NATURE
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RSPB comment on Defra burning announcement and Defra summary of consultation responses – Mark Avery
Photo: Sarah Hanson In response to this morning’s announcement by Defra of tighteneing of reguations on vegetation burning on peat…
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Wild Justice wins judicial review against Pembrokeshire Coast National Park – Mark Avery
Emblem of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park The decision of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority (PCNPA) to grant planning permission…
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Passenger Pigeon Day, 111 years gone – Mark Avery
The Passenger Pigeon memorial at Cincinnati Zoo. ‘On 1 September 1914, between midday and 1 pm, in the…
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Sunday book review – Just Earth by Tony Juniper – Mark Avery
Tony Juniper is arguably the leading UK environmentalist of his generation so his latest title raises hopes and expectations. This…
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Sunday book review – Bugwatching by Eric R. Eaton – Mark Avery
I’ve done a lot of bug-watching so far this year. One of my favourites is the Dock Bug. This small…
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Sunday book review – Love, Anger & Betrayal by Jonathon Porritt – Mark Avery
Jonathan Porritt was working for environmental improvement long before the birth of any of the young climate campaigners given a…
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Our solar panels – Mark Avery
We had these seven solar panels installed in early July on the part of our roof that is south-facing. The…
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Sunday book review – The Game of Species by Julian Simon Lopez-villalta – Mark Avery
This slim volume of little more than 100 pages addresses the big questions of life on Earth. Not, ‘Shall we…
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Guest blog – Walshaw Turbine 14 by Kate Haslegrave – Mark Avery
Kate Haslegrave. Photo: Kate Haslegrave Kate is a photographer and has lived in Haworth for twenty years. Walking on the…
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Guest blog – Open Pen Salmon Farming in the Falkland Islands by David Higgins – Mark Avery
Photo: Ed Thorpe David Higgins works in conservation. He has lived and worked in the Falkland Islands, St Helena Island,…
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