Dear Dr Coffey,

Please find attached a copy of a letter I have just written, on behalf of the Shropshire Ornithological Society, to you, in your capacity as the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Given the likely postal delays due to industrial action by Royal Mail in the next few days and the time-sensitive nature of the issues raised in my letter, I thought it wise to send you a duplicate message by email.

I trust the “snail mail” version will arrive shortly.

Thank you for your consideration.

Yours sincerely,

Dr John Arnfield
Chair, Shropshire Ornithological Society