tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post2783573226469106420..comments2024-03-27T13:34:10.184+00:00Comments on NORTH DOWNS & BEYOND: Langley Vale FarmSteve Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-2378934123442229412015-07-02T08:53:57.108+01:002015-07-02T08:53:57.108+01:00Couldn't agree more Derek, it's not an ...Couldn't agree more Derek, it's not an 'us and them' scenario. When I visit the Somme estuary area of France and bird across vast areas of marsh and reed beds (full of birds), the only reason that it is possible is down to the habitat management by the shooters. And, whisper it, the culling of crows...Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-90494127515346135642015-07-02T04:44:48.018+01:002015-07-02T04:44:48.018+01:00Steve,
Thank you for illustrating something that I...Steve,<br />Thank you for illustrating something that I have been banging on about for some time. that farming, hunting and conservation can and do, go together. Too many naturalists still refuse to see farmers and hunters as anything else but the enemy of wildlife when as you have pointed out, they can be very much the opposite. Ironic that now, such a beautiful and rare piece of habitat, could be lost by turning it into a woodland.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.com