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Today’s and tomorrow’s Hen Harrier Day rallies

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A big shout out to Northern Ireland for their first ever Hen Harrier Day rally in Glenarrif Forest Park, Ballymena, Co Antrim at 10:00 today! Then it’s over to RSPB Loch Leven for the start of a tw0-day event starting at 11:00 On Ilkley Moor, Cow and Calf Rocks, the Ban Bloodsports on Ilkley Moor…

Defra – you are a disgrace

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Defra is the government department responsible for nature conservation – it’s hard to remember that because it’s a long time since Defra did anything remotely important for nature.  I’ll come back to that general issue at a later date but let’s just look at Hen Harriers since this coming weekend sees Hen Harrier rallies in…

Hen Harrier facts

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Ahead of this weekend of Hen Harrier rallies let’s just recap some Hen Harrier facts: the latest science says there should be 300+ pairs of Hen Harrier nesting in England – this year there were 3 pairs the latest science says there should be c2600 pairs of Hen Harrier nesting in the UK – in…

Hen Harrier Day – Rainham Marshes tomorrow

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  The sun will shine on a large gathering of people tomorrow at RSPB Rainham Marshes nature reserve – one of the best nature reserves (the best?) inside the M25 and the site of one of the biggest-ever (the biggest ever?) Hen Harrier Day rallies. Come and join us to hear Charlie Moores of BAWC,…

Images from WOMAD

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    Thanks to everyone at WOMAD for a great time. Thanks to Ecotricity for the chance to attend. Thanks to the wonderful Wildes for most of these images, leafletting and beer – but no skittles. Thanks to everyone who took away leaflets and promised to sign the e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting which…

Young and green

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The little bit of work I was doing at Womad was being a mentor to a young environmentalist – one Josh Gard. I’ll come back to Josh in a minute (but he’s the one smiling in the photo above).  The event was run by Ecotricity (who supply my electricity and gas – they appear to…

Henry goes to Womad and more

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Friday evening, Saturday, Sunday and this morning were spent at WOMAD in Wiltshire – I was doing some (very little) work there (about which, more tomorrow), but with Henry the Hen Harrier and some other friends several thousand leaflets were handed out plugging the e-petition. WOMAD was great! And we chatted to some great people…

Countryfile

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On Thursday last week, it now seems like a long time ago, I drove to the RSPB nature reserve at Geltsdale where one of only three English pairs of Hen Harriers is nesting this year. My chat with Andrew Gilruth (GWCT) and Charlotte Smith (presenter), and presumably our waving of our hands at midges and…