Forest of Bowland Gamekeeper from the Bleasdale estate denies killing two peregrines

Yesterday 28th September Mr James Hartley a 34 year old gamekeeper from the Bleasdale estate appeared in the dock at Preston Magistrates Court facing nine charges relating to the alleged killing of two peregrine falcons in April 2016 on the estate where he was employed. […]

September 29th, 2017 | Category: Bird of Prey Persecution, Birds of prey, Forest of Bowland, gamekeepers, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, North West Raptor Group, Peregrines, Raptor Persecution, red grouse, Red Grouse mamangement, RSPB, Terry Pickford | Comments are closed

Guest blog – Bowland: crimes against nature by Eleanor Upstill-Goddard.

Eleanor is a wildlife conservationist and raptor enthusiast from Northumberland with an MSc in Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management from Newcastle University.

She indulges her passion for wildlife through photography and writing.

Twitter: @DaisyEleanorug

We have all heard of the expression ‘to turn a blind eye’, meaning to pretend that a particular act […]

August 25th, 2017 | Category: Bird of Prey Persecution, Birds of prey, British Trust for Ornithology, Eleanor Upstill-Goddard, Forest of Bowland, gamekeepers, goshawk, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, Hen Harriers, Natural England, North West Raptor Group, Private Shooting Estates, Raptor Persecution, red grouse, RSPB, Terry Pickford, United Utilities | 6 comments - (Comments are closed)

Video Diary of Hen Harrier Day, Dunsop Bridge, Forest of Bowland. 2017

We have at last managed to upload our Forest of Bowland Hen Harrier Day video diary in 3 separate parts. Each video attached below can be viewed individually allowing you to come back to the 2nd and 3rd video as and when you choose to do so.

Hen Harrier Day 2017, Dunsop Bridge, Forest of […]

August 9th, 2017 | Category: ban driven grouse shooting, Bird of Prey Persecution, Birds of prey, Forest of Bowland, Forest of Bowland Eagle Owls, gamekeepers, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, hen harrier joint recovery plan, Hen Harrier Peaceful Protest Day, Hen Harrier Protest Day, Hen Harriers, North West Raptor Group, Pallid Harrier, Peregrines, Raptor Persecution, red grouse, Red Grouse mamangement, RSPB, Satellite Tracking, Terry Pickford, United Utilities | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)

Support the North West Raptor Protection Group’s-GoFundMe-campaign to return Peregrines to Bowland.

UPDATE: Items purchased with the help of our GoFundMe campaign

First may I thank everyone of you who have kindly donated towards our GoFundMe campaign, ‘Help save the Bowland Peregrines’.

I must apologise for not providing details of items purchased with your support and financial backing until today. The reason for that is because we […]

July 8th, 2017 | Category: ban driven grouse shooting, Bird of Prey Persecution, Birds of prey, Eagle Owls, Forest of Bowland, Forest of Bowland Eagle Owls, gamekeepers, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, Hen Harriers, North West Raptor Group, Pallid Harrier, Peregrines, Raptor Persecution, red grouse, Red Grouse mamangement, RSPB, Terry Pickford, United Utilities | Comments are closed

Revised Video: Driven Grouse Shooting (Hen Harriers & Peregrines) . A new video made by Tom Wood

This film released for a second time after minor editing today (12/7/2017), sets out the case for banning driven grouse shooting both on the grounds of its dependence on the illegal killing of birds of prey and for its wider impacts. Interviews with Natalie Bennett, Dr Mark Avery and Terry Pickford, a founder member of […]

July 7th, 2017 | Category: ban driven grouse shooting, Bird of Prey Persecution, Birds of prey, Forest of Bowland, gamekeepers, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, Hen Harrier Peaceful Protest Day, Hen Harriers, Mark Avery, North West Raptor Group, Peregrines, Raptor Persecution, red grouse, Red Grouse mamangement, Terry Pickford, United Utilities | One comment - (Comments are closed)

The Short eared Owl in Britain

The Short-eared Owl is one of the most persecuted of the owls in Britain, because they breed mainly on upland heather moorland, bringing them into conflict with Red Grouse moorland managers and their gamekeepers. There is a massive wide range in expected breeding numbers from 200+ – 2500+ in a season which […]

June 30th, 2017 | Category: ban driven grouse shooting, Bird of Prey Persecution, Birds of prey, British Trust for Ornithology, European Raptor Migration, European Raptors, Forest of Bowland, gamekeepers, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, Hen Harriers, Langholm Demonstration Project, Pallid Harrier, Peregrines, Raptor Migration, Raptor Persecution, red grouse, Short-eared owl, Wildlife Crime Officer Lancashire | Comments are closed

Heather burning into the breeding season licensed by Natural England, damaging protected wildlife.

Many of you will remember that this spring we had such dry weather resulting in a serious lack of rain from March through to April. Well it looks like many bird species, including ground nesting raptors, took advantage of these dry conditions and started nesting early. Birds species that had nests at this time […]

June 27th, 2017 | Category: ban driven grouse shooting, Ban the Burn, Bird of Prey Persecution, Birds of prey, Bog-Burning, Forest of Bowland, gamekeepers, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, heather burning, Peregrines, Raptor Persecution, red grouse, Red Grouse mamangement | Comments are closed

Hen Harriers & Peregrine are likely to disappear as a breeding species from English Red Grouse moors within the next decade, or less.

 

The 3 stuffed Hen Harriers inside this display cabinet formed a small part of a larger number of illegally shot Bowland raptors which were confiscated by Lancashire police under a search warrant from the home of award winning photographer Dennis Green. When police raided Greens home they uncovered several cases […]

June 20th, 2017 | Category: ban driven grouse shooting, Ban Driven Grouse Shooting in England, Bird of Prey Persecution, DEFRA's joint action plan, Eagle Owls, Forest of Bowland, gamekeepers, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, hen harrier brood management, Hen Harriers, North West Raptor Group, Pallid Harrier, Peregrines, Raptor Persecution, Raptor Reintroduction, red grouse, Red Grouse mamangement, Terry Pickford | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

No good news re: Forest of Bowland raptors

Sorry for the delay in posting my latest update, I have been taking a few days away getting a well deserved rest.

Not good news I am sorry to announce. So far we have been able to establish there are no breeding Hen Harrier in the Forest of Bowland this year. In April I did […]

May 15th, 2017 | Category: ban driven grouse shooting, Bird of Prey Persecution, Birds of prey, Forest of Bowland, gamekeepers, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, Hen Harriers, Pallid Harrier, Peregrines, Raptor Persecution, red grouse, RSPB, Terry Pickford, United Utilities | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Moorland Gamekeepers using strategies preventing raptors from settling to breed.

In his latest video Terry Pickford highlights two effective but legal management strategies introduced on grouse moor estates in northern England designed to unsettle peregrines and hen harriers, preventing these species from settling to breed on moorland where red grouse are shot.

   

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April 16th, 2017 | Category: animal snaring, ban driven grouse shooting, Ban Driven Grouse Shooting in England, Bird of Prey Persecution, Birds of prey, gamekeepers, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, Hen Harrier Protest Day, Hen Harriers, North West Raptor Group, Peregrines, Private Shooting Estates, Raptor Persecution, red grouse, Red Grouse mamangement, RSPB, Terry Pickford | 9 comments - (Comments are closed)
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