Photographs from England's lowland farms and all its other habitats
Tag: Biodiversity
As taken from my Facebook page. It truly pays to “mix it up” in the Agricultural sector for Farmland Birds
A very quick blog post, just to prove I'm still around in both the virtual and more appropriately, the real world. "A Wee while back I said I would refer back to that excellent publication, that is Farming and Birds - New Naturalist Series no. 135, as written by Ian Newton. Well, here's a … Continue reading As taken from my Facebook page. It truly pays to “mix it up” in the Agricultural sector for Farmland Birds
Maintaining diversity in the countryside. Guest blog by Tony Powell
Courtesy of a fellow LinkedIn connection, Ben Eagle, I would like to highlight a recent guest post I made on his blog at thinkingcountry dot com
It’s entitled “Maintaining diversity in the countryside”.Ben’s blog is well worth subscribing to, in my opinion, as he covers a great many topics relating to farming, wildlife and conservation matters. After all, he was also one of my original Conservation “Young Guns” to look out for in 2016.
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, the British Trust for Ornithology, The Wildlife Trusts, Butterfly Conservation and currently volunteers for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. In his article Tony reminds us how the farming community has a huge role to play in achieving positive conservation results in the countryside.
Partridge and Pheasant rear and release sites are very much part of the UK landscape. Collectively, these enterprises have planted tens of thousands of acres of woodland over many decades. Woodland, when managed in such a way, boosts the productivity of woodland ground-nesting bird species alongside that of the shoot. Often…
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Wildlife Conservation – complex and controversial? Assessing the naturestimeline poll findings
I apologise for the inactivity surrounding this particular Blog and without further ado, I will attempt to address the poll's results. Firstly, as an aspiring conservation professional, I produced the poll, solely for the reason that I believed it would be a unique way to engage with my readership. Judging by the responses I received, it seems to have worked. Now, … Continue reading Wildlife Conservation – complex and controversial? Assessing the naturestimeline poll findings
Current conservation practice – not fit for purpose, why might that be?
It is an undeniable fact that as a nation, or even across the globe, we are largely failing to look after the Natural World. With this in mind, here is a chance to engage in conversation about conservation. What do you believe to be the biggest reasons for the demise of many wildlife species*. To … Continue reading Current conservation practice – not fit for purpose, why might that be?
