Since Ban the Burn submitted a formal complaint to the European Union Environment Directorate-General, I wondered how many complaints the EU actually follows up with either prosecutions of governments and agencies that infringe EU Habitats and Birds Directives, and other … Continue reading
Last October over 90 Hebden Bridge residents signed a letter which the campaign group Ban the Burn sent as the residents’ submission to Natural England’s Uplands Evidence Review (UER). The residents’ letter urged Natural England to ban burning and draining … Continue reading
The Aarhus Convention guarantees the public’s right to information about, and participation in environmental decision-making by public bodies. As a member of the public, Fiona Hesselden attended the 29th January Pennine Prospects/Natural England Workshop on Working with National Character Areas … Continue reading
Over the last 2 weeks 1403 visitors read posts on Changing More Than Lightbulbs. Top stories over last 2 weeks: Hebden Bridge Matters…to Hibu/Yell Ltd (263) Conservation watchdog’s approval of grouse shooting estate operations on protected moors may fail key … Continue reading
Information I have obtained through Environmental Information Regulations requests shows that Natural England’s 2012 environmental impact assessment of Walshaw Moor Estate’s grouse shooting operations appears not to pass a crucial legal test. The assessment fails to show that no reasonable scientific … Continue reading
Defra’s Triennial Review proposes to merge Natural England and the Environment Agency. Defra is inviting anyone with an interest in Natural England and the Environment Agency to respond by 4th February 2013 to a discussion paper which proposes to merge the two … Continue reading
After six months of investigation, the RSPB has decided that Natural England has failed in its duties to enforce wildlife and habitat protection laws on Walshaw Moor Estate, and has asked the European Commission to step in. Mike Clarke, RSPB … Continue reading
At the Ban the Burn meeting on September 23rd, some people were asking about the environmentally-friendly uplands policy that Natural England ditched recently. This is the Vital Uplands policy. Natural England seems to have taken the policy document off its … Continue reading
Here’s an outline of the key points in the Walshaw Moor Estate (WME) Environmental Stewardship Agreement and the related March 2012 Natural England/WME Notice of Proposal and Consent to Carry Out Operations on a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Information I have … Continue reading
Over the last 28 days, there were 2,002 visitors to Energy Royd. 1,589 were unique visitors 1,268 were new visitors. There was a big spike of 280 visitors in one day in early August and 143 people came from a … Continue reading