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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


Wild Justice supporter reveals tactic of ‘playing the BBC’ and believe 'Packham’s days are over'
According to an as yet unverified Facebook account on the West Yorkshire Hunt Sabs Facebook page, it is rumoured the BBC are 'set to...
Apr 20, 2022


Fears that the Cairngorm's National Park proposals will damage both rural jobs and protected species
Today, the Grampian Moorland Group are staging an online protest – called #ProtestInThePark – against changes proposed in the Cairngorm’s...
Apr 20, 2022


Are community buyouts the utopia that they're made out to be?
The Assynt Foundation's Glencanisp Lodge is being leased to a hotel chain for £30,000 pa This week an article in the Scottish Mail on...
Apr 14, 2022


Wild Moors founder Luke Steele's disturbing associations with 'white supremacy groups'
[Luke and Rob Steele ©RobinCross] Disturbing revelations have emerged in the last 24hrs about Wild Moors founder, the renowned extremist...
Apr 11, 2022


It's no surprise that the UK's most-used rodenticide finds its way into non-target species
There are 150 million rats in the UK, and the majority of people would have no qualms in putting down a rodenticide – or asking a...
Apr 7, 2022


How can we protect the ground-nesting birds of the uplands from gull predation?
Jeff Knott of the RSPB popped up BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this week, discussing the topic of urban gulls. A report from Natural...
Apr 5, 2022


More good news for the Peak District mountain hare
It is often said that he who pays the piper calls the tune and when it became clear that the People's Trust for Endangered Species had...
Apr 4, 2022


We are reaching a situation which is beyond disgraceful regarding wildfire prevention
What follows is not complicated, but we have kept it as short and simple as possible because some people appear to be unable to...
Mar 31, 2022


As wildfires break out nationally and the weekend approaches, people *still* light bbqs on the moors
Following our previous blog on the wildfires currently being reported on moorlands all across the country – not just in the uplands – on...
Mar 25, 2022


Why tree planting touted as a panacea for global warming is in fact the opposite
Trees, don't you just love them? It is time that everybody calmed down. Anyone who engages with the media, or listens to politicians and...
Mar 24, 2022


Wildfire season in the uplands reminds the public of just how much damage they can do
As sure as night follows day, as soon as the weather starts to warm up and we feel that spring might, finally, be in the air, reports of...
Mar 23, 2022
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