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Guest Blog by Gavin Saunders: ECOS Review – Challenging Nature Conservation
Long long ago (well from about 2000-2004) I was on BANC Council, and I still write pieces for their journal, ECOS, from time to time (this was the most recent). So it gives me pleasure to have BANC Chair and … Continue reading
Biodiversity Day
Apparently it’s biodiversity day. Or, to be more technically correct, it’s International Day for Biological Diversity. The United Nations proclaimed this day as biodiversity day in 1993, shortly after the Rio Summit of 1992. The aim was to “increase … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, framing, language, Nature
Tagged biodiversity day, framing, language, nature
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Summer: An anthology for the changing seasons
It’s a beautiful late Spring day here in Dorset. The temptation to leave the desk and computer and head off for a walk along the coast is almost overwhelming and I may well succumb shortly. But first I’d just like … Continue reading
Chris Packham mental health abuse update. Hunters blame Packham for inciting the abuse they gave him
This is just a quick follow-up post, to update you on things since yesterday’s about Chris Packham’s mental health problems and Asperger’s syndrome being used to attack him by the hunting fraternity. Packham was asked for his views on the … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Packham, hunting, Mark Avery, mental health
Tagged Chris Packham, hunting solutions, Mental health, nicholas soames, nutjob
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Is it ok to call someone a nutjob because you disagree with their politics?
Chris Packham has been in the news recently, not least for the fact that he has Asperger’s Syndrome and suffered from depression which led to two suicide attempts. As someone who has also suffered from depression, I can understand to … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Packham, hunting, mental health
Tagged Chris Packham, grouse shooting, Mental health, nick soames, nutjob
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Three Years of a New Nature Blog
Today I’m celebrating three years of writing this blog. It’s become quite an important part of my life, and I’m hoping to continue it for the foreseeable future. I will also be writing blogs on People Need Nature‘s website, and … Continue reading
Iain Duncan Smith “may have done ok from the EU”
Iain Duncan Smith has come out fighting today, insulting the Germans, deriding the Prime Minister as a push-over, but most importantly appealing to the British people’s better nature, arguing that the EU is “a force for social injustice”. He apparently … Continue reading
Posted in Common Agricultural Policy, EU referendum, Europe, Iain Duncan Smith
Tagged CAP, EU referendum, farm subsidies, Iain Duncan Smith, Swanbourne
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West Dorset reject solar farm on landscape grounds
Some readers may recall that last year West Dorset District Council approved proposals for a 25MW solar farm to be built at Rampisham Down, inside the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and directly on a Site of Special Scientific … Continue reading
Posted in British Solar Renewables, Rampisham Down, Solar Farms, Uncategorized
Tagged Rampisham, Sadborow lane, Solar Farms
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Memories of the Boleyn Ground
I’m going to get a bit nostalgic now, so please forgive me, and if you don’t want to read on, look away now, as they say. Today marks the last game to be played by West Ham United at Upton … Continue reading
Posted in Simon King, West Ham
Tagged Boleyn Ground, Simon King, Upton Park, West Ham
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Earthwatch Natural Capital debate today: Does nature come with a price tag?
It’s going to be the warmest day of the year so far (at least down here) so of course rather than go and enjoy the fantastic nature that a beautiful spring day in Dorset has to offer, I’m getting on … Continue reading
a new nature blog 