RSPB in disarray after board members lambast the charity
The RSPB is in disarray after one of its own board members – scientist Dr. Ben Caldecott – accused the RSPB of being "simply not...
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- Aug 27
Packham could face 'up to six months in prison' if charged with disturbing protected goshawk chicks
Footage of Chris Packham sniffing a goshawk chick whilst filming for the BBC is at the centre of a police probe amid claims the...
- Aug 23
RSPB greenwashing more water companies as SevernTrent partnership details emerge
Lake Vyrnwy once boasted an abundance of wildlife and was widely considered the jewel of the Welsh Uplands. Described 30 years ago as a...
- Aug 17
United Utilities and the RSPB: A sordid cycle of 'crapwashing'
United Utilities has a very poor relationship with many of the people it is meant to serve. This is not just because of how it treats...
- Aug 8
Grouse moor management offers ‘most sustainable option' in meeting 30 x 30 target, says new report
[Credit: Emily Graham] A new report concludes, based on International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) environmental, social and...
- Jul 31
Kate Forbes MSP hails role of gamekeepers in tackling wildfires
Kate Forbes MSP in discussion with Ross Ewing of Scottish Land & Estates, Lianne MacLennan of Scotland's Regional Moorland groups and...
- Jul 27
How United Utilities became the 'Coutts of the Countryside'
Coutts bank is facing an existential crisis and widespread criticism having being found to have wrongly imposed inappropriate 'value...
- Jul 26
United Utilities' inane decision on sporting leases shows why RSPB's vision of grouse moors is a lie
Well, we can hardly say we are surprised that United Utilities has decided to try a bit of bogus virtue signalling by saying it will no...
- Jul 25
Campaign launched against United Utilities' 'illogical and irrational' decision not to renew leases
[United Utilities CEO Louisa Beardmore] The recent announcement that United Utilities will not be renewing shooting leases on its land,...
- Jul 24
United Utilities accused of "ill thought-out distraction technique" after stopping sporting leases
United Utilities has recently been identified as the UK's worst polluter, according to data released by the Environment Agency. The data...
- Jul 20
White-tailed eagle chick is another addition to UK's thriving bird of prey population
It was announced yesterday that a white-tailed eagle – or sea eagle – chick had hatched in England for the first time in 240 years. The...
- Jul 7
Children learn about our precious moorlands in the UK's biggest outdoor classroom
251 children attended one of the three days hosted on the North Yorkshire Moors Children from across the north of England stepped into...
- Jun 30
RSPB announce stoats predated only known Bee-eater nest despite their '24hr protection measures'
There was much excitement when the RSPB recently announced the rare bee-eaters had this year returned to a site in Norfolk, to take up...
- Jun 27
A tale of two moors: one managed and one no longer
If ever there was a stark reminder of the benefit of managing moorland properly you need only to visit one where management has been...
- Jun 22
Desperate firefighters appeal for help as wildfires rip through Welsh countryside
The continuing epidemic of summer wildfires in Wales has forced two fire services to put out appeals to the public to understand the...
- Jun 13
New specialist wildfire training will teach the fire services to use fire to fight wildfires
The impact of wildfires in England has led to changes being made in the training of firefighters and the techniques they use....
- Jun 2
RSPB launch fundraiser after wildfire destroys reserve, yet still the charity calls for muirburn ban
A wildfire has burnt through a 30 sq mile area of scrub and woodland near Cannich in the Scottish Highlands, in what is thought could be...
- Jun 1
Helping Britain's Curlew population to grow
A conservation charity dedicated to improving Curlew breeding successes, the Curlew Recovery South Lakes, has warned that the wader’s...
- May 30
Concerns raised over management of Marsden Moor, after the third wildfire this year
As sure as night follows day, as soon as the sun begins to shine, vegetation begins to dry out, and people start venturing out into the...
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