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James CommonOctober 5, 2019

Farmers are not the problem: I am, and you might be too

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The downside of a life online: burden, burnout and mental health

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Nets Down for Nature: when people power works for wildlife

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Moles apart: a sorry sign of a split in our attitude to wildlife

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Take a Stand for Gosforth Park Nature Reserve

James CommonNovember 9, 2018November 18, 2018

There is no need to choose between Monbiot and Attenborough: the ways of both are vital.

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Driven Grouse Shooting: the Bluff’s Been Called, by Les Wallace

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Mountain Hares crash and burn in Scotland

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RSPB criticised for protecting birds… fancy that?

James CommonJuly 27, 2018July 7, 2019

Lets talk about the Tyne Kittiwakes

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Compassionate Conservation or admirable ignorance?

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Shooting Times speaks out over raptor persecution

James CommonMarch 12, 2018October 30, 2018

Freethinkers, echo chambers and the cult of personality in conservation

James CommonFebruary 19, 2018

Labour’s Animal Welfare Plan with regards to wild animals

James CommonFebruary 2, 2018

Goosanders face yet more hostility in Scotland

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Recent Posts on Common By Nature

  • Where to watch wildlife in the North East: Silverlink Biodiversity Park
  • Exploring the Fascinating Flora of Lindisfarne
  • Wonderful Wildflowers at Bishop Middleham Quarry
  • The Pound Wood ‘Fritillary Site’ – a place for butterflies and a great deal more, by Ross Gardner
  • Eye-catching Invertebrates at Gosforth Nature Reserve
  • Chasing Urban Orchids
  • A Walk on the North Downs Way, by Frances Jones
  • Where to watch wildlife in the North East: Jesmond Dene
  • Excitement in the wildlife garden
  • Investigating the Prudhoe Spetchells

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