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Outrage as 2.7 million chicken mega-farm proposed for quiet North Yorkshire village
Read more: Outrage as 2.7 million chicken mega-farm proposed for quiet North Yorkshire villagehttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chicken_meat_industry.jpg Plans to build a large chicken factory farm, capable of producing 2.7 million birds each year in the village of Melmerby, near Ripon, are coming under renewed scrutiny from campaigners. Forest Poultry Ltd have submitted a planning application to erect six poultry housing units, 126 metres in length, to produce approximately 2.7 million birds…
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RSPB offers new advice for feeding garden birds to prevent the spread of diseases
Read more: RSPB offers new advice for feeding garden birds to prevent the spread of diseasesThe results from the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch were published today and with over 9.4 million birds counted by some 650,000 of us, the RSPB is asking for the public’s help more to arrest the decline of certain species. Although there were not too many dramatic differences in the ‘top spot’ of birds which are…
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Review of ‘Birdland’ by Jon Gower
Read more: Review of ‘Birdland’ by Jon GowerGower takes us on a joyous journey around Britain in ‘Birdland’, as he celebrates both the ‘commonplace’ and the ‘rare’ miracles of birds. As Spring begins and the rush and flutter of bird life in gardens, parks, and balconies begins anew, Gower asks us to stop and notice nature. ‘Be an attentive audience member, even…
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