Extending the badger cull
Colin focuses on the Government's extension to badger culling in England...
Colin focuses on the Government's extension to badger culling in England...
We have confirmation of the latest badger cull authorised this autumn by Government. This is the largest ever seasonal cull and will bring the total shot to 35% of the UK’s badger population.
Badgers are the UK’s largest land predator and are one of the most well-known British species. They are famed for their black and white stripes and sturdy body, using their strong front paws to…
Colin considers the Prime Minister's speech and the Government's 25 year plan...
At last the government has announced that culling of badgers will be halted and replaced by vaccination – just what we have been calling for since the first culling was approved.
Colin explains why we need the UK Government to speed up its promised transition from badger culling to vaccination in England…
Colin discusses the recently published Agriculture Bill...
Putting out a bit of food can help see mammals like hedgehogs through colder spells.
Our only venomous snake, the shy adder can be spotted basking in the sunshine in woodland glades and on heathlands.
Bladder campion is so-called for the bladder-like bulge that sites just behind the five-petalled flower - this is actually the fused sepals. Look for it on grasslands, farmland and along hedgerows…
This brown seaweed lives in the mid shore and looks a bit like bubble wrap with the distinctive air bladders that give it its name.