Wildlife Trusts Wales – Jac o' the North

The Latest Enviro-scam – ‘Celtic Rainforests’

Jac — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:00:39 +0000

I ended last week’s piece on the purchase by Tir Natur of land in the Elenydd, the beautiful ‘wilderness’ between Lampeter and Llanwrtyd, by saying that I was waiting for further information on what was planned to have been the second part of that offering. Well, I’ve since had a response from the self-styled ‘Welsh …

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Budget Boost For Rewilders And Globalists

Jac — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 08:00:04 +0000

This post is about a group I’ve mentioned before, Tir Natur. It’s not a big outfit, it was only launched in 2022. I’m writing about it again because my attention has been drawn to what might be a major development. Which coincides with the UK government’s decision to make most family farms liable for punitive …

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To Be A Farmer’s Boy

Jac — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 08:00:54 +0000

This week’s offering is about organisations that are often little more than a name. Yet despite their lack of corporeal substance these outfits enjoy considerable support from the self-styled ‘Welsh Government’. Which is bad enough, but Wales has far too many of these organisations, and their numbers seem to be increasing monthly. ∼ The title …

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Wildlife Trusts – Not To Be Trusted

Jac — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 08:30:42 +0000

In a sense, this is a follow-up to a piece I put out in February called ‘Wildlife Trusts, Crazy Money, Hidden Agendas‘. Perhaps a variation on a theme. Though this is not quite the piece I originally promised. Perhaps I’ll return to the sweat lodges and other joys in the ‘Bhutan of Wales’ (“ample parking …

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20mph, A Disaster Unfolds

Jac — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 08:00:25 +0000

Well, here we are, on the eve of a great experiment. Are you excited about 20mph speed limits? Enthused? Or do you just roll your eyes skyward in the way that typifies modern Wales? I suppose I could have gone about this post differently, by looking at the costs, and examining the various claims more …

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The Alliance Against Livestock Farming

Jac — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:00:51 +0000

This week’s piece about wildlife trusts and environmental groups complements what I put out last week about the assorted river charities. For both seem to be funded to shield Dŵr Cymru (Welsh Water) and others from criticism by blaming livestock farmers for all river pollution. Also, to pursue the so-called ‘Welsh Government’s Net Zero lunacy …

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‘Saving Wales From The Welsh’

Jac — Mon, 30 May 2022 08:00:41 +0000

“LISTEN TO US” Lurking behind the barns in the Gilestone saga I published last week were environmental / wildlife groups. Now I think they need some sunlight. What prompted my decision was a tweet I saw just over a week ago. The idea that a wildlife trust should be directing the ‘Welsh Government’s farm funding …

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Buy-to-rent beavers, hawking sheikhs and Mrs Hain

Jac — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 08:35:54 +0000

PLEASE APPRECIATE THAT I GET SENT MORE INFORMATION AND LEADS THAN I CAN USE. I TRY TO RESPOND TO EVERYONE WHO CONTACTS ME BUT I CANNOT POSSIBLY USE EVERY BIT OF INFORMATION I’M SENT. DIOLCH YN FAWR ♦ Yes, I promised there wouldn’t be anything until next Monday, but something came up and I thought, …

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