Ecotricity, the green energy company that supplies my electricity, is looking for the greenest youngsters in Britain. And by youngster we mean 11-16 year olds. If you are in the relevant age group and can submit your application (video, recording or written text) by 8 June you may win yourself and your parents a weekend…
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RSPB appeal for information about Goshawk disappearance in Peak District
The RSPB has just released this to local media (links added by me): The RSPB is appealing for information after a Goshawk nest failed in suspicious circumstances at Dove Stone in the Peak District. On 10 May, a local raptor worker discovered the freshly abandoned Goshawk nest in conifer woodland in the Longendale Valley, which…
Environmental consensus on Remain option
The Wildlife Trusts were, as I recall, the first wildlife NGO to support the option of the UK remaining in the EU and that was back in March. And their statement was admirably clear: ‘The Wildlife Trusts believe that our wildlife and habitats will be better off if they continue to benefit from EU environmental…
Slovakia – Days 4 and 5
We were all a bit bushed after climbing up through the beech woods of Day 3 – or maybe it was the winetasting that did it? Have you ever had a red Dunaj from Slovakia? Quite a surprise – and an entirely pleasant one. Day 4 was a relaxed tour around some more wetland sites….
Bizarre – or what?
There are only a few reasons for this letter to be written and published. These are my best guesses: it was raining yesterday and Ian Coghill was bored – and presumably The Times didn’t have any decent letters to publish GWCT and the shooting industry are so rattled by the growth of support for the…