In no particular order of priority, here a few things we’d love to see happening in 2012;<\/p>\n
1)<\/strong> An increase in the English breeding population of Hen Harriers<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 One of the most contentious wildlife issues we have – but perhaps 2012 will see, at least, the beginning of the abandonment of entrenched attitudes and finally some\u00a0positive news for the ‘grey males and ringtails’.<\/p>\n 2)<\/strong> The stunning cetaceans<\/strong><\/em> that spend time in our offshore waters being able to go about their business without suffereing unnecessary\u00a0disturbance.\u00a0 There are some excellent codes of conduct for cetacean watching and NEWT use these to inform and plan\u00a0our offshore activities, and to advise the skippers and boat owners who we work with.\u00a0 Martin will continue to raise issues of cetacean disturbance at meetings of the PAW<\/a> Marine Wildlife Enforcement Working Group, but hopes that won’t be too often.<\/p>\n 3)<\/strong> The continued excellent promotion of Northumberland as a holiday destination.\u00a0 Our county really is beautiful and you can ‘get away from it all’ without having to try too hard.\u00a0 Whatever your interests – birdwatching, wildlife, photography, history and\u00a0culture are just a few examples where the county excels – you’ll find something that will make you come back again and again.<\/p>\n