A super, fully referenced, post here from a favourite blogger of mine, James Common, exploring the decline of the Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) in the UK. I was fortunate to see a couple running across a stubble field the other day when I was out for a walk here in Essex but it is certainlyContinueContinue reading “The historic decline of the Grey Partridge”
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Reducing flooding impacts through increasing tree cover in river catchments
Flooding is in the news again. However, this time it is flood prevention in the spotlight: advocation of tree planting to mitigate risk. The national conversation has come about as a result of the release of a study, commissioned by the Environment Agency and led by researchers from the Universities of Southampton and Birmingham. PutContinueContinue reading “Reducing flooding impacts through increasing tree cover in river catchments”
The Age of the Internet
Today I returned to the Cotswolds after a wonderful few days staying with my family in Essex. I would have stayed for slightly longer had it been for one thing – ability to access the internet. My family has been offline for over two weeks due to a fault with the phone line which isContinueContinue reading “The Age of the Internet”
How Successful has Environmental Stewardship been in improving the state of nature on Farmland?
On 1st January this year the ‘Countryside Stewardship Scheme’ (CSS) came into force across England as the new environmental management scheme for improving the state of nature on our farms across the nation. Despite its name it is very different to the previous ‘countryside stewardship scheme’ which closed in 2004 (the people at Defra couldContinueContinue reading “How Successful has Environmental Stewardship been in improving the state of nature on Farmland?”
Conservation in the news
A week ago I reposted an article from Laura Richardson’s blog on good conservation news. It seems that today a piece of such news was encouraged as part of the national conversation. In the news this evening, research from Vincent Wildlife Trust showing an increase in population of European polecats (Mustela putorius) in Britain was highlighted toContinueContinue reading “Conservation in the news”
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