Forget Grouse Carbon is the New Target

[Stewart J]

Interesting, like the title

Forget grouse, carbon is new target

Scotland’s country estates were once bought as playgrounds for wealthy individuals who wanted to indulge their passion for deer stalking, grouse shooting and salmon fishing. They are now being targeted by companies wanting to offset their carbon emissions by investing in environmental projects.

www.thetimes.co.uk

 

[Garfields]

Biggest task is controlling deer numbers and keeping them from munching trees
Never worked out how venison is not cheaper than it is?

 

[DBK]

Never worked out how venison is not cheaper than it is?

Have you seen the price of Tweed?

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[Garfields]

Have you seen the price of Tweed?

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Had to have a look
Don't think I will be ordering any time soon even though they are had woven

 

[Stewart J]

Some wealthy landowners are threatening Defra who are preparing to bring in a ban on moorland burning as a voluntary ban has not worked

Grouse moor owners threaten legal action as DEFRA prepares to ban burning of peat bogs

Well, well, well. Remember all the hysteria and abuse directed at Wild Justice last year for taking legal action against the Government to protect wildlife? Well would you believe it, according to …

raptorpersecutionscotland.wordpress.com

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[Stewart J]

For members who are unaware of Moor burning and are wondering what all the fuss is about. Here is a well written article from a few weeks ago which highlights some of the problems though does not mention them all.

If we want to cut flooding we should stop burning the moorland | George Monbiot

The River Calder flooded this weekend, just days after fires on the peatlands above. The government has done nothing to ban the practice, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

 

[DBK]

For members who are unaware of Moor burning and are wondering what all the fuss is about. Here is a well written article from a few weeks ago which highlights some of the problems though does not mention them all.

If we want to cut flooding we should stop burning the moorland | George Monbiot

The River Calder flooded this weekend, just days after fires on the peatlands above. The government has done nothing to ban the practice, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

More beavers needed! But there is an argument heather moors need managing - if you want to keep them. Left to their own devices the moors will be taken over by gorse and bracken. Controlled burning, known as swayling on Dartmoor, seems to work.
Or in other words, I don't have an answer! But whatever it it is it won't involve shooting birds of prey which is what is happening on grouse moors - though there may be a few where this doesn't happen.

 

[rangi]

Going completely off thread , anyone notice the Somerset Levels did not flood this year?

Could it be something to do with the Dredging and Canal Clearing that went on over last Summer? (much to the disgust of the Enviromentalists )

 

[Silver-Fox]

Going completely off thread , anyone notice the Somerset Levels did not flood this year?

Could it be something to do with the Dredging and Canal Clearing that went on over last Summer? (much to the disgust of the Enviromentalists )

Who’d have guessed ehh.

Maybe that’s why they did it yearly all those years ago ?

 

[MattR]

Going completely off thread , anyone notice the Somerset Levels did not flood this year?

Could it be something to do with the Dredging and Canal Clearing that went on over last Summer? (much to the disgust of the Enviromentalists )

Possibly but lots of other measures were taken as well and the rainfall in Jan and Feb was half the rainfall of 2014.

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[rangi]

Possibly but lots of other measures were taken as well and the rainfall in Jan and Feb was half the rainfall of 2014.

BBC Spotlight, the local beeb station, weatherman, has said Feb here in the southwest was one of the highest falls, so who am I to believe, a pro or a funster. Just my own observations it has rained here in Cornwall nearly every day since Oct 2nd, today was one of the good days (so far!!)
Also on Spotlight, an expert explaining why the Levels did not flood this year, clearence of Canals and dredging the river, Once again a pro or a funster?

Finally it was 2019.

 

[MattR]

BBC Spotlight, the local beeb station, weatherman, has said Feb here in the southwest was one of the highest falls, so who am I to believe, a pro or a funster. Just my own observations it has rained here in Cornwall nearly every day since Oct 2nd, today was one of the good days (so far!!)
Also on Spotlight, an expert explaining why the Levels did not flood this year, clearence of Canals and dredging the river, Once again a pro or a funster?

Finally it was 2019.

Now I know that the isn't the most reliable of rags but this article gave the impression that the Levels were saved by dredging but it made a few statements that might give a different impression. The rainfall doesn't match what I've checked but it seems that Jan/Feb of this year is similar for both this year and 2014 when the last bug floods occurred (I think).

Other reports from more reliable sources also state that there have been many other projects such as bunds and pumping stations so it may be that dredging isn't the only solution.

The Somerset Levels recovered after the 2014 floods by using old ideas

Moorlands in Somerset was devastated by floods in 2014 (pictured). This year, it escaped the worst of the storms by taking common-sense measures in defiance of EU rules, David Jones says.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[rangi]

Now I know that the isn't the most reliable of rags but this article gave the






Just got to reiterate in case you missed it, BBC Spotlight, the local Beeb News station on t'telly! was where I got my take on the non flood of the Somerset Levels

B-----B-----C----Spot-----light

 

[Wissel]

Just my own observations it has rained here in Cornwall nearly every day since Oct 2nd, today was one of the good days (so far!!)

This is obviously propaganda. I've been telling relatives/friends for years that "it only rains here when you come". It's the Cornwall way

 

[MattR]

Rainfall Feb 2020 158mm

Met Office reveals exactly how bad 2020's storms have been

Somerset's rainfall in February was more than double its usual amount

www.somersetlive.co.uk

Rainfall Jan 2020 approx 60mm

Taunton, Somerset CRICKET Historical Weather, United Kingdom Almanac

Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom CRICKET - Hourly past weather, almanac for Taunton, Somerset including historical temperature, wind, rain, pressure and humidity stats | WorldWeatherOnline.com

www.worldweatheronline.com

Total 220mm

Jan 2014 = 226mm (on top of a wet December which recharged the water tables.

UK floods: January rain breaks records in parts of England

Parts of England have had their wettest January for more than 100 years, figures show - as the military remains on standby to help flooded areas in Somerset.

www.bbc.co.uk

Feb: >180

UK: rainfall by month 2024 | Statista

The UK's average rainfall by month peaked in December 2015, after surpassing 200 millimeters. In December 2023, rainfall in the UK was 28 millimeters lower.

www.statista.com

Plus storms and high tides

Work includes these expenditure:

Flood defence scheme projected costs nearly double to £15 million

Somerset Rivers Authority is seeking improvements to the two channels to increase the amount of water they can transport

www.somersetlive.co.uk

Lots of activities, not just dredging. And no references to the

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[rangi]

And no references to the

Non in my posts either Once again just in case you missed it,

B-----B-----C-----SPOT-----LIGHT-----NEWS!

 

[MattR]

Non in my posts either Once again just in case you missed it,

B-----B-----C-----SPOT-----LIGHT-----NEWS!

I didn't miss it but it seems that hitting yourself on your head has impacted your typing skills so I'll write this slowly for you. Do you have a link for this feature? I have searched to reference to dredging having solved the flooding issue but none of the articles state that it has been the sole solution. Have you considered that the BBC feature simplified the information for the short time it had to discuss it?

 

[rangi]

I didn't miss it but it seems that hitting yourself on your head has impacted your typing skills so I'll write this slowly for you. Do you have a link for this feature? I have searched to reference to dredging having solved the flooding issue but none of the articles state that it has been the sole solution. Have you considered that the BBC feature simplified the information for the short time it had to discuss it?

The link in case you missed it was the weather report early in this month, on!!!!! ta da taa raaa!!! BBC SPOTLIGHT NEWS the local Beeb local news programme for the South West Counties

B----- B----- C ----- SPOT----- LIGHT-----NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MattR]

The link in case you missed it was the weather report early in this month, on!!!!! ta da taa raaa!!! BBC SPOTLIGHT NEWS the local Beeb local news programme for the South West Counties

B----- B----- C ----- SPOT----- LIGHT-----NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!

So you haven't got a link to the programme. You really must try and stop hitting your head. It is clearly impacting on your ability to understand things. The link would be a hyperlink that would allow others to find out more about the feature.