The Forest of Bowland-Countryfile 9th January BBC one at 19.00

[singlepic id=181 w=320 h=240 float=left]The Forest of Bowland is a 312 square-mile area characterised by rugged heaths and heather moorland broken by patches of ancient woodland. The ‘forest’ name goes back to medieval times when this was an enclosure set aside for royal hunting. The area now also holds England’s core population of hen harriers, […]

January 7th, 2011 | Category: gamekeepers, Grouse Moors, Hen Harriers, National Gamekeepers' Organisation, Private Shooting Estates | 20 comments - (Comments are closed)

Its Official- No prosection for Golden Eagle found Poisoned in Glen Orchy.

[singlepic id=80 w=320 h=240 float=left]On Sunday 7 June 1999, hill walkers in Glen Orchy came across the body of a golden eagle close to the popular West Highland Way. The dead eagle was discovered on the slopes of Beinn Udlaidh at the edge of Auch Estate, a sporting estate in north Argyll. The poisoned eagle […]

January 7th, 2011 | Category: Bird of Prey Persecution, Destroyed, Golden Eagle, Golden Eagle Poisoning, Grouse Moors, It's a dirty business, Poison, Private Shooting Estates | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)

Ireland’s Hen Harriers Just Hanging On.

[singlepic id=212 w=320 h=240 float=left]Efforts to reintroduce golden eagles and red kites in Ireland have been headline news but another raptor also deserves public attention. The hen harrier is now currently only just clinging on in the countryside, with fewer than 130 breeding pairs remaining.

University College Cork’s Dr Barry O’Donoghue has tagged and tracked […]

January 7th, 2011 | Category: Forestry Privatisation, gamekeepers, Grouse Moors, Hen Harriers, It's a dirty business, Private Shooting Estates, reintroduction, Wind farms | Comments are closed