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Wildlife Trusts buy part of Rothbury Estate Northumberland ending grouse and pheasant shooting
{Ending driven Grouse and Pheasant Shooting is going to be a mainstay of upland farm sustainability in the future – Earth and Leaf Editorial} {extract below} Ending Grouse and Pheasant Shooting The Wildlife Trusts, in partnership with Northumberland Wildlife Trust, have bought part of the Rothbury Estate in Northumberland and are bidding to buy the remainder of the estate within two years, in what they describe as ‘securing the entire estate for nature and the nation‘. The estate is being sold by ‘Lord’ Max Percy, the youngest son of the Duke of Northumberland; some of his family have been prominent members of the grouse shooting dynasty for decades. The…
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No Red Grouse to Shoot at on Inglorious 12th? Grouse Moor Owners Releasing Non-Native Red-Legged Partridge as Alternative Quarry
{No Red Grouse to Shoot – Ending Grouse shooting and reforming upland farming practices has so much environmental benefit that it is a no brainer to end the so called sport and end persecution of raptors too – Earth and Leaf editorial} {extract below} What if there are no Red Grouse to Shoot No red grouse to shoot at on Inglorious 12th? Grouse moor owners releasing non-native red-legged partridge as alternative quarry. Today marks the opening of the red grouse shooting season (the Inglorious 12th) and the media is full of ‘woe is us’ stories from the grouse shooting industry claiming that the lack of grouse available to shoot…
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Why culled deer carcasses in Scotland should be left to rot
Why culled deer carcasses in Scotland should be left to rot, according to experts
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Hill Farming will End in Wales
Hill farming will end in Wales
