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The New Common Agricultural Policy Rules: Can you claim farm benefits for your golf course?
And so it begins again. The Rule Book for the new Common Agricultural Policy has been published – it’s here. There are some welcome omissions – the much derided 50 Trees rule has been consigned to history. The requirement … Continue reading
Badgers, Beaver and Boar: not welcome here?
A couple of weeks ago there were widespread celebrations when Natural England decided that the Beaver family that has been residing on the River Otter, for several years, can stay, at least for another five … Continue reading
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Friday the 13th unlucky for Medway Council: Lodge Hill planning permission called in
It is great news that today the Department for Communities and Local Government have decided to call in Medway Council’s planning permission for Land Securities to build a new town on the Ministry of Defence site at Lodge Hill, on … Continue reading
Posted in Lodge Hill, Military Land, straight tusked elephant, Uncategorized
Tagged Lodge Hill
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Rampisham Factcheck #5: The photographs of Rampisham Down
Some people are trying to make out that Rampisham Down SSSI is a poor quality, low value piece of wildlife grassland, or, as Professor Ghillean Prance, former Director of Key Gardens said a “very degraded and often impacted habitat”. They … Continue reading
Posted in Natural England, Rampisham Down, Solar Farms, Uncategorized
Tagged British Solar Renewables, Natural England, Rampisham, Solar Farms
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Rampisham Downs Factcheck #3: Professor Ghillean Prance’s speech in favour of buiding a Solar Factory on a SSSI
British Solar Renewables have just published Professor Ghillean Prance’s speech for them to the West Dorset District Council Planning Committee, when they met to decide whether to approve the development of a Solar Factory on Rampisham Down SSSI. I reproduce … Continue reading
Rampisham Down Factcheck #1: Lowland Acid Grassland; A Rare Habitat with Rare Plants
The northern part of Rampisham Down, Dorset (c) Miles King There has been much written about Rampisham Down in the last week. I have been very busy helping with the social media campaign (and trying to do other work) but … Continue reading
Another SSSI to be trashed? Councillors approve solar farm on Rampisham Down
Rampisham Down SSSI (c) Miles King While we wait to hear whether Brandon Lewis will decide to call in the planning permission granted by Medway District Council for the new town on Lodge … Continue reading
NFU claims badger cull is working; Defra continue to “revise” their bTB figures, downwards.
It’s good to see that Labour have one clear environmental policy – abandoning the Badger Cull. Huw Irranca-Davies confirmed that this was Labour’s position at the Oxford Farming Conference yesterday. According the Cull-supporting Western Morning News, “Mr Irranca-Davies said it … Continue reading
A new Nature Blog: 2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 60,000 times in 2014. If it were a … Continue reading
Viscount Matt Ridley: The New King Coal
I have written many times (eg here, here and here) about Viscount Matt Ridley. Ridley styles himself as “The Rational Optimist”, is brother in law of former Secretary of State against the Environment Owen … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Denialists, Matt Ridley, Uncategorized
Tagged climate change, coal, Matt Ridley, Owen Paterson
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a new nature blog 