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Wednesday, 15 April 2026
PROTECT THE WILD & ROB POWNALL ARE IN THE PAPERS TO STOP THE GUGA — A DELICACY THAT IS PAST ITS SELL BY DATE
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Is it “cultural imperialism” to want an end to the Guga hunt?
ROB POWNALL
APR 14
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On Sunday, I was featured in The National, one of the most widely read papers in Scotland, in an article covering the growing row over the Guga hunt.
Much of my position was included in that piece. But as is often the case with newspaper coverage, there were important points that did not make it in.
So this is a chance to set them out clearly.
Over the past few days, I’ve been accused of “cultural imperialism” for one simple reason: I’m standing as an MSP candidate on a single policy, to end the Guga hunt.
That is my position. One issue. One ask.
For that, former MP Angus MacNeil has said I “don’t understand”, criticised me for not visiting Sula Sgeir, and defended the hunt as a “prized delicacy” rooted in tradition.
So let’s be clear about what is actually being defended here.
Time Is Running Out to Stop the Guga Hunt
Every year, a group of men travel to Sula Sgeir, a remote, uninhabited island and a designated protected site, where they kill thousands of gannet chicks. These are juvenile birds. They cannot fly. They are taken from their nests and killed for consumption.
This is the last seabird hunt in the UK. It continues not because it is necessary, but because it is allowed under a specific legal exemption. I am standing in this election to end that exemption.
In response, I’ve been told I “don’t understand” because I haven’t been to Sula Sgeir. But that argument falls apart immediately. The island is protected. Access is restricted. It would be unlawful for me to go there without permission.
So we are left with a strange reality. It would be illegal for me to visit and observe these birds, but perfectly legal for others to kill thousands of their chicks every year.
That contradiction alone should raise serious questions.
Then comes the word that is being used to shut this conversation down. Tradition.
We are told this has been happening for generations. That it is part of island life. That demand even outstrips supply. But tradition is not a moral argument. If it were, we would never have progressed beyond some of the worst practices in our history.
The fact something has happened for a long time does not make it right. It just means it has not been challenged enough.
And when it is challenged, the response is not to engage with the substance, but to dismiss it.
Take public opinion. When people are actually asked, the picture is very different. Independent polling by Find Out Now, commissioned by Protect the Wild, found that 69 percent of those with a view want to see the Guga hunt banned.
That is not a fringe position. That is a clear majority.
Funnily enough, that central point has been completely ignored by those defending the practice. It is much easier to talk about tradition than it is to confront the fact that most people, when presented with the reality, do not support it.
I have also heard the claim that the killing is “as humane as any slaughterhouse”. But that does not defend the hunt. It reinforces the concern.
If the strongest argument is that killing wild seabird chicks is comparable to industrial animal slaughter, then we are not talking about something beyond criticism. We are talking about something that fits into a much wider problem, our willingness to normalise animal suffering when it suits us.
And let’s be honest about what is happening. These are wild birds, taken from their nests, killed in front of other birds, on a protected island. No amount of language about delicacies or heritage changes that reality.
Supporters also claim the hunt has no impact on the gannet population. But documents obtained through a Freedom of Information request suggest otherwise. They show that Sula Sgeir is the only comparable gannet colony in Scotland where the population has declined over the long term, while others have grown.
At the very least, that should prompt scrutiny. Instead, we are told not to question it at all.
Because culture. Because tradition. Because it has always been done.
Let me be clear. This is not about attacking communities in the Western Isles. It is not about dismissing history or identity.
It is about whether modern Scotland is comfortable allowing the killing of thousands of wild seabird chicks in a protected area, for the sake of a delicacy.
Because if we cannot question that, what exactly are our wildlife protections for?
And if standing in an election on a single issue to end that practice is labelled “cultural imperialism”, then the term has lost all meaning.
This is not about imposing anything from the outside. It is about reflecting where the public already is.
A majority of people do not support this. They simply have not been given a voice on it. I am trying my best to help give them one.
So the real question is not whether I understand the Guga hunt.
It is whether those defending it understand where society is now heading.
Because I think the answer is clear.
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FROM THE HUNT SABOTEURS WHO SAY IT’S NOT ONLY FOXES THAT GET RIPPED APART — IT’S HARES & STAGS
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Nine Weeks To Make Hunting History!
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It’s now been three weeks since the government opened the consultation into banning the smokescreen of ‘trail hunting’ in England and Wales.
Hare killed by the Waveney Harriers, 2023. © Norfolk & Suffolk Hunt Sabs
We now have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to end the ‘trail hunting’ and close loopholes in the Hunting Act that are exploited by the hunters.
While foxhunting dominates the popular imagination, it is important to remember that there are still around sixty organised harrier, beagle and basset packs that solely target hares.
Leveret killed by Easton Harriers, 2018.
Hare hunts tend to pack up when sabs appear as they cannot sustain the lie of ‘trail hunting’. On several occasions, hare hunters have laid scent trails in front of sabs, only for the hounds to ignore them and tear after hares instead.
Instead, they now frequently claim to be hunting rabbits which is, of course, a nonsense as rabbits will bolt into a burrow at the first signs of danger. Another even more ridiculous ruse is to claim that they are searching for hares that have previously been shot.
These loopholes need to be closed!
Easton Harriers huntsman tries to conceal her crime, 2016.
The consultation consists of 29 questions. The HSA has provided guidance to assist you in formulating strong responses that can be written quickly and easily.
It is extremely important that your answers are not copied and pasted, but that each question is answered individually and where appropriate consists of any personal
experiences you may have had.
The consultation will close on Thursday 18th of June so, please, ensure you have submitted your response by this date.
Now is the time to finally bring hunting to an end and ensure that our wildlife is protected from those who wish to inflict pain and suffering through hunting with hounds.
The government has launched a public consultation on Trail Hunting – this is our chance to stop cruel hunting for good. You can read the HSA’s guidance and take part in the consultation here. The deadline is 18th June 2026 – make sure your voice is heard.
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IT TAKES ONE CLICK & 20 SECONDS TO SEND YOUR MESSAGE TO BAN THE FARCE OF TRAIL HUNTING
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I am begging you to open this email...
ROB POWNALL
APR 15
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Ok, I’m going to get straight to the point.
The government is currently consulting on plans to ban trail hunting, the loophole that has allowed hunts to continue operating for over 20 years.
And we’ve just built something that changes everything.
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NETTING TO STOP BIRDS NESTING & LIVING IS A SIGN OF BADNESS — READ WHAT PROTECT THE WILD SAY
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End Bird Netting: A New Campaign to Expose a Ignored Wildlife Crisis
CHARLOTTE SMITH
APR 14
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Walk through almost any town or city in Britain and you’ll see it if you know where to look; green plastic mesh stretched over hedges, trees wrapped like packages, buildings draped in almost invisible barriers.
At first glance it looks harmless, just another piece of urban infrastructure. But look closer and you begin to see the truth. Birds trapped alive, their suffering ignored, left to die.
Image from Humane Wildlife Solutions.
Bird netting is often installed to stop birds nesting, roosting, raiding bins, perching or feeding in certain areas, but it does not work effectively, depsite this it is widely used across the UK, companies ignore the serious welfare concerns that come hand in hand with bird netting. And yet the real scale of the problem remains largely invisible.
Until now.
Today we’re launching a new national campaign website designed to change that.
Introducing End Bird Netting
Protect the Wild has launched a new website dedicated to exposing, documenting and ultimately ending harmful bird netting across the UK.
The aim is simple: shine a light on a problem that has been allowed to remain largely invisible, show the scale of the problem.
Bird netting is often installed out of sight, behind construction hoardings, high on buildings, or wrapped around vegetation before the nesting season begins. In many cases it is used specifically to stop birds from accessing certain areas.
While birds and their nests are protected under UK law, the practice of installing netting harms them, and is often marketed as a humane alternative to fatal management practices. However, bird netting is ineffective, inhumane, and indiscriminate.
The End Bird Netting campaign exists to expose this reality, and to build the evidence needed to change it.
What the new campaign website does
For the first time, the End Bird Netting website creates a national platform for documenting bird netting incidents. The site allows anyone, from wildlife rescuers to concerned resident, to report cases where birds have been trapped in netting, whether alive, injured or dead. It also provides a “what you need to know” page if you are seeking advise on how to rescue alive birds.
By collecting these reports from across the country, the campaign will begin to build a national picture of a problem that has never been systematically recorded.
Every report helps. Every photograph matters. Every location adds to the evidence.
Through the website, supporters can:
Report birds, dead or alive, trapped in netting
Submit photographs and evidence
Document incidents across towns and cities
Expose companies and developers responsible for animal suffering
Help build a national record of the problem
Help identify potential prosecutable offences
The site also provides clear information about humane alternatives, practical solutions that allow buildings and infrastructure to coexist with wildlife rather than excluding it.
Image taken by Humane Wildlife Solutions at the Mercure Hotel, Nottingham.
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Why ending bird netting matters
At its core, bird netting reflects a deeper problem in how we treat urban wildlife. Across the UK, development pressure is pushing nature into ever smaller spaces. Trees, hedges and buildings that once supported nesting birds are disappearing, or being deliberately blocked off. Instead of designing cities that make room for wildlife, we are increasingly designing them to keep wildlife out. Bird netting is one of the clearest examples of this.
It is indiscriminate: It does not distinguish between species. Sparrows, pigeons, starlings, swifts, birds of prey, even different animals like rats, mice, and bats are at risk.
It is inhumane: Birds can become trapped, injured or left to die in the mesh.
It is ineffective: Bird netting does not work, birds still find ways in, and still become trapped, or entangled, leading to mortalities.
And perhaps most importantly, it is often unnecessary. But as long as the scale of the problem remains hidden, change will be slow. That is exactly what this campaign intends to change.
Building a national movement
Ending bird netting will not happen through one organisation alone.
It will take a movement. That means working together, across the entire wildlife community and beyond.
The End Bird Netting campaign aims to bring together:
• wildlife rescue groups
• campaigners and activists
• ecologists and scientists
• members of the public
• journalists and investigators
• organisations advocating for urban wildlife
Because every time someone reports an incident, every time a rescuer documents a trapped bird, every time a local community challenges a harmful installatin, the pressure grows. Evidence builds. And the argument for change becomes impossible to ignore.
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How you can help
The success of this campaign depends on people on the ground.
People who notice. People who document. People who refuse to walk past suffering wildlife and pretend it isn’t happening.
Here’s how you can help right now:
Report trapped birds
If you see birds caught in netting, alive or dead, submit the details through the campaign website. Note, netting must contain dead or alive birds.
Submit evidence
Photos, locations, dates and species information help build the national evidence base needed to push for change.
Share the campaign
The more people who know about this issue, the harder it becomes to ignore.
Work with local groups and councils
Communities can challenge harmful installations and push for wildlife-friendly alternatives.
Expose harmful netting
Developers, contractors and property owners must be held accountable when wildlife is harmed and netting is not maintained.
This is how change starts. With evidence. With visibility. With people refusing to look away.
A dead baby pigeon, trapped in netting, credit Humane Wildlife Solutions.
This is not wildlife management
Bird netting is often presented as a practical solution. A simple fix. A necessary inconvenience. But let’s call it what it really is.
It is wildlife exclusion.
It is a symptom of a planning system that still treats nature as an obstacle rather than something to protect. Our towns and cities belong to wildlife too. Swifts have nested in our buildings for centuries. Sparrows have lived alongside us for generations. Starlings once filled our skies in their thousands. Pigeons have helped the Uk win wars… they all deserve more than plastic mesh.They deserve space. They deserve compassion.
And with enough people speaking up, documenting the problem, and demanding better, we can end harmful bird netting for good.
Visit our site: End Bird Netting.
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Monday, 13 April 2026
PROTECT THE WILD — UNBLOCK NESTING HOLES FOR COMMON SWIFTS TO AVOID FURTHER DECLINE
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Swifts face death after Network Rail fills nesting holes with mortar
ROB POWNALL
APR 13
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Swifts travel thousands of miles from Africa to Britain every year, returning with remarkable precision to the exact same nesting sites they have used for generations. Not just the same building, but the same tiny gaps in stonework. These spaces are not optional. Without them, swifts do not breed.
At Chapel Milton in Derbyshire, some of those spaces have now been deliberately sealed.
During a £7.5 million refurbishment of historic railway viaducts, at least three known swift nesting holes were filled with mortar. This was done despite local campaigners identifying at least nine nesting sites and submitting 38 pieces of evidence showing exactly where these birds were nesting. That information was shared directly with Network Rail.
And still, the holes were blocked.
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Network Rail says its initial ecological checks found no evidence of swifts. It says it later worked around nesting birds. It says it may install nest boxes. None of that changes the reality. Known nesting sites were sealed when they did not need to be. This was not unavoidable. It was a choice.
Swifts do not simply move on when their nest is destroyed. They return to the same entrance year after year, and when that access is gone, many fail to relocate and stop breeding altogether. This is how a species disappears, not in one dramatic moment, but through a series of decisions like this.
Swifts have declined by 66% in the UK since 1995, largely because the spaces they depend on are being removed. Roofs are sealed, buildings are repaired, and the gaps they rely on are quietly erased. What makes this case so infuriating is that it was completely preventable. The evidence was there. The locations were known. The solution was simple. Leave the gaps open.
Instead, those spaces have been filled, and swifts are now returning from Africa to find the entrances they depend on gone.
Deb Pitman and Jason Adshead stand under a blocked swift hole on the railway viaduct at Chapel Milton.
There is still time to fix this, but only if Network Rail acts immediately. The birds are just beginning to arrive, and the blocked nesting holes can be reopened before the breeding season is lost. This is not complicated. It is not expensive. It just requires the decision to put it right.
Network Rail has said it is willing to work with local groups and improve the site for swifts. If that is true, then it should start by undoing the damage that has already been done. Future nest boxes do not replace destroyed nest sites, and they do not help birds returning right now.
This should never have happened. But it can still be put right.
We are calling on Network Rail’s Chief Executive to act immediately and reopen these nesting holes before it is too late. If you want to see that happen, add your name to the petition and demand action now.
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Sunday, 12 April 2026
PROTECT THE WILD COMMENT ON GOVERNMENT DECISION TO KILL OR NOT TO KILL CERTAIN SPECIES
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The Government Is Deciding Which Birds Can Be Shot And You’re Supposed to Stay Quiet
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Defra (the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) has just released details of a consultation titled “Protecting wild birds: Consultation on Amending the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 which allows certain species of wild birds to be killed or taken outside of their close seasons”. The consultation will assess all wild bird species listed on Schedule 2.1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Schedule 2.1 is the part of the Act which sets out which species “can be legally killed or taken outside the close season” - ie shot for ‘sport’.
The consultation aims to identify those species listed under Schedule 2.1 that “are potential candidates for a change in status with respect to the schedule”. In other words, those species which should be given better protection under a law that - in theory - should already protect them!
The consultation opened on 23 March 2026 and runs until 17 May 2026.
Why is the consultation taking place?
On a page headed Background, Defra explains that the consultation has arisen from a previous review carried out in 2023 in England by Defra and Natural England (NE), and similar reviews carried out by NatureScot and Natural Resources Wales in Scotland and Wales.
“This review was carried out to ensure that shooting certain species of wild birds is sustainable and does not undermine their recovery. This was in line with the Secretary of State’s species abundance target to improve the status of threatened species in England by 2042 and to halt species decline by 2030; the Scottish government’s targets to halt biodiversity loss by 2030 and restore and regenerate biodiversity by 2045; and Wales’ objectives as stated in the Nature Recovery Action Plan (NRAP), since several of the species on Schedule 2.1 are experiencing declining populations and appear on conservation priority listings.”
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Northern Pintail. Photo by Daniil Komov on Unsplash
Which species are involved?
Nine species are included in the consultation: one goose, three ducks, three shorebirds (or waders), Wood Pigeon, and Coot.
A table outlining the proposed changes is published on a page titled Overview.
Not everyone will be familiar with all of the species, of course, but all have declining populations - though Defra has noted that Wood Pigeons, though not rare are being shot under a General Licence ‘for fun’ rather than for reasons tied to the licence.
We have looked in more detail at these species on our End Bird Shooting substack.
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Grey Partridge. Photo by Lukáš Kadava on Unsplash
Defra states that some species that many of us would like to see better protected are covered by other legislation, so are not part of the consultation. This includes Grey Partridge, a native species now Red-listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern in the UK due to steep population decline linked to agricultural intensification, but covered by the Game Act, meaning their ‘protection’ is not under consideration.
Proposed changes
As the table above shows, there are some welcome changes being proposed, but they don’t go far enough in our opinion.
In their press release (which includes the dread phrase “recreational shooting of European White-fronted Goose”) Defra says
“The new rules would restrict the shooting of species including the iconic woodcock, and distinctive pintail, goldeneye and pochard ducks – to ensure they have far greater protection. These species are all classed as under threat and have seen their populations fall sharply in recent years, with some native population numbers now numbering in the hundreds. The proposals include fully prohibiting the recreational shooting of the European white-fronted goose.”
That’s good news for White-fronts, which should never have been put on quarry lists in the first place, but what does shifting the start of the shooting ‘seasons’ actually do?
It’s more important to realise what it doesn’t do:
Extending close seasons doesn’t stop birds being killed, just delays when they are shot.
There is no extra limit on the number that can be killed
And no limit to how often shooters can go out during the ‘shorter’ season.
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Common Snipe. Photo by Julian on Unsplash
Killing snipe
One of the more ridiculous changes proposed is to the ‘season’ when Common Snipe can be killed. The consultation suggests that the season will be changed for animal welfare reasons. That sounds great, but read Defra’s press release:
“The UK and Scottish governments are considering extending the close season for the common snipe on the grounds of animal welfare, meaning the species can no longer be shot in the breeding season so their chicks are no longer left motherless during this critical period.”
It is unlawful to intentionally damage the nests or eggs of any wild bird, but shooters can still kill Common Snipe in August when birds - especially in Scotland where colder northern temperatures and higher altitudes can delay the start of the nesting season compared to warmer lowland areas in the south - may still be breeding. How utterly ridiculous is that…
Open to all of us even if Defra doesn’t appear to think so…
Defra is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding the natural environment, supporting the food and farming industry, and sustaining the rural economy. For many of us, though, it is a department that again and again prioritises the so-called ‘rural economy’ over protecting the natural environment.
To prove the point, under ‘Why your views matter’, Defra states:
“These changes would directly affect anybody who participates in the shooting of any of the species listed above.”
No, Defra, apart from directly affecting the birds that are shot these changes would also directly affect the millions of us who loathe seeing shooters blasting birds out of the air for ‘sport’.
Millions of us love and value birds, and are appalled that shooting is ‘protected’ by government after government, and that the lives of millions of birds are seen purely in terms of income generation and ‘tourism’.
Filling in the consultation
The consultation runs until 17 May and is open to everyone.
It is 25 pages long and has multiple-choice questions on most of those pages. Pages 20-23 ask about providing Welsh language options and submitting your responses. It takes about 30 minutes to complete.
There are examples (the Woodcock is one) where the choice is extending the close season or leaving it as now, with no option to ban shooting altogether.
A question on Page 26 (“6.2. Should other amendments (for example an extension or shortening of a close season be made with regard to any other species listed on Schedule 2.1 in England, Scotland or Wales?”) does allow for comment, though.
Our thoughts
Clearly, the way to give ‘iconic’ birds proper protection is to stop shooting them full stop.
There is zero reason to shoot these birds, other than some people with guns ‘enjoy’ it. That’s not a reason to allow them to kill wild birds - whether they are ‘iconic’ Woodcocks, ‘distinctive’ Pintails, or ‘ordinary’ Coots.
Shooters will almost certainly be lining up to keep the seasons open for as long as possible. So if you have time, please do have a look at the consultation.
The consultation doesn’t give us the opportunity to ban the shooting of these wonderful birds, but it would be a missed opportunity if the ‘men with guns’ were the only people to respond.
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Friday, 10 April 2026
HUNT SABOTEURS SAY WE HAVE 10 WEEKS LEFT TO MAKE HUNTING HISTORY — BANNED FOR GOOD
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TEN WEEKS LEFT TO MAKE HUNTING HISTORY!
It’s been just a couple of weeks since the government opened the consultation into banning the smokescreen of ‘trail hunting’ in England and Wales.
And, although the fox and hare hunts have temporarily finished for the Summer, the
grotesque cruelty of stag hunting continues unabated, with hunt sabs capturing some
truly heart-rending images in recent days.
Caught on the wire: the horror of stag hunting.
© Mendip Hunt Sabs
For over twenty years hunts have hidden behind the smokescreen of ‘trail hunting’
and have exploited the loopholes and exemptions that are in the current Hunting Act.
The consultation consists of 29 questions. The HSA have provided guidance to
assist you in formulating strong responses that can be written quickly and easily. It
is extremely important that your answers are not copied and pasted, but that each
question is answered individually and where appropriate consists of any personal
experiences you may have had.
A recent demonstration of ‘trail hunting’ by the Cottesmore Hunt.
© Northants Hunt Sabs
The HSA has over sixty years of experience in the field and week after week sabs all
over the country document the cruelty that continues to take place. We have applied
our extensive knowledge of hunting to the guidance we have provided to ensure that
a watertight ban is finally implemented.
It is imperative that there will be no loopholes or exemptions, and it is important that
other activities associated with hunting are included, such as terrier men with spades
and quads, as well as violence and aggression towards people who are filming their
illegal activity in a public space.
Perhaps you have experienced hunt havoc in your local area?
© West Midlands Hunt Sabs
The consultation will close on Thursday 18th of June so please ensure you have
submitted your response by this date. Now is the time to finally bring hunting to an
end and ensure that our wildlife is protected from those who wish to inflict pain and
suffering through hunting with hounds.
READ THE HSA’S GUIDANCE HERE.
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