Blogs

With the help of those who have kindly donated to our appeal, we have been able to start our important work 

Jim Egan previews a series of events being delivered by the Campaign for the Farmed Environment that  will focus on pollinators and their benefits to farm businesses.

Dr. Niamh McHugh introduces our new project looking at barn swallow foraging on arable land in relation to agri-environment scheme habitat options.

Auchnerran is a hive of activity right now. For a start, we have more people working here than we’ve had before as we pull together more information about our wader and rabbit populations. And by all accounts the sheep flock, under Allan’s shepherding skills, is doing well.

Peter sets his moth trap and gets inundated with diamond-back moths.

Debate around trophy hunting has continued for some time, but earlier this year a group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) called for a complete ban on the import of trophies into the EU. In response, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) published a briefing paper, which aims to inform discussions on the ban and other related topics.

Peter Thompson despairs of the quick headline-grabbing fixes and suggests that by working together we can create a practical, long-term vision of what can be achieved

Peter spends an interesting morning at Dagan James’s farm at Broughton in Hampshire, which happens to support a 250 water buffalo herd.

Peter comes across a very busy rabbit while out doing a bird survey one morning.