Environment
Get Modern or Get Out!
There is a shocking fluorescent pink blot on Constable’s landscape. It has matching spectacularly clean wellies and a camera slung around its neck. The laughter of the ‘A’level students, resonates through the silent Flatford Mill grounds in Suffolk. A squadron of bomber ducks collide with the slightly shimmering water on the education centre’s pond,... »
Over 2,300 trees felled for London exhibition
More than 4,700 exhibitors had stands at this years WTM (World Travel Market) at ExCeL in London. Billed as ‘The premier global event for the travel Industry’ it provides a networking opportunity for airlines, tour operators, hoteliers and tourist boards from around the world. Seminars on the agenda included insights into the travel industry... »
An Act or just acting?
Hunting for stowaways, ORCA stealthily approaches, searching silently for migrants. Children and adults wait in anticipation as the cold uninvited saline air enshrouds the skin. On the horizon, the recognisable back of a porpoise breaches the water. ORCA wildlife officers are the onboard experts. A marine conservation charity dedicated to forging links between people... »
Royals in Space
The Monarch Butterfly or Milkweed Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is a rare visitor to the south of the UK, often blown off course from its migratory route from Northern most breeding grounds of Canada to Mexico. When migrating, Monarchs can travel over 1,800 miles often preferring to over winter in California. Soon, this species instead... »
Decade of campaigning pays off
In two days time, the House of Lords will grant the Marine and Coastal Access Bill its final approval, shortly afterwards it will receive the Royal Assent, after nearly ten years of campaigning by MCS (Marine Conservation Soceity) ,RSPB (Royal Soceity for the Protection of Birds), WWF (World Wildlife Fund) and TWT (The Wildlife... »
Squatters Rights
After attending a bats and moths education event at the Houses of Parliment run by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Butterfly Conservation and the Bat Conservation Trust, MP Andrew Robathan was enlightened by the plight of Bats and how endangered they have become in the UK. He said “I am particularly fond of bats... »
Fantastic Life of Mr Fox
On screen, nearly 40 years on from its first publication ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’ by Roald Dahl, Mr Fox, the star of the film released earlier last month, is enjoying great success. Off screen, opinions are still divided as this month launches the official opening of hunting season in the UK. The press release for... »
How many turtle doves will be sung this Christmas?
In 1970 there may have been two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a pear tree in the popular Christmas song but after Defra (Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs) released the statistics on the wild bird population for 2008, the famous song should perhaps be sung as 0.6 turtle doves. “Bird populations... »
Common may be the new ‘Rare’
Conservation action for rare breeding UK birds are proving to be a great success according to The State of UKs’ Birds report, published by the RSPB (Royal Soceity for the Protection of Birds) as it celebrates its tenth birthday providing an overview of native breeding birds. It reveals that conservation efforts for rare birds... »
Who’s been eating my breakfast?
It lay, barely visible under the autumnal leaf litter surrounded by heady oak trees, hazel and blackberry. The smell of the damp earth rising to meet the days dew. This is the territory of several different mammals and these are the remains of someone’s breakfast. All but one of the discarded hazelnut shells lay... »
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