Category Archives: churches

On Death and Nature

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Miles King

It’s been a while since I wrote anything and I have a bit of time while I’m waiting for some people to get back to me with answers (or even some funding), and there are other reasons for the quiet … Continue reading →

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Sacrifices, ancient and modern

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Miles King

We like to think we live in such settled, civilised and rational times.  It wasn’t so long ago though  – up to  the 19th Century – that farmers feared the effect of evil spirits on their  livestock and made Land … Continue reading →

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Self-willed Land and the Conservation Prison

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Miles King

This morning, I enjoyed once again reading George Monbiot on what’s wrong with UK nature conservation – this time on Martin Harper’s blog. George as you would expect barred no holds, and laid into RSPB for culling buzzards, and promoting … Continue reading →

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All creatures great and smelly

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Miles King

A fundamental question that conservation keeps returning to is share or spare? Should we create spaces where nature is predominant – for example, nature reserves and at the extreme end “self willed” land. Or should we promote a harmonious interplay … Continue reading →

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