Retribution?

As Longfellow wrote in his poem Retribution: Though the mills of God grind slowly; Yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience He stands waiting, With exactness grinds He all. And maybe the same is true of the Rural Payments Agency who replied to me on my enquiry into how they are getting on with…

It’s a cold spring

I’ve been meaning to do this for a long time and now I have – and although it wasn’t a complete success, I’m glad I did. The carefully crafted plan involved combining an evening visit to Cheltenham racecourse with an afternoon visit to the Bill Smylie reserve above the racecourse and Cheltenham to see some…

Henry occupies the butts

‘So, this is a grouse butt’ says Henry. Wouldn’t it be a laugh if more people had a look at them and had their photographs taken in them? A kind of ‘Occupy the Butts’ movement? I’m sure there will be places to put such images later in the year. Vote for Hen Harrier as our…

Does your CEO tweet?

It may be, though it seems unlikely, that the gene for being a Chief Executive also removes your interest in social media. Prompted by the arrival of the CEO of Wildlife and Countryside link on Twitter, @ElaineWCL, I thought I’d just run through the other CEOs of wildlife conservation organisations who are on Twitter (and…

Client Earth – exhausted but victorious?

I suppose that it is just possible that a UK run by Nigel Farage or Gideon Osborne might care more about its citizens and set even lower targets for nitrogen dioxide than those set by the straight-banana people in Brussels – it’s possible but very unlikely. A UK spokesman said ‘Killing our citizens has been…