Stepping up for nature - that's our latest campaign and you'll hear much more about it over the next weeks, months and years.
There was an interesting piece on the Today programme this morning (at about 0740) with RSPB spokespeople and the Defra Secretary of State, Caroline Spelman, as well as Farming Today and an early start for me on BBC Breakfast.
Mrs Spelman said some nice things about the RSPB and the need for our campaign.
Today there is also a hand-in of the 350,000+ signatures from Letter to the Future into 10 Downing Street, an event for some of our campaigning members and another event this evening where Caroline Spelman will talk to us.
It's a long day but a good one.
RSPB seem to be upsetting lots of different groups at the moment as reported that they blame gamekeepers for decline in Hen Harriers whereas shooting people say H H population on Isle Of Man drastically reduced yet no Grouse moors there.Don't know if this is fact but in Telegraph today,think they may have to build better relationships if they want wildlife to prosper.Some people now even suggesting it is a deliberate ploy to kick organisations to encourage increased RSPB membership.This is what seems to be a increasing criticism and when we visit reserves we get fantastic treatment,better than anywhere else so the staff and volunteers on the ground certainly doing a great job,find it hard to praise them enough.