The Fake Forest Fraud
We are wasting billions on fake forests. In the process we are destroying landscapes, and the wildlife and communities they support.
Ian Coghill
I'm a game shooter, wildfowler and fisherman, lifelong conservationist and author of ‘Moorland Matters.’ I was the longest serving chairman of GWCT and am a former chairman of AimToSustain.
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The A38 Elk Fiasco
Proposals to reintroduce elk to some old gravel workings between Derby and Burton-on-Trent are not only misguided, but a potentially cruel farce. Why are the good rewilders silent?
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The Astonishing Waste in Conservation Industry Funding
The big beasts of the conservation industry hoover up much of the available funding - but is it money well spent?
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World Curlew Day - Extinction by changing the subject
On World Curlew Day, it makes sense to examine the causes of population decline in wading birds, but the uncomfortable truth is often sidestepped. Despite overwhelming evidence pointing to predator pressure, meaningful action remains stalled. Why are we still avoiding the real issue?
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Peatland Policy: Fanning the Flames of Wildfires
Misguided opposition to rotational prescribed burning and bad policy are devastating swathes of the uplands
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Debunking the Myth: Wolves, Trees, and Carbon Sequestration
A recent study suggested that reintroducing wolves could help sequester 100 millions tonnes of CO2... can that really be true?
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Beaver Releases in Wild: A New Era Begins
With the news that beavers are to be released into the wild in England, the question is now about how do we learn to live alongside them.
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Who should manage Britain's precious landscapes?
Conspiracy or Cock-up? The inexorable demonisation of private landownership
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Moorland Management: Separating Fact from Fiction
What's is the truth about the impact of traditional moorland management?
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Why Does the Conservation Industry Hate Deer?
Britain's native deer are a conservation success story, so why do deer make so many conservation organisations see red?
Storks: A Brand New Generalist Predator. Whether You Want It or Not
White Storks have successfully nested in Britain for the first time in centuries... but is that something that we should celebrate?
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Exposing the Conservation Industry's Wasteful Practices
The Tale of Two Golden Plover, or how incompetence never stood in the way of success in the conservation industry