Paul Dorling
@pauld68.bsky.social
I am passionate about British wildlife.
More evidence of the wholesale slaughter of British wildlife and people wonder why British farmland birds are facing a steep decline. People will look for any excuse to destroy and have done for years.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
More evidence of the wholesale slaughter of British wildlife and people wonder why British farmland birds are facing a steep decline. People will look for any excuse to destroy and have done for years.
Another example of how barbaric we are as a nation especially in rural communities. People with guns seem to want to shoot anything that flies and probably do. Hence the decline in British birds especially farmland birds. They have no appreciation of wildlife and see it as an inconvenience.
ROOKS OUT OF CONTROL
ok was on my way to my permission this morning and decided to stop and video the commotion i witness every day these rooks are now out of control and the council are just ignoring residents complaints...
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December 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Another example of how barbaric we are as a nation especially in rural communities. People with guns seem to want to shoot anything that flies and probably do. Hence the decline in British birds especially farmland birds. They have no appreciation of wildlife and see it as an inconvenience.
Rooks are on the decline and it’s easy to see why. People living in rural farming communities seem hell-bent on destroying wildlife. They will tell people who move to the countryside that they have to accept what goes on. How wrong they are. Monitor them and report them.
Rookery
There's a big rookery a couple of fields from my farm and they are becoming a real nuisance. Presumably I can't make the landowner do anything about it? (wildlife area:mad:). Always been rooks there b...
thefarmingforum.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Rooks are on the decline and it’s easy to see why. People living in rural farming communities seem hell-bent on destroying wildlife. They will tell people who move to the countryside that they have to accept what goes on. How wrong they are. Monitor them and report them.
A really interesting article. Make a point of reading the comments at the end.
UK bird populations continue to decline as farmland species plummet
UK wild bird populations have fallen by 4% since 2019, with farmland specialists such as European Turtle Dove, Northern Lapwing and Yellowhammer in steep decline, new DEFRA figures show. Farmland bird...
www.birdguides.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
A really interesting article. Make a point of reading the comments at the end.
An interesting idea.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
An interesting idea.
Lock up the people responsible and throw away the key.
Police investigate after white-tailed eagles go missing across UK — The Guardian
Conservationists appeal to public for help after rare birds disappear in suspicious circumstances
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December 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Lock up the people responsible and throw away the key.
Shocking! It’s usually linked to the shooting community and wealthy landowners normally get people like gamekeepers to do their dirty work. What’s sickening is that they are getting away with it. There’s so little enforcement when it comes to wildlife. People simply don’t care.
Absolutely shocking.
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We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
Police investigate after white-tailed eagles go missing across UK
December 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Shocking! It’s usually linked to the shooting community and wealthy landowners normally get people like gamekeepers to do their dirty work. What’s sickening is that they are getting away with it. There’s so little enforcement when it comes to wildlife. People simply don’t care.
The impact of climate change on UK wildlife. It’s worrying to think that Mr Farage the climate change denier could be our next Prime Minister. Let’s hope not.
New report shows UK nature bearing brunt of chaotic climate | The Wildlife Trusts
The Wildlife Trusts warn: Government is shockingly underprepared
www.wildlifetrusts.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The impact of climate change on UK wildlife. It’s worrying to think that Mr Farage the climate change denier could be our next Prime Minister. Let’s hope not.
Non-native species are not being controlled and are damaging our native wildlife.
Warning over low funding to tackle invasive species damaging British wildlife
Less than 1% of the Government’s biosecurity budget is spent on invasive species, figures obtained through Freedom of Information show.
www.standard.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Non-native species are not being controlled and are damaging our native wildlife.
An interesting summary.
UK wildlife photographers rally to highlight habitat loss - BBC News
A book has been created by a collaboration of photographers charting diminishing wildlife.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
An interesting summary.
The UK has lost 73 million birds since 1970, nearly a third of its wild bird population, due to intensive agriculture, habitat loss and climate change. Once abundant species such as the starling and house sparrow are now on the Red List. Some species are in danger of becoming extinct.
December 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The UK has lost 73 million birds since 1970, nearly a third of its wild bird population, due to intensive agriculture, habitat loss and climate change. Once abundant species such as the starling and house sparrow are now on the Red List. Some species are in danger of becoming extinct.
Turn your garden into a wildlife haven.
Garden for Wildlife — Nature Chain
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December 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Turn your garden into a wildlife haven.
"Terrier work" refers to the practice of using working terrier dog breeds to find, pursue and flush out wild animals from their burrows or dens to be shot, captured or hunted above ground. Horrific!
BREAKING: British Hound Sports Association to instruct hunts to separate terrier work from “trail hunting” and to not have hunters wear face coverings in desperate PR attempt to save their pastime.
December 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"Terrier work" refers to the practice of using working terrier dog breeds to find, pursue and flush out wild animals from their burrows or dens to be shot, captured or hunted above ground. Horrific!
Absolutely ghastly! Further proof that we are rapidly turning into the USA. I imagine that the loss of biodiversity will be enormous. 268 hectares. A Special Development Order. What power one individual has.
Universal theme park given planning permission — BBC News
The park is expected to attract more than eight million annual visitors and open in 2031.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Absolutely ghastly! Further proof that we are rapidly turning into the USA. I imagine that the loss of biodiversity will be enormous. 268 hectares. A Special Development Order. What power one individual has.
Good news. Let’s hope that it actually happens. A belated token gesture from the instigators of the ghastly Planning and Infrastructure Bill soon to become law.
New Homes Must be Bird-Friendly Despite Reeves War on "Green Tape" – The Daily Sceptic
New homes will have to include special bricks for endangered birds such as swifts under Labour's new planning rules, despite Rachel Reeves’s war on "green tape".
dailysceptic.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Good news. Let’s hope that it actually happens. A belated token gesture from the instigators of the ghastly Planning and Infrastructure Bill soon to become law.
I’m more inclined to believe that people in the UK will opt for this rather than encouraging birds to nest. We need to do the latter to halt the decline in biodiversity.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I’m more inclined to believe that people in the UK will opt for this rather than encouraging birds to nest. We need to do the latter to halt the decline in biodiversity.
It’s very commendable that something positive is being done. However, it’s too little too late. As always, we are trying to compensate for the loss of wildlife caused by us.
House martin nest cups offered in Hampshire to combat decline
The artificial nest cups are more robust than the endangered birds' own mud creations.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It’s very commendable that something positive is being done. However, it’s too little too late. As always, we are trying to compensate for the loss of wildlife caused by us.
Raised as an issue many years ago and completely ignored by successive governments. It’s not unrelated that we have seen a huge increase in mental health issues. We are doing it to ourselves.
English countryside 'headed for extinction'
Campaigners warn 'urban blight' - the noise and visual disturbance caused by roads, flight paths and other developments - could be everywhere by the end of the century.
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Raised as an issue many years ago and completely ignored by successive governments. It’s not unrelated that we have seen a huge increase in mental health issues. We are doing it to ourselves.
Humans are exploiting and destroying nature on an unprecedented scale. Wildlife populations are in freefall driven by human activity - overconsumption, population growth and intensive agriculture, in particular deforestation and the conversion of wild spaces for human food production.
December 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Humans are exploiting and destroying nature on an unprecedented scale. Wildlife populations are in freefall driven by human activity - overconsumption, population growth and intensive agriculture, in particular deforestation and the conversion of wild spaces for human food production.
A very interesting article. It’s quite concerning to see how successive British governments are failing to take this seriously.
Britain's nature is in freefall. Can it still be saved?
Rivers full of plastic, beaches full of sewage, fens all but gone and half the native species already extinct. This isn't a dystopia, but today's reality - unless both major parties take on a new appr...
thelead.uk
December 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
A very interesting article. It’s quite concerning to see how successive British governments are failing to take this seriously.
It’s very patronising to be told when you move to the countryside that you have to accept the way that they do things. By that they mean that they expect you to suffer by seeing them blast wild birds out of the sky with shotguns and tear foxes to pieces with hounds. Don’t put up with it. Protest.
December 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
It’s very patronising to be told when you move to the countryside that you have to accept the way that they do things. By that they mean that they expect you to suffer by seeing them blast wild birds out of the sky with shotguns and tear foxes to pieces with hounds. Don’t put up with it. Protest.
The ruler of Dubai is an incredibly wealthy individual and is now a major UK landowner. He seems to be intent on destroying both our heritage and our wildlife and on upsetting local residents in the process. He is part of the shooting community.
Locals furious over 'boozy shooting parties' on Dubai ruler's land
Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum's land is being used for shooting events which locals say are 'blighting their lives'.
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The ruler of Dubai is an incredibly wealthy individual and is now a major UK landowner. He seems to be intent on destroying both our heritage and our wildlife and on upsetting local residents in the process. He is part of the shooting community.
What would make Britain great again is us not being so obsessed with money and image. Not being materialistic and hedonistic. Stop destroying our heritage, our beautiful green spaces and our wildlife. Create beautiful wildlife havens and let nature flourish once again.
December 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
What would make Britain great again is us not being so obsessed with money and image. Not being materialistic and hedonistic. Stop destroying our heritage, our beautiful green spaces and our wildlife. Create beautiful wildlife havens and let nature flourish once again.
People breaking the law. Bullying, threatening and intimidating members of the public. The police not taking any action. Welcome to the world of illegal fox hunting.
How fox hunting ‘is driving communities apart’ in Lake District
Despite the UK’s ban on fox hunting, residents in the Lake District say the bloodsport is alive and well – and wreaking havoc on the local community. Jane Dalton speaks to those who say illegal huntin...
www.independent.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
People breaking the law. Bullying, threatening and intimidating members of the public. The police not taking any action. Welcome to the world of illegal fox hunting.