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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...

Sometimes even we are still surprised by the complacency and arrogance shown by elements of the BBC when dealing with important rural...

In recent years Natural England, the executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by DEFRA has succeeded with the almost...

The Northern England Raptor Forum ( NERF ) was established, we are told, to provide one effective voice to represent the conservation...

There is a saying in the British Army. It is used when some idiot officer gets control and starts making stupid, often dangerous,...

Last week, we reported from Hen Harrier Day at Carsington Water in the Peak District, hosted by Chris Packham and his friends at Wild...

Chris Packham and his Wild Justice amigos caused quite a stir at their little hen harrier day gathering last week when he called on any...

The wet cold spring and summer has played havoc with our upland birds. Rarely has the sun shone and the ground shown any sign of drying...

In an article for The Telegraph, Alan Cochrane argues that the Scottish licensing system for grouse shooting is "the first of what’s...

'Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive', so said Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It seems the head of...

Mr Packham, it would seem, is off on his holidays. This week, he has been visiting Cowny in North Wales. Chris makes no secret of his...

As was explained in the two previous posts (see Exhibit A and Exhibit B) RSPB has received yet another huge grant from the Heritage...

The news that five members of the protest group Just Stop Oil have been sentenced to up to five years imprisonment has gone down like a...

Once we had recovered from the stunning news that RSPB had once again extracted a huge sum of money (£244,000) from the Heritage Lottery...

Great news: the RSPB are going to save the black grouse in Wales. To be fair, they obviously aren't – but that is what they say they can...

Credit: Stobo Residents Action Group So much of what is taking place in the Scottish Uplands is no more than publicly funded...

A new video has emerged of a badger climbing a fence, reinforcing the ineffectiveness of the RSPB's electric predator fences. The charity...

Rural policing is in crisis, a report commissioned by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has shown. Freedom of Information...

According to a report in The Telegraph, the League Against Cruel Sports are in disorder after their CEO, Andy Knott, quit “over Labour’s...

The UK is facing a countrywide nature-loss crisis. Many of our most precious animals and plants are still falling in numbers, despite...