…then they fight you and then you win! We will win.

See this piece in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror which is already online. @HuntingSolution is followed by 1000 people – I would just ask them whether they follow this account because of, or despite this type of ignorant rudeness. I haven’t seen a RT of any of this by Nicholas Soames MP and I rather hope he…

M&S are preparing to sell Red Grouse

In reply to this blog, M&S have just recently tweeted: ‘Last year we worked with independent industry experts & the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust to introduce the industry’s first ‘Codes of Practice’ to ensure all our game, including grouse, is sourced to the highest standards of game & moorland management. In accordance with this,…

Travels and round-up

I’ve been travelling around since Monday and I got back late last night – so this is just a few notes on my travels and a few catch-ups: On the Durham moors near the signpost above, there were very few waders to be heard, which surprised me, as I am always careful to point out…

Cuckoos?

I’ve heard a Cuckoo in Northants this year – but only one. And that was not at my local patch of Stanwick Lakes, despite many visits. I’ve checked my records, and this is exceptionally late for me NOT to have heard a Cuckoo at Stanwick Lakes. The Birdtrack records look as though arrivals have been…