#internationaldawnchorusday Danbury, heart of Essex. @nationaltrust.org.uk essexwt.org.uk reserves connect & combine with open access creating a mosaic of wildlife delight. For how much longer? The regressive Part III P&I Bill threatens to upend years of strategic conservation work incl Essex's LNRS

Amidst the recent maelstrom of anti-nature rhetoric, great to see that decision-makers at Colchester City Council have kept an evidence-based and community-focused approach and toxic green vs growth arguments have not prevailed. Now time to work for nature recovery. shorturl.at/DFYtl

The Wildlife Trusts looking for a Strategic lead - International Nature and Climate. The trusts are really progressing in taking evidence use seriously. Great Job! t.co/ZnP6fSh7N2

Great news: Cycling in London is gaining momentum. Every day, 1.33 million journeys are made by bike in the capital—that’s an increase of 26% since 2019. I’ll keep working hard with boroughs to make our streets even safer, encouraging more Londoners to travel on two wheels.

interesting new paper nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/53... on marine heatwaves around the UK in www.theguardian.com/environment/... southern North Sea a hotspot. There is time to learn from elsewhere and adapt our conservation work, like seagrass restoration in Essex, to fit the new temperature models

#ClimateCrisis to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves, studies reveal Exclusive: Stark evidence of how global heating is already supercharging deadly weather beyond anything ever experienced by humanity #COP29 Story by me Data @carbonbrief.org www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK supermarkets urged to stop using #neonics and other bee-toxic #pesticides. Call comes as @PAN_UK ranks supermarkets on efforts to protect consumers, farmworkers & wildlife from pesticides. Take action & see where your supermarket ranked: www.pan-uk.org/supermarkets/

Hooray for Essex Wildlife Trust who have become custodians of a truly special place – Ronnie Blythe's old home, Bottengoms. It was poignant but also joyous to visit it again – without Ronnie – and write this story. PS hugely recommend Ian Collins's brilliant biog. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The amazing Strawberry Hill farm has been saved after BCN Wildlife Trust raised £1.5 million. Thanks so much to everyone who read my story, spread the word and donated. Please visit this beautiful place and take heart: together we can do great things. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Wild Bird Indicators, using BTO data, have been updated today. It’s not good news. 😔 The ‘all bird species’ index shows an overall shallow decline of 16% since 1970. Find out more ➡️ www.gov.uk/government/s...

We’ve really enjoyed supporting The Wildlife Trusts as the @metoffice.bsky.social corporate charity. These small projects volunteering expertise in support of their work have been a great idea, offering development for our staff too www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

It was really good to contribute to this shared vision and looking forward to putting some of the new ideas into action for Essex’s wildlife