The staggeringly horrible business of pheasant shooting, and the mass destruction of wildlife that surrounds it, symbolises everything wrong with this country. This week's column.
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🔺 Update: A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after the centuries-old Sycamore Gap tree that stood next to Hadrian’s Wall was “deliberately felled” overnight https://t.co/ORZOOCGiEG
Thanks to @shattenstone for such a kind essay in the @guardian it was a pleasure to meet you but I feel so bad now for not having a sandwich ready ! And to @ben_quinton for the photos
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Today is the #Inglorious12th - the start of the red grouse shooting season. This outdated, unjust “sport” is underpinned by crime, and supports nothing but a scorched landscape which is void of balanced biodiversity.
Pls RT if you’d like to see an end to this practice - for wildlife and people.