Good news! Further to Wednesday’s blog about an imminent call for evidence by Defra about the welfare aspects of gamebird breeding, and confusion about whether this would also include gamebir…

The ‘tip of the iceberg’ is a phrase often used by researchers and conservationists when describing the scale and extent of illegal raptor persecution in the UK, meaning that what is kn…

On Monday 20 July 2026, at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, all charges were dropped against two gamekeepers who had been on trial for the alleged shooting of Red Kites, as well as alleged firearms offences…

There’s been a deluge of misinformation recently about ponies on Dartmoor. Dartmoor Nature Alliance’s Tony Whitehead looks at the origins and potential impacts of the current “pony campaigning". He st...

In recent weeks, Dartmoor's iconic ponies have been at the centre of significant media attention and public debate. We want to use this blog to set out clearly what has been reported, what is happenin...

Press release from Police Scotland (26 June 2026), followed by my commentary: POLICE APPEAL AFTER SQUEAGLE THE GOLDEN EAGLE FOUND WITH SHOTGUN INJURIES Police Scotland is appealing for information …

For anyone who still wants to pretend that the grouse shooting industry isn’t responsible for the systematic extermination of Hen Harriers on grouse moors across the UK, here’s the latest catalogue…

Press release from RSPB (24 June 2026): RARE HEN HARRIER VANISHES IN WELSH ‘BERMUDA TRIANGLE’ – WITH SATELLITE TAG CUT FROM ITS BODY North Wales Police, RSPB and the National Trus…

The illegal killing of Hen Harriers on British grouse moors has been known, for years, to be the main cause of the species’ desperately low population size in the UK. This male hen harrier di…

Last year, the charity Friends of the Dales launched a new campaign calling for an end to the criminal killing of birds of prey in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The charity’s Eyes on the…

This is really special. Yorkshire-based sculptor Mark Butler and writer Gregory Norminton have collaborated to create a powerful piece of art to highlight the illegal killing of Hen Harriers on UK …

A medical professional believes the site's planned destruction will jeopardise local healthcare through over-tourism

Exclusive: Report finds Natural England has created no new SSSIs, which protect areas from development, since 2023

Exclusive: Report finds Natural England has created no new SSSIs, which protect areas from development, since 2023

Exclusive: Report finds Natural England has created no new SSSIs, which protect areas from development, since 2023

Exclusive: Report finds Natural England has created no new SSSIs, which protect areas from development, since 2023

Ecological degradation and lack of livestock population control means a prized area of British countryside is fighting for survival. Now a new court ruling has serious implications for local land cust...