• High Court Challenge to Lydd airport expansion fails
    The sun is shining and our reserve at Dungeness looks wonderful in mid May as the natural world gets on with the urgent business of spring. But sadly I’m not down here to celebrate this glorious time...
  • Lydd airport - wrong decision.
    Last night Shepway District Council voted by 27 votes to 12 to approve an extension to the runway and a new terminal building. We think this is a bad idea ! Thank you to all those who did contact...
  • Lydd Airport and Dungeness – an update
    The Government Office for the South East (GOSE) has reported that they have been receiving many letters requesting that the applications for the expansion of Lydd Airport are called in for the Secretary...
  • Lydd Airport Public Inquiry
    A short day - the Inquiry has now been adjourned until tomorrow. Bob Gomes completed his evidence for the RSPB. Giving evidence, in my view, is tougher than any media interview I have ever done! You can...
  • Lydd airport; this one will run and run
    One reason that our casework (the work we do to prevent damage to our best wildlife sites) lends itself to blogging is that it goes on so long - the story can develop over years before a final resolution...