This is the day we remember our wonderful friend Jill Grieve and her love of Jilly Cooper…

Former Defra board member openly supporting those breaking UK wildlife laws.

In this week's editorial, Tim Bonner looks at debates about the management of species in the UK and the frustration felt by many about the reluctance from conservation organisations to take the next steps.
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Me on wolves, foxes and why conservation organisations need to get real about the dilemma of predation before there are no curlew left countryside-alliance.org/resources/news…

SLE outlines opportunity for ‘rural reset’ as Bute House Agreement ends. Let’s have a more constructive and collaborative approach to delivering for rural Scotland 🤞🏻 scottishlandandestates.co.uk/news/sle-outli…

RSPB: “The greatest challenge facing nature is climate change”.

Until it’s not.

The definitive take on this morning’s equine invasion of the Strand by everyone’s favourite equine correspondent Camilla Swift spectator.co.uk/article/was-th…

Heavyweight political allies of racing call on ministers to drop affordability checks and reform the levy Racing Post racingpost.com/news/gambling-…

'You don’t call yourself ‘new’ unless you want to distance yourself from what has gone before,' says Tim Bonner after the #RSPCA renamed itself the 'new' RSPCA and revealed a rebrand.

Is this an admission that there was a lot wrong with the ‘old’ RSPCA? ⬇️
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Ensuring hunting has a long-term and sustainable future is one of the aims of the Countryside Alliance, and much can be learnt from last Saturday’s #GrandNational which has had to adapt to survive. ⬇️
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#RuralCrime is a vital issue for those in the countryside yet it fails to make traction in the corridors of power. With elections around the corner, now is your chance to ask your PCC candidates what they will do for rural communities.

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My piece on the #RSPCA rebrand and what it says about the Society’s journey away from a radical animal rights agenda

The ‘new’ RSPCA turns its back on extremism

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My piece on reclaiming the walk in the new The Field referencing walkers from Buchan’s fictional Dr Greenslade, to Robert Louis Stevenson and his donkey Modestine, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Eric Newby and Rory Stewart.

Great stuff from the Campaign for Hunting PP on the Grand National and trail hunting quoting Kevin Blake

“The future really is down to us and the time to take action is now”

🗣️ 'The RSPB can't bring itself to celebrate the resurgence of harriers because to do so would mean supporting the conservational success story that is positively linked to grouse shooting,' says Tim Bonner to Fieldsports Channel.

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No fan of the hypocrites at Brewdog but the real issue here is a ludicrous subsidy system which paid them £690k to plant trees, when trees will grow by themselves. Regeneration (or use the dreaded term rewilding) doesn’t need JCBs or spades

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'Interestingly, the survey actually suggests that the one area in the UK where the hen harrier population is not growing is one where grouse shooting is almost entirely absent.'

Tim Bonner - RSPB not happy about more hen harriers 👇

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A hen harrier survey by #RSPB has shown a 1150% increase in breeding in England, however their mood towards this success story is less than celebratory. Tim Bonner says that politics has overtaken practical conservation when it comes to grouse shooting 👇
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“We all love bees, but when there are so many cases of real animal cruelty, lecturing people on lawn mowing really isn’t the issue”

Me in The Sun on #RSPCA ’s rebrand thesun.co.uk/news/27291842/…

The RSPCA's new logo suggests cats are best mates with songbirds and a foxes play nicely with chickens