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”And A Partridge in a Pear Tree”…but how are the birds really doing?

One of the most famous festive carols has to be ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’, in which a very fortunate person is gifted some extraordinary things, ranging from nine ladies dancing to five gold rings and twelve drummers drumming. Within this list of generosity are a number of birds, but if someone was actually tryingContinueContinue reading “”And A Partridge in a Pear Tree”…but how are the birds really doing?”

A Farming and Conservation Partnership Success Story: The Cirl Bunting

According to the State of Nature report released earlier this year 12 out of the 26 breeding farmland birds are red listed (the highest category of risk of further decline or even extinction). Since 1970 the number of farmland birds has declined by 54%. Although it must be mentioned that since the early 1990s, when conservationContinueContinue reading “A Farming and Conservation Partnership Success Story: The Cirl Bunting”

Conservation 21: the ‘new’ conservation strategy for the 21st century

Last month, Natural England published their new strategy (available here). In essence, many of the things included within it have been said before, either by them or by the environmental NGOs. However, it comes as a breath of fresh air to see everything in a single NE document, and one that gives us a clueContinueContinue reading “Conservation 21: the ‘new’ conservation strategy for the 21st century”

Maintaining diversity in the countryside. Guest blog by Tony Powell

Here is another guest post written in the light of Brexit (and in this case, the recent State of Nature report as well). Tony Powell is a wildlife surveyor (principally birds) and researcher and runs the naturestimeline website. He has previously volunteered for many organisations including the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, The Woodland Trust,ContinueContinue reading “Maintaining diversity in the countryside. Guest blog by Tony Powell”

State of Nature 2: Farming in the spotlight

Despite the BBC editorial team not passing today’s launch of the second State of Nature report sufficiently newsworthy to be included in this evening’s News at 10, it was included in this morning’s episode of the Today programme on Radio 4. If you didn’t catch it it can be found just under two hours intoContinueContinue reading “State of Nature 2: Farming in the spotlight”