Stuart Housden writes: On 21st April 1945, seventy years ago, Derek Ratcliffe climbed to his first peregrine’s nest in the north Pennines. He was then a schoolboy at Carlisle Grammar School, but described that day in his memoir In Search of Nature as his ‘red letter day’. In fact, he was almost killed, as the…
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Barry, Eilidh and Natalie
At yesterday evening’s Environmental Question Time, as well as Kate Parminter, William Cash and Rupert de Mauley, there was also Barry Gardiner, Eilidh Whiteford and Natalie Bennett. Natalie Bennett, performed well: supports a nature and Well-being Bill would reform the CAP would repeal bad bits of NPPF is against fracking realises we need to tackle…
Reversing the trend – the future of meadows.
The following is a write-up, a personal one, that I did for Plantlife, the Wildlife Trusts and the Rare Breeds Survival Trust of a meeting to discuss meadow conservation which was held on 18 July this year. ’When people come to Highgrove and see the flower meadow there they often say that it reminds…
Minox Challenge – the Wildlife Trusts by Stephanie Hilborne
You and I both know that the natural world is of immense value. Anyone who has watched the sun rise over a Caledonian pine forest, or who has been enthralled by the acrobatics of a tern will know that nature is amazing in its variety and inspiring in a multitude of ways – from the…
Guest Blog – You can be a member of the RSPB & a gamekeeper by Rob Yorke
Rob Yorke is a countryman with two hats: one as a chartered surveyor paying his mortgage, the other as a rural commentator passionate about an informed countryside debate. He has lived in west Scotland, north England, London and now permanently in south Wales. He stalks The Times’ letter pages but it’s cheaper to follow him…