I have written several pieces on this very beautiful bird and blogged often. This is the latest from the wonderful people of Legal Justice.
Defra shooting rethink offers lifeline to endangered Woodcock
The thought angers me as legally this beautiful woodland bird can be shot from 1st October. Why anyway would but please read on.
In today's Times newspaper (here is the online version) there should be a piece on our Woodcock challenge which catches up with the information that we told you in our last newsletter. DEFRA has agreed to review shooting seasons of species including Woodcock and that has followed us raising this issue and you supporting a petition.
In England, Wales and Northern Ireland the shooting season for Woodcock opens on 1 October - that's this Saturday. We have argued that the shooting season should be pushed back a whole 2 months to 1 December and DEFRA has listened, it seems, and has promised to consult with the other three UK administrations (in Scotland the shooting season opened on 1 September) on a review of shooting seasons. This is slow progress, but it would not have happened without our campaign and your support for it. Thank you! And if you haven't signed the petition yet, then please have a look at it now and, if possible, ask your friends to sign too -
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