Dear Tony I’m really glad that you are taking over the hot seat at NE. Best of luck with it. And you certainly don’t need any advice from me, but… Your job is really about nature – but you’ll have to deal with a bunch of interest groups on the way – some of them…
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April British Wildlife
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The latest British Wildlife arrived in the post on Thursday – and if it had been a wet Bank Holiday weekend it would have been read by now! But the weather has been glorious so I’ve only dipped into it. My column, written six weeks ago, is about legal challenges and Wild Justice. I write…
Guest blog – Hunting for the Wild by Ben MacDonald
Ben Macdonald is a conservation writer, field director in wildlife television, and a lifelong naturalist; passionate about restoring Britain’s wildlife, pelicans included, in his lifetime. He has been the conservation columnist for Birdwatching magazine, as well as a contributor to the RSPB Nature’s Home and BBC Wildlife. He has worked on a range of TV series, including for the…
Have you noticed…?
Natural England has not announced its review of the General Licences yet… I think they are in a corner and don’t know how to get out – but I may be wrong.
Press release from Forestry England
CALL OF THE WILD: MICHAELA STRACHAN RALLIES PUBLIC TO DISCOVER FOREST WILDLIFE The Forestry Commission is inviting people to join the largest ever survey of England’s forest wildlife. The Big Forest Find is taking place in the nation’s forests, as volunteers and visitors embark on a journey of discovery through England’s wooded landscapes. The project…
Catfield Fen ripples spread in water wars
You would have to be an addict of this blog with a spectacularly good memory to recall the tiny part that this blog played in a victory to save parts of the Norfolk Broads which have high levels of protection under EU wildlife laws from being damaged by water abstraction. The last blog here on…
White-tailed Eagles to come back to lowland England
White-tailed Eagle. Photo: Mike Crutch Natural England has issued a licence to allow the release of White-tailed Eagles on the Isle of Wight. For details see here. This is excellent news and the first releases are scheduled for summer this year. Woohoo! More information from the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation – click here and the…
What will Glover review make of our environmental glories?
Our uplands are one of our environmental glories Michael Gove, Hansard 28 March In contrast, RSPB Chair, Kevin Cox, said National parks are not delivering for wildlife and are often in worse condition than areas outside the park . They aren’t being monitored, lack funding and have no clear purpose. Farming – plus grouse shooting…
Wild Justice legal challenge in Shooting Times
Wild Justice’s fully-funded legal challenge of the General Licences features on pages 6 and 7 of this week’s Shooting Times. The piece isn’t too bad (although it does contain errors) but notably, as in a piece in Farmers Weekly, neither team of journalists (!) has managed to get a quote from Natural England or Defra…
First witness statement
This was my first witness statement in the brood meddling judicial review. For the Claimant Dr Mark Avery 16 April 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT (ADMINISTRATIVE COURT) CO/ /2018 IN AN APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW BETWEEN DR MARK AVERY Claimant -and- NATURAL ENGLAND Defendant -and- JEMIMA PARRY-JONES First Interested Party -and-…