Conservation Issues in 2010
How the importance of conservation affects us all….
I am introducing a new section to the blog for 2010 and one which is particularly close to my heart, conservation. I shall be writing posts on issues which I believe in, deserve covering and hopefully inspire thought and debate amongst everyone who reads it. This is by no means a ‘green bandwagon’ that I’ve jumped on, far from it. It stems from a life long love of the contryside and the wildlife which inhabits it. I care deeply about the English countryside which surrounds me because it is where I have spent so much of my formative and adult years. I also care that places of great beauty across the globe are cared for and the those which inhabit them are duly protected.
Much of what I shall write about will be information on the wildlife which I see, regardless of its ‘at risk’ factor for I believe it is important to appreciate and understand all that is around us and not just those which make the headlines. I am interested in how the countryside manages itself and what we can learn from it, what we can do in our own small way as individuals without lecturing because I (like our governments) are far from perfect.
What I hope is that 2010 will bring a greater sense of awareness about the issues which are on our very doorstep and that this particular section will encourage you to take part and tell us about how climate change has (or hasn’t for that matter) changed the world you live in.
Young Tree at Stapleford Wood
Miles,
I’m looking forward to this section of the site it should be of great interest and I look forward not only to reading about it but taking part and learning something as well - you’d better do a good job of it
Cheers
Rod
January 1, 2010 @ 10:25 am
Miles,
This promises to be a most interesting and participatery post section. There is a marked incease in the awareness of the need for conservation. It makes me very hopeful and raises my spirits when I see positive changes around me.
We have just remarked on land being preserved along a small river near us. The council made up a good cycle/walk path for a long stretch and has attempted to establish meadows either side of it. I noted that it was being cut at the right time to preserve the seeds and the wild flowers have multiplied. A joy to see and walk along. I wrote to the council department to congratulate them on the development.
I think it important that we note and support efforts being made. Granted, the dog walkers are out en masse and many owners need to learn to clean up after their dogs.
Anne
January 1, 2010 @ 4:48 pm
Rod,
I’ll do my best!!
Miles
January 1, 2010 @ 10:06 pm
Anne,
A great comment, I was walking in a wood with my brother and found an empty can of coke on the floor. We couldn’t understand why somebody who would bother coming to a wood and walk around it would then deem it okay to leave litter. I can (just about) understand litter in towns and cities but not in places of beauty where these brain donors have to travel to get to them.
One seems to cancel out the other.
Miles
January 1, 2010 @ 10:09 pm