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Category: Bird declines

Posted on July 13, 2020

“Wild place in a crowded county” by Graham Wellstead

I (Simon King) heard recently from naturalist Graham Wellstead who was keen to write about a special place for FFON readers – he wrote: “Here I am taking liberties. I…

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Posted on May 11, 2020May 12, 2020

An explosion of starlings

Written by Graham Wellstead. Not everyone is keen on these brash argumentative birds but I have a soft spot for them. For several years starlings have been missing from my…

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Posted on December 22, 2017December 22, 2017

Anti-pigeon spikes in Bristol trees

There’s something sinister about seeing an anti-pigeon spike in a tree. If birds are unwelcome in trees, where exactly are they welcome? In the countryside? Our ancient woodlands? Amongst the…

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Posted on July 21, 2017July 21, 2017

Green Brexit: Farm subsidies ‘must be earned’ – Michael Gove

Michael Gove, as environment secretary, has made Greenpeace UK’s day by saying that farming subsidies must be earned and benefit the environment. Looking for a ‘green Brexit,’ Michael Gove may…

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Posted on February 22, 2017April 27, 2017

The Vanishing: Europe’s farmland birds

The Head of Conservation for BirdLife Europe & Central Asia explains how intensive agriculture has made farmland birds one of the most threatened bird groups in Europe:  ‘Once upon a…

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    • About FFON
    • Who was Maxwell Knight? The spymaster, ‘M’
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    • Jonathan Leakey Introduction to video link, FFON
    • Maxwell Knight’s Cabinet
    • Acknowledgements
    • Resources
    • Get in touch
  • The ‘Armchair Naturalists’ project
    • An invitation to children and young people
    • BEING AN ARMCHAIR NATURALIST DURING THIS PERIOD OF COVID-19 “LOCK DOWN”
    • Can our readers help?
    • Podcast: The ‘Armchair Naturalists’ on Apple, Spotify and Stitcher
    • Write for the FFON
  • Maxwell Knight Symposium 2018
    • Lectures and more from Birkbeck College:
      • Introductory lecture: Maxwell Knight the naturalist – Prof. John E Cooper
      • Introductory lecture: Maxwell Knight the Spymaster, ‘M’ – Mr Simon H King
      • Accounts by people including Mark Rose, CEO of Fauna and Flora International
      • Presentation: “Advances in the health and welfare of captive animals” – Mr Alan Graham
      • The Frightened Face of Nature: challenges facing the planet – Mr Paul Pearce-Kelly
      • Conservation and captive-breeding projects involving chelonians – Ms Anne Rowberry
      • Engaging the next generation: culture, care and conservation” – Ms Victoria Burton/Mr Dafydd Lewis
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  • “Where have all the flowers gone?”
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