Author Archives: wildlifedetective

Ed Ley-Wilson’s book sees him kayaking from Gourock to Kinlochbervie, including the east coast of Skye and down the east of the Western Isles from Tarbert on Harris to Castlebay on Barra. It is a fascinating account of a 56-day … Continue reading →

Bruce Kendrick travels down through the Western Isles, visiting Lewis, Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, Eriskay, Barra, Vatersay plus some of the smaller islands. Indeed, for good measure, he throws in visits to St Kilda. The author has intimate … Continue reading →

I have just read of a conviction by Hampshire Police of five men involved in hare coursing. The conviction was under new legislation, the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, which has created the new offences in England and … Continue reading →

The author, Hans Breuer, is a committed enthusiast in carnivorous tropical pitcher plants. His love of these plants is such that he and his family moved from their home in Taiwan to Borneo where there is an incredible diversity of … Continue reading →

For reasons similar to those put forward by Police Scotland I have never been an advocate of giving more powers to the SSPCA to investigate wildlife crime. Their staff already have powers that relate to animals being cruelly treated or … Continue reading →

There is much on Twitter today about birds being caught in netting set at various premises to prevent birds nesting, roosting or fouling. There are three graphic photographs on the Twitter account of @CarlBovisNature. I’ll outline the position, as I … Continue reading →

I had a relatively short (3 hours) walk on the lower ground of Rottal Estate this morning. It was a lovely sunny day though there was still a chill in the wind. It was not a day for sitting around … Continue reading →

From a chapter in my book A Lone Furrow; I had kept a close eye on the consultation to re-introduce the once indigenous European beaver to Scotland. The beaver was hunted to extinction in Britain in the sixteenth century and … Continue reading →

The video widely shown in the media and social media the other day of members of the Avon Vale Hunt digging out a fox, showing it to a pack of hounds and encouraging the hounds to chase it was horrific. … Continue reading →

With snow falling and forecast to last the whole morning there will be no gardening done today. Being housebound though is a good chance to repeat a blog from 2018 that relates to one of my favourite activities: evidence from … Continue reading →