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Dec 11, 2024
11 December: Did the RSPB prevent initial southern reintroduction of hen harriers because 'perceived persecution' is useful for their donor appeals?
The RSPB never miss an opportunity to tell anyone who is listening that hen harriers are in dire straits and, unless the public donate...

Dec 10, 2024
10th December - RSPB Conservation Officer, Tom Aspinall, distort facts and ignores science in rambling Peak District video
[RSPB's conservation officer Tom Aspinall hugging a tree ©Facebook] Tom Aspinall has been a conservation officer in the Peak District...

Dec 9, 2024
Dec 9th - Visitors left in disgust by state of RSPB feeders.
Despite the RSPB forever telling the public how important it is to keep the feeders clean, it seems the feeders on their reserve are kept...

Dec 8, 2024
8th December - RSPB's President, Dr. Amir Khan, seems not to read the charity's own research.
The President of the RSPB, Dr. Amir Khan, is best known for being resident doctor on ITV’s Good Morning Britain , rather than someone...


Dec 8, 2024
7th December - Why do RSPB reserves keep going up in flames?
The impact of global warming continues to be felt around the world, and nowhere more so than on reserves managed by the RSPB. Last year...


Dec 6, 2024
6th Dec - RSPB warden filmed torturing a great skua by beating it to death with a rock
An RSPB warden was filmed beating a great skua to death with a rock at the Coquet Island reserve off the Northumberland coast. The...

Dec 5, 2024
5th December - RSPB now delusional on hen harrier numbers
RSPB's upland communications officer, Aran Burton LinkedIn The RSPB are in a state of delusion about hen harriers. The latest hen harrier...

Dec 4, 2024
4th December - Appalling financial wastage by the RSPB leads to widespread job cuts and reserve closures.
In September this year the RSPB announced that sixty of their reserves and widespread staff will likely be affected by budget cuts . At...

Dec 3, 2024
3rd Dec - RSPB made ‘serious mistake’ over ‘liars’ post says Charity Commission
It would seem that many within the RSPB have failed to read the governing guidelines for charities, laid out clearly by the charity...

Dec 2, 2024
2nd December – RSPB CEO, Beccy Speight, claims having single pair of nesting golden plover on the 16,000 acre Lake Vyrnwy is a ‘notable success’
The RSPB AGM is a desperate affair for its audience, and even more desperate for conservation in this country more generally given the...

Dec 1, 2024
1st December - How the RSPB wasted £16m (and counting) on failed Orkney stoat eradication project
It is December time so this year we thought we would take the opportunity to launch our 2024 RSPB advent calendar of failure . Â Over the...

Nov 28, 2024
RSPB lose 59 of 61 tagged curlew chicks after their predation fences once again prove uselessÂ
The RSPB are, once again, proving their mastery at incompetent conservation. Â Their latest abject failure comes in the Forest of Bowland...

Nov 19, 2024
Rural communities take to the streets of London and showcase the best of Britain
Rural communities from across the country descended on London today to protest against Labour’s recent budget and the devastating impact...


Nov 14, 2024
Things are going from bad to worse for the RSPB
Are things going from bad to worse for the RSPB? Following on from the revelation that the charity are proposing significant cuts,...

Nov 5, 2024
We need to keep an eye on the goings-on at the Rothbury Estate
A confederation consisting of the Northumberland Wildlife Trust and the Wildlife Trust (itself a confederation of the UK's 46 Charitable...

Oct 28, 2024
Is the RSPB’s financial ineptitude coming back to bite them?
The RSPB have announced that sixty of their reserves are likely to be affected by the charity’s proposed cuts. A document, understood to...

Oct 17, 2024
Is it time to talk about predator control?
Predator control is almost always an emotive topic. The killing of any animal tends to trigger at the least discussions, if not...

Oct 14, 2024
The latest incoherent rantings of Bob Berzins
It had been a while since we had heard from the animal rights activist Bob Berzins. Having been a regularly mouthpiece of a lot of...

Oct 4, 2024
Robbie Moore MP speaks out on a "lack of feeling of being loved by the rural community" and his concerns about rural affairs being ignored
Robbie Moore, the Conservative MP for Keighley and Ilkley and the current Shadow Farming Minister (formerly Defra Minister) has spoken...


Sep 24, 2024
New report highlights just how ignored people living in the uplands feel
As we have reported on time and time again on this page, it appears to be almost invariably the case that in the uplands, the people who...
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