Europe takes action over burning on SPAs
The European commission now look set to begin a full infraction procedure over what it sees as a direct breach of the EU habitats directive with the UK failing to protect its vulnerable blanket bogs.
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The European commission now look set to begin a full infraction procedure over what it sees as a direct breach of the EU habitats directive with the UK failing to protect its vulnerable blanket bogs.
Between May and July this year, the survey recorded 1,289 calling males – its highest population since records began.
This weekend (26-27th January) the big garden bird watch will be taking place throughout the UK. It’s a national survey carried out by you and me and is organised by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).
The RSPB is the leading UK biodiversity action plan partner for seven invertebrates and four plants. In other words, if birds don’t get your pulse racing or your true wildlife passion simply lies elsewhere, don’t be afraid to get involved.
It comes down to a chain reaction: as the sea has warmed, plankton communities have shifted north, radically changing the species composition of the North Sea.
To see a group of male birds displaying at a lek, posturing and emitting their characteristic bubbling calls to attract the attention of the hens nearby, is to witness a true wildlife spectacle.