NATURE
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Science and the Failure of Conscience” – Mark Avery
(Oświęcim, Poland) — A new exhibition, “The Birdman of Auschwitz: Science and the Failure of Conscience,” will open April 30 at the Auschwitz…
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A post about inefficient government – Mark Avery
This is my Mum, who died two years ago today in her 98th year. But this blog post is about…
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Government to consult on changes to shooting seasons – Mark Avery
Photo: Tim Melling Governments in Britain are to consult on shooting seasons for Woodcock, Snipe, Golden Plover, White-fronted Geese, Goldeneye,…
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BBC makes another mistake over More or Less nonsense – Mark Avery
I wrote a blog about a gross factual error (of many orders of magnitude) which was perpetuated by the BBCR4…
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BSBI – Vulnerable aquatic plant found in Hampshire – Mark Avery
Vulnerable aquatic plant found in Hampshire Opposite-leaved-Pondweed. Photo: Tristan Norton. Opposite-leaved Pondweed has been discovered at a site in the lower…
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Guest blog – Walshaw Turbine 29 of CEP (240 MW) by Nick MacKinnon – Mark Avery
Photo: Lydia MacKinnon Nick MacKinnon is a freelance teacher of Maths, English and Medieval History, and lives above Haworth, in…
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Greg and Janis Thoren to Receive Illinois Leopold Conservation Award – Mark Avery
Greg and Janis Thoren are the recipients of the 2026 Illinois Leopold Conservation Award®. The award honors farmers and forestland…
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Sunday book review – Wild Pavements by Amanda Tuke – Mark Avery
This is a book about urban wildlife and although the author says that she majors on plants and knows less…
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Calderdale Planning Authority challenges windfarm developer’s “misleading statements” and inadequate statutory consultation plans – Mark Avery
Calderdale Council Planning Department has called for big changes to statutory community consultation plans for the contentious Walshaw Moor windfarm…
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RSPB – 726,000 songbirds illegally killed in Cyprus last autumn as enforcement gaps exposed – Mark Avery
An estimated 726,000 migrating songbirds were illegally trapped and killed on the island of Cyprus last autumn, a new report…
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