Out & About …

… on the North York Moors, or wherever I happen to be.

Tag: trap

  • A pluviose start to the day.But it turned out nice in the end.

    A pluviose start to the day.
    But it turned out nice in the end.

    And there’s a couple of seals in the bay.But neither are wearing an orange swimming hat. But neither are wearing an orange swimming hat. One thing I was very uneasy with is the number of spring traps throughout the island. They seem to be everywhere, I counted three on our 3km walk down to the…

  • Ladder trap, Great Ayton Moor

    Ladder trap, Great Ayton Moor

    Last week there was a furore over Natural England’s decision to revoke its long-standing General Licences to kill birds to prevent serious damage to livestock and crops. This followed a legal review of its licensing system which was found to be unlawful. Chris Packham, one of the three co-directors of the environmental organisation, Wild Justice,…