In this month’s copy of The Field there is a page about the role of the the GWCT’s science in defending ‘our way of life’ which is surely a misprint for ‘our hobby of death’. The article is written by the GWCT’s chair, the tadpole conserver himself, Mr Ian Coghill, and it is basically an…
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Defra – a shameful government department
One of the more reasonable aspects of the dreadful government response to our e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting is that it regards the fact that there were a few more Hen Harriers this year (although many of the males disappeared of course) as encouraging. It is a little bit encouraging – but not very….
The two successful Northumberland Hen Harrier nests
Following the nonsense in The Telegraph and the correction to the misinformation in the Guardian yesterday, it is good to see a press release from the Northumberland Hen Harrier Protection Partnership with information about the two successful nests of Hen Harriers that have nested on FC land this year. First, note that this partnership involves…
More on the Game Fair
Yesterday I didn’t go to the Game Fair but the Today programme did. And Farming Today were there too. Farming Today repeated C(W)TG’s Andrew Gilruth’s inability to answer a question here after about 15 minutes. Did you notice how Andrew claimed that grouse moors had been designated because they were teeming with wildlife? He’s such…
Henry’s Game Fair
I’ve been to many Game Fairs but this was Henry’s first. He was a little bit nervous but he had a gaggle of burly minders with him. As well as myself there were Lawrie and Phil from BAWC and Alan Davies from The Biggest Twitch. It was a rather quiet Game Fair I felt, fewer…