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Some lessons in wildfire prevention, as demonstrated on a Calderdale moor
In June 2010, a wildfire started by a group of youngsters with a campfire took out all of the heather on a piece of moorland near...
Jul 4, 2022


Wild Moors' Luke Steele and friends found 'tampering' with legal traps
If you go down to the woods today you're sure for a big surprise. Well, that was certainly what happened with one keeper recently when he...
Jun 29, 2022


This new windfarm predicts it will kill a long list of birds – so where's the uproar?
Wind turbines are one of the angels of green energy. They have their detractors of course; they’re ugly eyesores, some people moan....
Jun 29, 2022


The responses to this RSPB Facebook campaign might be a surprising lesson for the charity
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds have recently launched a new campaign on social media, including on Facebook. Alongside a...
Jun 21, 2022


Conservation groups blamed after forced removal of local communities
Across social media human rights organisations have been condemning the evictions and violence against Maasai tribes in Tanzania who are...
Jun 20, 2022


'Simply awful' Springwatch viewers switch off as Packham fails to identify birds he talks about
Since Springwatch launched in 2006 the viewing numbers have continued to decrease consistently, from a high of 3.76m in its first season...
Jun 15, 2022


Soviet-style bureaucracy is ruining the countryside, by Sir Ian Botham
In today's Telegraph, Sir Ian Botham details the frustration from rural communities towards the officials who are letting nature decline...
Jun 15, 2022


Scottish Chief Veterinary Officer calls out Chris Packham for misleading information on bird flu
Chris Packham, along with the RSPB, are well known for cherry picking evidence to suit their personal agendas. As opposed to a normal...
Jun 13, 2022


Gulls wiping out ground nesting waders and still conservation organisations do nothing
We make no apology for returning repeatedly to the plight of curlew, lapwing and other ground nesting waders, as not only does it show...
Jun 10, 2022


Millions being spent on curlew recovery but NE still refuse to stop gulls decimating existing chicks
[Credit: Martin Hayward-Smith] One of the great frustrations from land managers and gamekeepers is the obvious lack of common sense and...
Jun 8, 2022


Unearthed and the RSPB were warned six months ago their fresh 'evidence of burning' was 5 yrs old
Last week Greenpeace/Unearthed and the RSPB led yet another smear campaign against grouse moor management by insinuating there had been...
Jun 6, 2022


RSPB's Pat Thompson left looking foolish after 'mad' claims of 'peat fires' lead to public backlash
As the old saying goes, when it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it probably is a duck. So when the RSPB acts as though it is a...
May 30, 2022


RSPB celebrate as Dorset police car put out of action by nesting seagull to the dismay of locals
For the general public seagulls are an inconvenient menace who steal people's food, but for waders they are rapidly turning into the...
May 27, 2022


German Government takes action to save declining songbird numbers by ordering cats indoors
Cat owners in the German town of Walldorf have been ordered this week to keep their pets indoors until the end of August to protect a...
May 21, 2022


Could upland gulls prove a problem for birds of prey as well as ground-nesting birds?
In Aberdeen, gulls are proving themselves a nuisance. It’s the same story as we see up and down the UK; gulls are finding it easier to...
May 16, 2022


New project hopes to boost South Downs curlew with help of eggs from the Yorkshire Dales
The Eurasian curlew is one of the country’s most iconic waders; Europe’s largest wading bird, and instantly recognisable from its long,...
May 13, 2022


Tree planting or greenwashing: when do the two collide?
Across the UK’s upland areas – be that in Wales, Cumbrian farms or the Highlands of Scotland – land prices are rising as businesses and...
May 4, 2022


Why are conservation charities letting endangered birds fade away?
The UK population of ground nesting birds, particularly red listed curlews and lapwings, continue to face severe declines and urgent...
May 3, 2022


Lek it be - black grouse mating rituals in full swing
The annual black grouse lek is one of the most incredible wildlife spectacles you can see within the UK. Across certain parts of the...
Apr 29, 2022


Many protected areas do not actually benefit wildlife, study says
The public are regularly told by conservation charities that the best way to safeguard wildlife is by designating land as a 'protected...
Apr 24, 2022
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