Inglorious

My Summary

Highlights

Human interference accounted for at least 30% of the failures of nests on grouse moors but very few of the failures in the other habitat categories — location: 414

taxpayers are all contributing large amounts of money to what goes on in the uplands through farm subsidies and payments for management for nature conservation. — location: 2783

Upland landowners, whether sheep farmers or grouse shooters, need to recognise that everyone has an interest in how the uplands look and what goes on in them, because everyone is paying for those activities. — location: 3099

On 4 June 1954 the Churchill government had enacted the Protection of Birds Act, which gave full legal protection to almost all wild birds, their nests and eggs. — location: 3335

In 1954 it was Lady Tweedsmuir, the Conservative MP for Aberdeen South, who guided the passage of what became the Protection of Birds Act, — location: 3341

Created by Niall Bell (niall@niallbell.com)