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1, It still works for some so its not been a complete failure
Who? KFC Conservationists?
2, I thought you were a bird lover ? You have countless times told us so on this thread that you want to protect songbirds
ldwin:
I am, which means doing the management which might include controlling predator numbers when excessive on any one patch.
3,It was always the case in the last ten or so years that other methods had to be tried . It's nothing new
Give us an alternative method that actually works long term in practice and which doesn't use unlimited resources.
4, It would not have been changed in the wildlife act or any other acts if there was nothing wrong with they way you used to do it
It was only changed because of the EU, for it was thought up by the EU. It wasn't fully scrutinised because that would have required effort. So poor was it that the authorities ignored it and gave assurances nothing had changed.
Have you bought your weedkiller yet that could kill of the habitats for insects and the food source for songbirds yet ?
A1.3rd of my garden is set aside as a wild garden with specialised planting and includes nettles. You are just being a twat now.
https://www.pitchcare.com/news-media...eek-daisy.html Weed of the Week: Daisy (Bellis Perennis)
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/b...act-songbirds/
DAISY (BELLIS PERENNIS)
Garden favorites, cheerful daisies form nutritious seeds that are vital winter fare for finches, sparrows, cardinals, and towhees.
Do you still want to kill the Daisies that can feed the songbirds you want to protect by shooting pests in you garden ?