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Have the charity conservation sector given up on waders?
We are not given to hysteria. We generally leave the shroud-waving to the likes of the RSPB. They have the resources to do it at scale....
Jun 12, 2024


Moorland bird safaris underway in the Yorkshire Dales with over 60 bird species recorded in a single visit
The Yorkshire Dales Moorland Group (YDMG), in partnership with Keld Resource Centre and Gunnerside Estate, have began this year's series...
Jun 3, 2024


Will Chris Packham defend the RSPCA's seal culling stance?
Many people will be unhappy about the return of wet and cold weather at just the wrong time for fledging ground nesting birds. This is a...
May 24, 2024


Avocet colony at Burton Mere Wetlands is decimated after RSPB’s electric fences fail
The RSPB’s electric fences have failed to prevent an avocet colony at Burton Mere Wetlands being decimated by predation. Despite having...
May 20, 2024


Off-roaders causing devastation on our moors – can nothing be done?
We have received a report from Rooley Moor and Rossendale of egregious, illegal off road activities occurring on the moorland hillsides....
May 17, 2024


To sheep or not to sheep... that is the question
Geltsdale, in Cumbria, has been run as an RSPB site since 2001; before then it was managed as a grouse moor. Today, it is still...
May 2, 2024


United Utilities try to shut down critics with empty legal threats
It has been a bad few weeks for United Utilities, the country's top polluter. Every Monday protests against the company have been taking...
May 1, 2024


£400,000 of taxpayer’s money allocated to compensate Scottish sheep farmers after sea eagle reintroductions kill lambs
CREDIT: Douglas Currie/Deadline News Following the reintroduction of sea eagles into Scotland their numbers have increased significantly...
Apr 30, 2024


Fire-fighters around the world are laughing at plans to manage England’s vast moorlands by re-wilding rather than traditional management methods
In an interview with the Yorkshire Post, Moorland Association Director, Andrew Gilruth, warns that planting more trees on farm land won't...
Apr 24, 2024


Ashden risk losing credibility after Haweswater nominated for award despite the United Utilities owned reserve being labelled 'environmental disaster' in new report
Last month a new report was published highlighting the extent of the environmental damage and community conflict that has taken place...
Apr 17, 2024


Hen Harriers, and some unfortunate truths
Statement of fact Number One (1): Hen Harriers are in serious decline. They have declined precipitously over the last seven years and...
Apr 11, 2024


RSPB at odds with…..well, everyone, on hen harriers
Hen harriers across the UK are at their highest numbers for over 200 years. The latest hen harrier survey shows that in some parts of...
Apr 7, 2024


Why can't the RSPB look after their own reserves properly?
Over the Easter holidays, many members of the public have taken the opportunity to visit one of the RSPB’s reserves around the country....
Apr 5, 2024


In a couple of decades people will look back with revulsion at what is taking place in the uplands, and wonder at the irreparable damage it caused
A great deal is talked about biodiversity depletion, the species crisis, and the climate crisis. The exact extent of these phenomena, and...
Mar 14, 2024


We need to talk about intraguild predation
The tale of how Winnie, Winchester Cathedral’s resident peregrine falcon, died after falling victim to an ‘encounter’ with a newly...
Mar 11, 2024


Chris Packham's double standards
Talking to Times Radio this weekend, activist and BBC presenter Chris Packham offered up his views on public protests outside MPs’ homes....
Mar 6, 2024


RSPB warden filmed 'torturing' bird by stepping on its tail before beating it to death with a rock
This is the shocking moment a psycho RSPB warden stepped on the tail of a helpless seabird for up to 'four minutes' before eventually...
Mar 1, 2024


BTO cracks down on celebrities who disturb nests for photo opps
The British Trust for Ornithology [BTO] today announced it was making urgent changes to the requirements for a new Schedule 1 permit,...
Feb 29, 2024


Olivia Blake MP joins forces with violent criminal at Sheffield smoke summit charade but Sustainable Air Quality Officer rubbishes her claims
Last week the Labour Mayor for South Yorkshire, Oliver Coppard, organised a ‘smoke summit’, purporting to provide an objective forum for...
Feb 14, 2024


BBC Countryfile gives 'guerrilla rewilders' an easy ride on species reintroduction
On Sunday night’s episode of Countryfile, the BBC programme visited Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. While Matt Baker visited a farm where a...
Feb 5, 2024
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