambridge this evening – at The Portland Arms, 7pm
Cambridge this evening.
Northern Ireland
I visited Northern Ireland yesterday to speak at a BTO conference there. It was a long day (alarm went off at 0430, got home again 2220) but a very enjoyable one. The welcome is always very warm in Ireland, whichever side of the border you are on, and that was true yesterday with a mixture…
Glorious (by Tim Wootton)
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You are running out of time to visit the SWLA exhibition in the Mall Galleries, but you still have Friday, Saturday and until 1pm on Sunday. If you turn up there you might be struck by this lovely painting (or four of them) by Orkney-based artist Tim Wootton. Entitled Glorious, Tim tells me that it…