Here is the summary of another very powerful piece of written evidence: The shooting industry and its representatives should be removed from all positions of power where wildlife crime law enforcement policy are discussed or decided upon. Driven grouse moors should be rewilded. This at a stroke, would remove the many very serious problems of…
Tag: hen harrier
Any takers?
I’ll bet you a pound to a penny that the Hen Harrier, named Rowan, found dead in Cumbria, did not die of natural causes. Any takers? Amanda? Liam? Andrew? Well done to the Hawk and Owl Trust for funding this satellite tag in a joint project with Natural England. No doubt Natural England will have…
Guest blog – Royal Patrons by John Burton
John Burton is one of the most experienced and free-thinking of British conservationists. He was a founder and the first chief executive of the World Land Trust. He stood down from that position recently but will still be working hard for WLT into the future. John has just started blogging himself, here. One of my…
Don’t pass on the Hen Harrier
This is a beautiful sight, a rare sight, an endangered sight. It’s a food pass between a male Hen Harrier (the grey upper bird) and its mate who will take the food back to the nest and feed it to their chicks. Wouldn’t you lover to see these avian gymnastics in a National Park…
Gems from the written evidence 10 – Nick Brown
More written evidence from the Peak District – this time extracts from Nick Brown’s evidence: We had visitors from Holland and France here recently and they wanted to see the National Park’s moorlands and especially its wildlife. I had to tell them that while they would see plenty of heather and some grouse, they would…
Gems from the written evidence 7 – the grouse moor owners, manager, gamekeepers
It may not come as a surprise that those engaged in grouse shooting do not want any change to their hobby, sport or business. Here are some examples: Dawnay Estates, North York Moors: any introduction of further regulation or laws does not seem to serve any useful purpose Weardale Estates: The law on grouse shooting…
A day to speak up for Hen Harriers
There should be over 300 nesting pairs of Hen Harrier in northern England – this year there were three (and none on driven grouse moors). The government doesn’t have a feasible plan to end persecution of Hen Harriers, Peregrine Falcons, Goshawks or Red Kites in the English uplands. We do – ban driven grouse shooting….
Gems from the written evidence 6 – the raptor workers (1)
Raptor workers give up their time voluntarily to monitor the numbers of these fabulous birds. Their evidence on raptor numbers and raptor persecution should carry considerable weight. Here are some extracts from the evidence that has appeared so far (more is to come I am sure) and from a professional academic too: North of England…
Gems from the written evidence 4 – Michael Whitehouse
Here are a couple of extracts from the written evidence submitted by Michael Whitehouse. ‘I have lived in Yorkshire for over 43 years during which time I very regularly walk in the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors and less so in the Peak District and the Lake District. I am a keen…
Gems from the written evidence 3 – David Gosney
I’m not sure I have ever met David Gosney but his is a well-known name in birding circles so his name caught my eye in the list of written evidence submissions. ‘Parts of the Peak District used to be nationally famous for their populations of birds of prey but now those same areas have scandalously…