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Monthly Archives: April 2017
A further peep behind the curtain of Defra’s thinking about Environment and Agriculture after Brexit
Thanks to the impending General Election, Defra has allowed us another peep behind the curtain to show their thinking about the Environment and Agriculture after Brexit. A hastily thrown together response to the House of Lords EU Environment and Energy … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Brexit, Common Agricultural Policy, Defra, environmental policy
Tagged Agriculture, Brexit, Defra, Environment, House of Lords
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Dorset Chalk downland damage: Natural England respond.
Following yesterday’s story about the damage to chalk downland in Dorset, I’ve been contacted by Natural England and I thought it would be useful to let you know what they have said. I approached the EIA … Continue reading
Posted in chalk downland, farming, grasslands
Tagged chalk downland, Dorset, farming, intensification
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Dorset chalk downland site sprayed with herbicide and re-seeded for farming.
It seems almost inconceivable that 20 years has passed since a Chalk Downland Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) was ploughed up in Sussex. The Offham Down case became a minor cause celebre during the election campaign of 1997 which … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Downland, EIA, farm subsidies, Natural England
Tagged Adonis Blue, chalk downland, damage, Dorset, EIA, Entry Level Scheme, Herbicide, Natural England
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Time to rename Defra the Ministry of Agriculture and Fieldsports
While all talk of the Greenest Government Ever (anyone remember that?) has been quietly abandoned, another question arises. Is the fieldsports lobby getting unprecedented access to ministers in the Environment department and are the Environment NGOs being squeezed out of … Continue reading
Posted in Andrea Leadsom, blood sports, countryside alliance, Defra, farming
Tagged Andrea Leadsom, Countryside Alliance, Defra, fieldsports
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Medway Council love birds, as long as they are not Nightingales
As Nightingales return to England, the Brexit juggernaut lumbers on, crushing all dissent as it goes. But the resulting mulch is full of contradiction and confusion. Take our current commitments to protecting Birds for example. Until 2019 (and perhaps for … Continue reading
No gathering Eggs for May: it has to be Easter
Can it really be true that there isn’t enough to keep our Prime Minister busy these days? Theresa May, while cosying up to the Extreme Islamic Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, still finds time to lambast the National Trust, for removing … Continue reading
Posted in easter, National Trust, symbolism, Theresa May, Uncategorized
Tagged Easter Eggs, National Trust, Theresa May
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