Oil Drilling Satirical Cartoon posted today on twitter at Janeairpoetry and Janeaircartoons

Posted on Tuesday 7th August, the last day of the current heatwave and the hottest summer since 1976 ??

Photo above is taken at Biscathorpe which has a rare chalk stream running through it. 

Biscathorpe drilling for oil - Went to look for myself at the precious chalk stream that runs through Biscathorpe

After the public meeting at Donington on Bain village hall hosted by oil regulators, Lincolnshire County Council and the Environment Agency, I went to look for myself at the rare chalk stream that runs through Biscathorpe in the Lincolnshire Wolds.

There was a police presence at the public meeting on drilling for oil in the sleepy village of Donington on Bain.

Louth Vintage Day 2018

Pics to follow

Drilling for oil in Biscathorpe as allowed by East Lindsey District Council

I came across these posters in the countryside near to Biscathorpe. They have since been taken down.

Here's a link I found online for this issue :- https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/sos-biscathorpe-fomad-funding/

St Margaret's Church, Keddingham - first and only blog

My letter is in this weeks Louth Leader. Will post it shortly.

Speaking to Victoria Atkins, MP about the Louth canal development and destruction of trees and habitat

9.57 19 april. Just screamed at the tree surgeon 'there's a hedgehog in there' - had to scream to be heard above the chainsaw . I heard a hedgehog go through my garden onto the development land one night ago. I also heard an owl very clearly last night but no owl boxes are at yet being provided. 

I am furious with Theresa May and East Lindsey District Council planners and planning team. The district councillors who voted for the development never even visited the land. They were told to vote in favour of the land to avoid incurring legal costs later along the way. This bit was not recorded as a finger went on the button - I saw this and have witnesses.

They are full at it today, cutting down every tree. Am speaking to Victoria Atkins via emails.

30 April The clearance of the land of trees and shrubs and greenery is nearly over. There are alot more birds in my garden these days as they are being compressed into a smaller area. Today I saw a mistle thrush and a magpie in my garden. In the long term, there will be fewer birds around me despite the fact that I feed them every day - it is vital to do this in times of such distress, ie losing their homes and I don't just mean their nest, I MEAN THEIR TREES. 

Felt so sorry for the local pheasant - it lived on the development site and now stood at the border looking at the muddy swamp devoid of trees. It even came as far as my garden path. 

A hedgehog has also been filmed by somebody else on the land. I dread to think of its fate. Nothing else to report, don't feel like being online much these days. Have been badly let down by Theresa May and the East Lindsey District Council planning department. 

My hedgehog cartoon is being used by another campaign to save trees

https://twitter.com/Team4Nature300/status/984730488832167936

My latest cartoon, 'The Local Hedgehog', which expresses how I feel about a local development - land being cleared right this minute and can hear it from inside my home office, has now been used in a campaign to stop trees being felled next to the Questlett Nature Reserve in Birmingham to make way for yet another Aldi superstore. My cartoon fronted the twitter pages of both 'FoQuestlettTrees' and 'Team4Nature' leading to the Birmingham City Council website which currently has a signature count of 1256. This petition has been signed by Caroline Lucas of the Green Party, Chris Packham and George Monbiot and many other wildlife campaigners.
I am still trying to save trees on my doorstep. The chainsaw is having a rest today. It is the early nesting period for birds and they should not be disturbed. There are so many birds !!
Link for the successful result :
https://twitter.com/FoQueslettTrees/status/999365781451345920