Things I’ve noticed (and thank you to those who have helped me notice some of them): Lynx? Yes, please! Kielder looks a good place. want to object to fracking? Want free advice? Get some from a top firm of legal eagles. I’ll be speaking at the Norfolk Bird and Wildlife Fair on 16 May as…
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Henry wonders which way to go…
Henry thought that Snilesworth sounded like a nice place – ‘Very Yorkshire!’ he said – so I told him a bit about its unfortunate history back a long time ago – see here. Mr Mark Osborne seems to have managed the site since 2000 and delivered a record grouse shooting day for the North York…
Songbird Survival Twitter account goes bonkers
Songbird Survival got involved in a discussion with @HenryHenHarrier and myself (@markavery) at the weekend, but their Twitter account seemed to go a bit bonkers. In response to every question about Songbird Survival’s views, they tweeted about Spoonbills at Holkham. Their top trump appeared to be a review of Holkham Hall on tripadvisor. Ooh err!…
Henry goes to Yorkshire
A large bit of heather moorland in the north of England? Must be lots of ringtails up here thought Henry! I told him that it might be a bit of a struggle to find any girlfriends up here but he was adamant. North Yorkshire (includes North York Moors National Park & Yorkshire Dales NP) is…
Plaid Cymru manifesto
Plaid Cymru seems to be the party of Welsh farmers rather than the party of Wales – or Welsh taxpayers. It favours a continuation of the CAP that keeps 80% of Welsh farmers in business with direct payments. That’s pretty blatant. Plaid supports a regressive form of income support funded by the rest of Wales…