Having had time to digest the new BNG consultation, I am *astounded* at the proposed changes to the small sites metric (SSM). If the changes are implemented, the SSM could apply to developments up to 49 dwellings/1ha - affecting a lot of developments! 1/ consult.defra.gov.uk/defra-biodiv...

Ecologists’ horror as nature reserves around the world are emptied of insects - with rising temperatures joining habitat destruction as likely causes: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

What fungi live deep in the Earth’s grassland soils? We joined @hhwalter.bsky.social in Manu National Park in Peru to sample mycorrhizal fungi in high-altitude grasslands. This project with Fungi Foundation explores how deep soil fungi help regulate the Earth's carbon cycle. 🌍 #BiodiversityDay

Am excited to be speaking at this online event on the 5th June discussing possible hopes to ending the UK's status as one of the world's most nature depleted nations - listen in with a free sign up at the link below for a webinar that is sure to provoke some interesting discussion!

It was extremely heartening to see and meet so many scientists out at Parliament today protesting to bring @sciencetopolitics.bsky.social and ensure our rapid response to the climate and nature crisis - I've contacted and green carded my MP, have you?

Hopefully see you there!

1. This is Piles Copse, the largest remaining fragment of high-ground temperate rainforest on Dartmoor. It’s a tiny speck of green in a dismal, human-made desert. Prepare yourselves for a story of breathtaking perversity, told in this thread. (There’s a one-page version at the bottom). 🧵

It’s official! 🎉 The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland will host #IPBES12, which will be held from 3 to 8 February 2026. Additional info will be communicated in the coming weeks.🌍🧪 www.ipbes.net/notification...

'What’s the problem? Well, pretty much everything. These aren’t species returned from extinction.' @oxfordgeography.bsky.social's Dr Richard Grenyer argues that extinction is, for the time being, a symptom of our global economic system ⬇️

Excited to share a new #paper I co-authored with colleagues Joe Boyle, Jamie Bolam, and lead author Haoran Wu at @oxfordgeography.bsky.social and @naturerecovery.bsky.social, discussing the incorporation of the complexity sciences within #conservation and #naturerecovery practices. Link below 👇

A brilliant video from @naturerecovery.bsky.social for #EarthDay2025 highlighting all our work across Oxfordshire, exemplifying how NR can be done nationwide - check out the link below ⬇️

A 450-yo oak is felled without permission by a Toby Carvery (don’t eat there), who falsely claimed it was "dead". A tree alive when The Gunpowder Plot was hatched, which supports a web of 2000+ species, is in pieces. Legal protection for heritage trees needed. enfielddispatch.co.uk/toby-carvery...

📢 @ejmilnergulland.bsky.social: MPs must pause Part III of the Planning Bill—consult widely—and align it with the spirit and substance of the Environment Act and #CANBill. Housing’s urgent—but it doesn’t need to happen at #nature’s expense. Nature isn’t a “nice to have”. It’s all we have.

Congrats to Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery researcher, @jedsol.bsky.social for his work on this timely report. @ecioxford.bsky.social

A long time in the making but so excited this is now out! Fortunately a co-author on this report helping underline the importance regen ag has in the UK, especially for nature recovery and farming. Hopefully this can help affect some policy levers!

Amazing work by everyone and can't wait to see even more on day 2! #BES2024

We are headed to @britishecolsoc.bsky.social Annual Meeting 2024! Look out for our team of Ecosystems researchers who will be giving some fascinating talks throughout the week, starting with two talks tomorrow by Prof. Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social and Jed Soleiman @jedsol.bsky.social

Can't wait to be talking about this work at #BES24 next week in Liverpool! Come say hi if you're there 🍄

Thank you @naturerecovery.bsky.social ! It's so important we bring more focus to the soil ecosystem and help demonstrate it's so much more than just a medium - happy #WorldSoilDay ! 🪱🪲

Gorgeous morning in the Cotswolds doing some soil respiration at FarmED for our @naturerecovery.bsky.social project looking at energy flows between regen ag vs conventional - watch this space! #soil #naturerecovery 🪱🐛

Haven't posted in a while as I've been very busy with fieldwork and soil fauna ID - thought I'd share some of my favourite pics here! Will update this thread as I find more 🪱🐛

We were able to see the aurora even in London last night! A spectacular show 🌅

#NoMowMay has begun! 🌼

Huge win for our seabirds! All Scottish waters and the English North Sea are now CLOSED to industrial sandeel trawling. That means more fish for seabird beaks. After a quarter century of campaigning, we're delighted the UK and Scottish Governments have put these closures in place.

This was a captivating talk that I had the pleasure of hosting on Edith's work recording and visualising the behaviour and decision making of soil biodiversity - not one to miss, watch below!

Join us in Oxford's School of Geography or online (below) for what will be a fascinating talk this Friday - Edith and her lab have developed 'Soil Chips' that allow for real time video capture of microbial behaviour and decision making - absolutely not one to miss!!

Planting trees to absorb North’s carbon pollution threatens African ecosystems 🌍 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

If you're passionate about regenerative farming and @naturerecovery.bsky.social , then come join our dynamic Oxford Uni research team at FarmED in the Cotswolds! We're looking for assistance on our new experiment from the w/c 19th Feb, please send me a message for details!