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New study highlights the social and health benefits of shooting
The decision to exclude shooting from the “rule of 6” caused uproar in various circles, with some accusing the government of creating...
Sep 25, 2020


Natural Resources Wales give 'sickeningly excessive' grants to RSPB, including to refurbish toilets
Some people within the Welsh government have proved extraordinarily generous friends of the RSPB and are happy, indeed keen, to give the...
Sep 24, 2020


‘Lockdown Lammergeier’ leaves the Peak District
After much hype it appears that the "Lockdown Lammergeier" – or the Bearded Vulture as it has been known - has decided to leave the...
Sep 22, 2020


RSPB's statement to Farmers Guardian highlights further conservation failures at Lake Vyrnwy
The RSPB are upset by the suggestion that their stewardship of the vast estate at Lake Vyrnwy in mid-Wales may be less than perfect and...
Sep 21, 2020


C4PMC: Grouse shooting and the Covid exemption
When it was announced on Monday that grouse shooting, along with hunting, was to be exempt from the latest ‘rule of 6’ Covid laws, the...
Sep 16, 2020


A new approach to conservation needed as trust in RSPB from rural England is 'irrevocably broken'
Today the RSPB called on the UK Government to back ambitious global goals and national legally binding targets to restore species and...
Sep 14, 2020


What are the RSPB doing to protect endangered birds from gulls?
As anyone who spends time on the moors knows, gulls are becoming an increasing problem. The problem has been made worse in the last year...
Sep 11, 2020


Grouse shooting ‘playing a key role’ in the UK’s economic recovery
[You Gov data 09.09.2020] Data released today by YouGov shows what many expected; economic recovery and social issues have rocketed by 28...
Sep 9, 2020


How Extinction Rebellion target UK grouse moors
[Eco-zealots from XR graffiti an ancient bothy wall, yet can't seem to spell grouse correctly.] This weekend’s papers – if they arrived,...
Sep 8, 2020


Hen harrier numbers edge closer to Favourable Conservation Status levels
[Source: GWCT] Last week we revealed that Hen Harriers had enjoyed a record breaking breeding year, with 60 chicks from 19 nests. The...
Sep 8, 2020


The BBC’s Chris Packham's spam mail campaign to MPs flops after just 0.017% of people sign up
[BBC Celebrity presenter, Chris Packham, enjoying another glitzy commercial event] Mark Avery, Ruth Tingay and the BBC’s celebrity...
Sep 4, 2020


Fieldsports TV investigation reveals 'dark arts' being used by RSPB to persecute gamekeepers
The Fieldsports TV investigation proves what many of us already knew however the depths to which the RSPB will sink is shocking. [RSPB's...
Sep 3, 2020


A record-breaking year for hen harrier breeding
[Hen Harrier chicks on a grouse moor. Credit: Stephen Murphy] Despite what people like Mark Avery, Ruth Tingay and the rich BBC Celebrity...
Sep 3, 2020


If the BBC is serious about tackling bias, Packham must be first to go
It’s been well reported that the incoming Director General of the BBC, Tim Davie, would like his journalists to leave their political...
Sep 2, 2020


Facing the reality of raptor deaths
Last week, research was published which showed that painting one blade of a wind turbine black, rather than white, could seriously...
Sep 1, 2020


North Yorkshire Moors Moorland Organisation repair and reopen village cricket club
In Gillamoor, a small village in the North York Moors, there has been no cricket team for the last 5 years. In that time, the cricket...
Aug 27, 2020


RSPB denies blocking the hen harrier reintroduction plan
You may recall us writing a few weeks ago about the RSPB, and how they sabotaged plans to reintroduce the hen harrier to southern...
Aug 22, 2020


Could eco-tourism really generate enough income to fund the UK's moorland?
The statement that driven grouse shooting, together with its accompanying moorland management, is an economic boost to upland communities...
Aug 19, 2020


Why grouse shooting and its benefits are "something we should celebrate"
With the publication of the University of Northampton's groundbreaking research into the social and economic benefits of integrated...
Aug 13, 2020


Grouse shooting boosts nature and the rural economy
Excellent article from today's Times. The coronavirus pandemic has devastated communities across Britain, particularly those reliant on...
Aug 13, 2020
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