Henry is quite a chatterbox. He is a people magnet – pity there aren’t more ringtails around for him … This family, and many others, were keen to hear of the plight of Hen Harriers in the Upper Derwent Valley. Just think of the stir when Henry wings in to centres of population. He might…
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Left undone…
Defra still hasn’t answered this very simple question – ‘Do ministers sign off on responses to e-petitions. And who signed off the response to John Armitage’s successful e-petition about licensing shooting estates?’ Teresa Dent hasn’t yet replied on behalf of Rules restaurant on the expected levels of poisonous lead in the meat that they sell….
So that was March
So that was March – spring has not yet fully sprung. I sat by the side of the road in County Durham, and there were displaying waders everywhere – drumming Snipe, tumbling Lapwing, a distant Golden Plover, yelping Redshank and even the occasional bubbling Curlew but the three Blackcock at the lek were just mooching…
Forests
I spent some time with a bunch of Forest Enterprise England staff last week. They were very nice – they invited me to tell them what I thought of them. I admire FE staff – so much so that I wish they had more to do with delivering the things that I care about; a…
Henry visits a patch of grass
Henry was very keen to visit the site where the ‘Sodden 570’ protested against the persecution of Henrys everywhere. Here we are near the Fairholmes visitor centre – and the sun was shining! For comparison, here is Harry, Chris, Barry and me, standing in the rain, on Hen Harrier Day 2014.
Henry leaves Chatsworth
Henry tells me that he enjoyed Chatsworth but decided to leg it because of the lack of ringtails. #HaveYouSeenHenry?
More things that caught my eye this week
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today is WWF’s Earth Hour this month’s Birdwatch is full of good things but the double page photo of a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Little Owl squaring up to each other on a post is quite stunning. and that same Birdwatch has the wonderful Mark Cocker’s last column (although he will continue to write…
Vote for Andean Condors please
The fate of £25,000 of conservation money is entirely up to you. Have a look, please, and consider voting for this excellent project to protect Andean Condors. Voting closes on Monday so why not just click away now?
Just a few things that caught my eye…
or in this case my ear – first singing Chiffchaff this week I had a look at Stonehenge this week – it is very impressive – I wonder whether Henry might visit one day? #HaveYouSeenHenry? meat free week is going well I really enjoyed talking to the AGM of the…
Henry goes to Chatsworth!
Henry – you look like you own the place. You don’t do you? So you aren’t too worried about a few large landowners?