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Fire-fighters around the world are laughing at plans to manage England’s vast moorlands by re-wilding rather than traditional management methods
In an interview with the Yorkshire Post, Moorland Association Director, Andrew Gilruth, warns that planting more trees on farm land won't...
Apr 24, 2024


Ashden risk losing credibility after Haweswater nominated for award despite the United Utilities owned reserve being labelled 'environmental disaster' in new report
Last month a new report was published highlighting the extent of the environmental damage and community conflict that has taken place...
Apr 17, 2024


Hen Harriers, and some unfortunate truths
Statement of fact Number One (1): Hen Harriers are in serious decline. They have declined precipitously over the last seven years and...
Apr 11, 2024


RSPB at odds with…..well, everyone, on hen harriers
Hen harriers across the UK are at their highest numbers for over 200 years. The latest hen harrier survey shows that in some parts of...
Apr 7, 2024


Why can't the RSPB look after their own reserves properly?
Over the Easter holidays, many members of the public have taken the opportunity to visit one of the RSPB’s reserves around the country....
Apr 5, 2024


In a couple of decades people will look back with revulsion at what is taking place in the uplands, and wonder at the irreparable damage it caused
A great deal is talked about biodiversity depletion, the species crisis, and the climate crisis. The exact extent of these phenomena, and...
Mar 14, 2024


We need to talk about intraguild predation
The tale of how Winnie, Winchester Cathedral’s resident peregrine falcon, died after falling victim to an ‘encounter’ with a newly...
Mar 11, 2024


Chris Packham's double standards
Talking to Times Radio this weekend, activist and BBC presenter Chris Packham offered up his views on public protests outside MPs’ homes....
Mar 6, 2024


RSPB warden filmed 'torturing' bird by stepping on its tail before beating it to death with a rock
This is the shocking moment a psycho RSPB warden stepped on the tail of a helpless seabird for up to 'four minutes' before eventually...
Mar 1, 2024


BTO cracks down on celebrities who disturb nests for photo opps
The British Trust for Ornithology [BTO] today announced it was making urgent changes to the requirements for a new Schedule 1 permit,...
Feb 29, 2024


Olivia Blake MP joins forces with violent criminal at Sheffield smoke summit charade but Sustainable Air Quality Officer rubbishes her claims
Last week the Labour Mayor for South Yorkshire, Oliver Coppard, organised a ‘smoke summit’, purporting to provide an objective forum for...
Feb 14, 2024


BBC Countryfile gives 'guerrilla rewilders' an easy ride on species reintroduction
On Sunday night’s episode of Countryfile, the BBC programme visited Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. While Matt Baker visited a farm where a...
Feb 5, 2024


"Stop conservation groups persecuting indigenous people", demand Survival International
'Stop conservation groups persecuting indigenous people', is the demand of international human rights organisation, Survival...
Jan 30, 2024


Why are Hen Harriers failing to thrive in Ireland, when their numbers are on the rise in England?
This week, the Irish Minister for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, launched a public consultation on their draft...
Jan 17, 2024


Scotland’s richest man loses almost £9.3m on Highland eco-tourism business
Scotland’s richest man has announced a loss of almost £9.3 million on his Highland hospitality and estates business, reinforcing the...
Jan 16, 2024


New research finds 70% of UK adults support grouse shooting on United Utilities land causing further embarrassment for the RSPB
70% of Britons believe that United Utilities, the water company which services Northwest England, should continue to allow grouse...
Jan 10, 2024


Mark Avery launches latest online attack on NFU President...but fails to answer questions on his own record at the RSPB in preventing biodiversity loss
© Sarah Farnsworth Mark Avery is no stranger to social media attacks, often with the consequence of inciting a digital ‘pile-on’ to the...
Jan 3, 2024


RSPB's £16m plan to eradicate stoats in Orkney branded 'a flop' and 'ineffective'
For the last 13 years stoats have been decimating ground nesting birds such as curlews and Artic terns, across the Orkney Islands. They...
Jan 2, 2024


RSPB killed thousands of animals last year, including goats, but where are the missing mustelids?
The RSPB have just released their bag returns for 2022 and, as ever, it is what isn't included that is as interesting as what is. Adding...
Dec 22, 2023


New Predation Report by The Ferrater More Oxford Centre littered with inaccuracies
Today an article was published by the GWCT, which is well worth sharing. A recent report published by The Ferrater Mora Oxford Centre for...
Dec 19, 2023
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