The decision of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority (PCNPA) to grant planning permission for an outdoor centre at Moylegrove, Pembrokeshire was deemed unlawful and quashed in a judgment handed down by Justice Eyre yesterday. This was as a result of a legal challenge brought by Wild Justice on which I worked whilst I was…
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Canvey Wick: the Essex oasis home to more than 3,200 species
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. Canvey Wick on the Thames Estuary has recorded more than 3,200 species of invertebrates, birds and plants. It was the first brownfield site to be protected specifically for invertebrates and given SSSI status in 2005. Originally the site of a proposed oil refinery before being left abandoned for 30 years, habitat efforts have helped…
RSPB press release – Montagu’s Harriers nest successfully in England after 6-year absence
Britain’s rarest breeding bird raised four youngsters at secret location A pair of Montagu’s Harriers, Britain’s rarest breeding bird, have successfully raised four youngsters at a secret location in England The pair of birds which arrived in May have been closely monitored by the RSPB who, working closely with a farmer, installed a protection fence…
More Hen Harrier killing
RSPB press release: Chicks fledge with RSPB support after suspicious loss of parent Hen Harriers. In May 2025, over a period of eight days, four breeding male Hen Harriers suspiciously disappeared from their nests in northern England – two from RSPB Geltsdale Nature Reserve in Cumbria, and a further two from the Forest of Bowland…
RSPB press release: Drought adding to challenge of caring for Sherwood Forest’s iconic Major Oak
Drought stress adding to challenge of caring for Sherwood Forest’s iconic Major Oak Pioneering techniques and technology are being used by Britain’s largest conservation charity to deliver bespoke care to one of the nation’s most famous and beloved trees. But the recent heatwave is bringing an additional challenge as attempts continue to address complex issues…
Good news on lead ammunition
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Yesterday’s news that a ban (almost total) on lead ammunition use is coming is welcome. Assuming that it all goes smoothly (I believe it will) then it will bring to a happy conclusion decades of campaigning. But why has it taken so long? So very long? Lead is a poison and it has gradually been…
Guest blog – Reintroductions by Alick Simmons
Alick Simmons spent most of his career in public service serving as the UK Food Standards Agency’s Veterinary Director (2004-2007) and the UK Government’s Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer (2007-2015). He is the current chair of the Zoological Society of London’s Ethics Committee on Animal Research and a member of the Wild Animal Welfare Committee. He…
Tony Marr 1939-2025
Tony Marr was born in Glasgow but he will always be associated with Sussex where he was one of a small group of birders in 1962 who founded the Sussex Ornithological Society (other leading lights being Richard Porter, Chris Mead, Bill Bourne and Mike Shrubb). He attended Steyning Grammar School and was encouraged in his…
RSPB press release – Singing success for one of the UK’s rarest insects
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Singing success for one of the UK’s rarest insects The Field Cricket was previously threatened with extinction in the UK but has since made an incredible comeback following successful conservation efforts by a range of organisations including the RSPB. The males are known for their singing, using specially adapted veins on their wings to…
Reflections is two years old today
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I know I’m a tad biased, but I do think this is a good book and it’s just as good to read now as it was two years ago on publication day. The idea, launched in this book, of being a conservation investor rather than a ‘member’ or ‘supporter’ is a lasting one and many…