Focus on…CORNWALL WILDLIFE TRUST

There are 47 Wildlife Trusts in the UK known collectively as the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. On a personal basis I have been involved with just three of these: North Wales, Essex and Avon. For today's 'focus on' post I thought I would look further afield, to Cornwall specifically, to discover the work thatContinue reading "Focus on…CORNWALL WILDLIFE TRUST"

Focusing on…THE ALLERTON PROJECT

Taking part in the Big Farmland Bird Count at the weekend made me more aware of the work of the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust and particularly the Allerton Project. This post will be part of a number of blog posts profiling organisations and environmental/conservation projects. According to the GWCT website the aims of theContinue reading "Focusing on…THE ALLERTON PROJECT"

Taking part in the GWCT UK Big Farmland Bird Count and the state of British Farmland Birds

Yesterday morning my family and I set out to take part in the Big Farmland Bird Count, an event organised by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust to assess the state of farmland birds across the country. Our farm in Essex is of mixed land use including arable and permanent grassland. We decided to doContinue reading "Taking part in the GWCT UK Big Farmland Bird Count and the state of British Farmland Birds"

Fresh Water availability – a looming crisis for this century?

Provision of fresh water is one of the key basic needs for a growing world population. There is much discussion in many circles about food security and how best to provide enough food for a future human population vastly bigger than today. However, to what extent is the concern regarding water provision held up onContinue reading "Fresh Water availability – a looming crisis for this century?"

A Change of Focus for the UN

You are excused if you do not know that this year is the United Nations International Year of Soils in the same way that you would be excused if you were not aware that 2014 was the International Year of Family Farming. It has not been terribly well advertised. This is certainly true if you live inContinue reading "A Change of Focus for the UN"