• The future of driven grouse shooting
    The much anticipated debate on the future of driven grouse shooting will take place on 31 October. To inform this debate, called for by over 123,000 people who signed Mark Avery’s petition to ban driven...
  • Rambling with the Deputy Prime Minister
    On Friday, I spent an hour in the Peak District with the Deputy Prime Minister. There we are in the picture below - me with the green jacket and binoculars, he with the blue shirt and jumper. The image...
  • A joint appeal to the Prime Minister
    Here is the letter that was featured on the front page of today's Observer ... Dear sir, The environmental movement has spoken out repeatedly against policies that put short term profit ahead of...
  • A letter to the Prime Minister
    Just in case you were busy looking at wildlife over the Easter weekend, here is the letter that was sent to the Prime Minister regarding the UK Government's environmental commitments. It received media...
  • Principles for licensing driven grouse shooting
    Ten days ago the RSPB wrote to the major political parties to urge them to introduce a licensing system to govern driven grouse shootin g after the General Election in May 2015 - the next available legislative...