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Pheasant’s or Pheasant’s-eye? Nature Connection and Conservation
What’s important about nature? I’m not talking about however many tonnes of Carbon a Sitka spruce tree locks up during its short life, or whether a Beaver stops a town flooding. I mean what is important to you, as a … Continue reading
Farmland Tax Breaks revealed
Today the charity I work for, People Need Nature, publishes its latest report, investigating the tax system and how it affects farmland. “Where there’s muck there’s brass: revealing the billions hidden in farmland tax shelters” lays out the many, varied, … Continue reading
Shooting Birds and Biased Reporting – a tale of two BBC presenters
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
Posted in Andrew Neil, BBC, Chris Packham, countryside alliance, Natural England
Tagged Andrew Neil, BBC, Chris Packham, Countryside Alliance, Natural England
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The People’s Walk for Wildlife
It was a soggy Saturday. The People marched, quietly, fiercely, joyfully, through the West End of London. Many played the magical sound of a dawn chorus from their phones. A remarkable human squid walked alongside Sussex University’s Professor Dave … Continue reading
The People’s Manifesto for Wildlife
It was back in June that I first heard about the idea of a manifesto for wildlife, to accompany a walk for wildlife in London. Chris Packham asked me if I wanted to be Minister for Farming (and I extended … Continue reading
The People’s Walk for Wildlife
I’ve shamelessly nicked this piece from Martin Harper‘s blog. It’s by Chris Packham and he’s demanding we all join him on the People’s Walk for Wildlife. I will be there. Will you? 56%. It says 56%. Since 1970 I … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Packham, people's walk for wildlife, Uncategorized
Tagged Chris Packam, people's walk for wildlife
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Where has all our wildlife gone?
What is really, truly happening to wildlife across the UK? Is wildlife disappearing, or are the reports of disappearing insects, road-verge dwelling wildflowers being mown to destruction, and swifts vanishing from our skies, merely agenda-driven doom-mongering by extreme environmentalists, hell … Continue reading
Posted in bioblitz, Chris Packham, farming, Lush Times
Tagged bioblitz, Chris Packham, farming, Lush Times, nature
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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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BBC confirm their editorial guidelines show Countryside Alliance attack on Chris Packham is egregious
The Countryside Alliance wants to stand up for freedom of speech when it’s their freedom to promote hunting that is at risk of being curtailed. But it is very happy to try and close down debate that it doesn’t like. … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Chris Packham, countryside alliance
Tagged BBC, Chris Packham, Countryside Alliance, Tim Bonner
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