The Roadkill and Wildfire Episode

The warm, dry weather that the country has been experiencing in recent weeks has brought with it a rash of wildfires from Dartmoor to the Highlands, prompting a fascinating discussion about the conflict between traditional landscape managers and environmental campaigners over how to manage our wilder spaces.

The wide-ranging discussion takes in questions about land access, the recent Why Moorlands Matter events, new research showing the devastating impact on ground-nesting birds of the cessation of predator control, and the need for an outcomes based approach to conservation.

We've also received an email from our correspondent in Sweden, who details a refreshingly robust approach to a potentially traumatic roadkill incident, as well as clear guidance from BASC on what to do (and what not to do) in a similar situation here in the UK. Finally, we set Avian an appropriately West Country challenge. No badgers were harmed in the making of this episode.

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