Monthly Archives: April 2019

Shooting Birds and Biased Reporting – a tale of two BBC presenters

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Miles King

I can’t honestly remember a time when environmental stories have been so high up the news agenda-  and for such a long period. Perhaps, it’s a reaction to the never-ending and increasingly tedious coverage of Brexit  – which suddenly disappeared … Continue reading →

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A Net Loss for Nature

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Miles King

An extremely unpleasant new craze is sweeping the nation: It involves wrapping up lengths of hedgerow or even mature trees in netting. The idea is that once a hedge or tree has been netted, birds are unable to nest there. … Continue reading →

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