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We need some much more detailed scientific investigation before we unreservedly welcome beavers back into the British countryside. 

Providing seed for birds will always benefit a select number bird species largely because many birds, such as wrens, rely on insects for food. 

Today we sent this letter to Màiri McAllan MSP, newly appointed to the Scottish Government as Minister for Environment, Biodiversity & Land Reform.

Habitat loss for over 80 years, often incentivised by Government to increase food production, will not be reversed overnight but there is cause for hope. 

The GWCT has estimated that planting a tree every 20 metres in English hedgerows would significantly meet the policy target, with the potential to host 40 million trees without repurposing a single acre of land.

Politicians will soon be debating a petition launched by Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery of Wild Justice, titled ‘Ban Driven Grouse Shooting - Wilful blindness is no longer an option.’

Our precious heather moorland exists precisely because of thousands of years of active management.

As controlled winter burning has been shown to benefit rare ground-nesting birds such as curlew and golden plover, it is bizarre to see the National Trust use the latest fire on Saddleworth Moor to argue against it.

There is no evidence to substantiate the claim that “hundreds of thousands” of hares are killed during their breeding season each year.