Our Co-CEO @anniecrombie.bsky.social was delighted to write this piece for the Department for Education about the power of reading to support children in kinship care, foster care & adoption. Discover the benefits of sharing stories & how we harness these in our programmes: https://bit.ly/4nomTvb

We're hiring!🧪🪶 Join our Conservation Science Technical team and help design and develop field equipment for research activities such as tracking and monitoring Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

The Ebrel model is part of the 'Enablr' system for nature recovery being developed by the RENEW project. Check out the Enablr explainer and how these tools were used to shape Cornwall's Local Nature Recovery Strategy: renewbiodiversity.org.uk/decision-sup... #Conservation #Ecosystems #LandManagement

🌍🧪Ecology needs inclusive systems and equitable opportunities. Our new BES report shares evidence, lived experience, and practical steps to dismantle barriers in science.  Written by BES Network members, part-funded by Pride in STEM. Read the full report here:

🌿 Become a Nature Positive Student Ambassador! 🌍 Join a global movement of students taking action for nature on campus 🌱 🔗 www.naturepositiveuniversities.net/become-an-am... 📅 Deadline: Sunday 2nd November 2025 (1/2)

RENEW Research paper provides a flexible approach for nature recovery in landscapes with multiple choices for habitat creation. Read more about the Ebrel model: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #naturerecovery #biodiversityrenewal @exeter.ac.uk @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social

An exciting new ExCASES report presents findings from their ‘Future of #Biodiversity Renewal’ mission; exploring the #diversity of #values, #worldviews & understandings that shape aspirations towards biodiversity renewal amongst the RENEW #community. More: renewbiodiversity.org.uk/excases-miss...

Wiltshire's landscape and ancient history has inspired a new exhibition, 'Downland: Art and the Archaeological Imagination in Wiltshire' curated by archaeologist Dr. Rose Ferraby ...read more on thedirt.news #archaeology #DrRoseFerraby #exhibition #Landscape #Wiltshire thedirt.news/echoes-in-th...

Peatlands – among the planet’s most important carbon sinks – are increasingly under threat from climate change. But a study co-authored by Prof Angela Gallego-Sala @exeter.ac.uk finds the combined forces of plant changes and microbes may provide a natural defence. news.exeter.ac.uk/research/new...

Owl enthusiasts, unite. It's #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay 🦉

The pupils did some pond dipping, learned about bronze-age archaeology, got up close to sphagnum moss and, of course, wrote poems! It's all part of Bog Talk, a project in the @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social research programme led by @exeter.ac.uk & @nationaltrust.org.uk

Happy #BogDay! Discover how the UK’s leading #poetry organisation - @poetrysociety.bsky.social has been working with young people to raise awareness about climate change & to encourage young people to use their creativity to advocate for the natural world. renewbiodiversity.org.uk/exploring-bi...

Listen to Northern Ireland Farmer, John Rankin as he reminds us to listen to earlier generations as we experiment with farming systems fit for the future. This & more from the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Oral History team from this year’s #Groundswell Festival blog. blogs.bl.uk/sound-and-vi...

"From miniscule #bacteria to colossal blue #whales or from tiny #flowers to giant #redwoods…" #Biodiversity books for children selected by the brilliant @booktrust.org.uk 🦠🐋🪻🌳 www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recomme...

"Whatever lies on the horizon, these reserves might just offer a simple vision of how good things could be." - Prof. John Wedgwood Clarke, Wild Westcountry Odyssey 2025 @naturalengland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social #biodiversity youtu.be/tMQY-u2wtEI

Are you a nature inspired poet aged 25 or under? Compose a piece of #poetry on the wonderful world of #bogs & #peatlands & you could get published on the @youngpoetsnet.bsky.social. Enter The Bog Challenge competition below. Deadline 10th Aug 2025. ✍️ ypn.poetrysociety.org.uk/workshop/bog...

We had a great time at #Groundswell25 last week. Huge thanks to all who participated in our sessions, chatted with us and gave lovely feedback. Particular thanks to @britishlibrary.bsky.social, Rothamsted Research, Pasture for Life and of course the GS organising team for making us so welcome!

Discover Natural England’s new series of six films showcasing the South West's stunning landscapes. Through poetry & film, see how Natural England’s Protected Site Strategies & RENEW are working to help #biodiversity flourish. Film 1. Kynance Cove, #Cornwall. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Lp...

Our @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social Collaborations team are packing bags today for #Groundswell25. Come join us (Wshop Tent, Weds, 5.30) to hear our participants' stories of how #agriculture & #conservation were separated, how we can bring them back together! #envhums

With a beak so bold and feathers neat, I nest where cliffs and oceans meet. I carry fish in silver rows - A cheerful sight we love & know. Who am I? #RSPBRiddles

DYK the UK has 24,000+ insect species? They really matter! 📲 Spot an insect? Record it! 🦋 Help track changes ⚠️ Warn of threats like the Yellow-legged hornet 🐞 It’s fun too! This #InsectWeek: Stand Tall for the Small 🐝 @royentsoc.bsky.social @ukladybirds.bsky.social 🧪

📢We're recruiting for four new roles to support the @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social project! Are you a PhD graduate hoping to solve the real-world challenges of biodiversity renewal? ➡️3 Postdoctoral Research Fellow posts now open careers.nationaltrust.org.uk/OA_HTML/a/#/... and...

Calling all young writers: new Young Poets Network challenge alert! Foyle Young Poets Freya and Jennie invite you to explore the wonderful world of bogs and to get inspired to write your own poems. Enter by 10 August: bit.ly/YPNBogs

Over 1,000 people have backed our project to develop the ultimate walking, running, wheeling, cycling and horse riding network for Britain and Ireland! But we're missing you! Take a look and help make it happen www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/slowways We'd love for you to join in 🐌⭐️

The first film in the six-part series visits Kynance Cove in #Cornwall where Natural England works with @nationaltrust.org.uk to manage this wonderful nature reserve. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Lp...

My adventures on #Dartmoor 🦋 Grateful for time in such a stunning place — not just for the views, but to reflect on the meaningful work we’re doing at RENEW. Proud to be part of a team that blends passion with purpose. #nature #biodiversity @ecehh.org

Our proposed system of coloured pawprints would provide consistent countryside guidelines for dog walkers.

“Traffic light” dog-walking zones in the UK can benefit people, #dogs & the #environment, according to the new ‘Paws for Thought’ report by the #ExCASES team, as part of the RENEW #Biodiversity Programme. Read the full report below: renewbiodiversity.org.uk/excases-miss...

`The Land Speaks: From Stone Walls to Stakeholders on #Dartmoor.’ Read RENEW PhD student Emma Squire’s blog, with poetry from @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social inspired by the RENEW Programme’s Early Career Researcher #biodiversity retreat. renewbiodiversity.org.uk/the-land-spe...

…the UK’s largest public conversation about the future of nature’, with recommendations for how to democratise the nature sector. Read more below: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

In this rich reflective blog, Paul Merchant considers what we learn about recent #environmental practice in the UK by listening to oral histories with #ecologists, #naturalists, #farm #conservation advisers, environmental #activists & others…

This #WorldPeatlandsDay we're sharing a new free learning resource all about poetry & peatland, created for our Bog Talk project. 🌿 designed for upper KS2 learners (but full of fun ideas for all!) 🌿 written by @clareshawpoet.bsky.social 🌿 illustrated by Louise Crosby 🔗 bit.ly/BogsTalking

Have you participated in a nature recovery activity in the UK? Do you have 15-minutes spare to complete a short survey? Take part in our nature recovery survey and enter a raffle to win a £100 gift card! 🐞📋🌱 Simply follow the link for more info: exe.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Celebrating the International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Harmony with nature and sustainable development. www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins... #BiodiversityDay #GlobalGoals #KMGBF #SustainableDevelopment @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social @booktrust.org.uk @exeter.ac.uk @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk

It's been another fritillary-filled day on Dartmoor exploring the Rhos pastures, woods and moorland around our base at East Shallowford with @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social.

Do you work in a role which involves community engagement for #nature recovery? If you do, as part of a research study with @universityofexeter.bsky.social, we’d like to interview you for around 45 mins. If you’re interested or have any questions, contact Sophie Stenson at: [email protected]

Thank you to Naomi Oakley for showing us around Challacombe Farm, Dartmoor as part of our @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social retreat. What an inspiring combination of environmental management, nature-friendly organic livestock farming and public access @crpr-exeter.bsky.social

I'm on Dartmoor this week with @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social visiting the Central Dartmoor Farm Cluster. Marsh Fritillaries have been the catalyst for this brilliant, farmer-led initiative, so it was only polite to go looking for some!

On World Bee Day, we would like to highlight one of the projects worked on by our researchers: Quantifying the impact of an invasive hornet on Bombus terrestris colonies. 🐝 www.nature.com/articles/s42... @exeter.ac.uk @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk #WorldBeeDay #SaveTheBees #AsianHornet#InvasiveSpecies

Have you participated in a nature recovery activity in the UK? Do you have 15-minutes spare to complete a short survey? Take part in our nature recovery survey and enter a raffle to win a £100 gift card! 🐞📋🌱 Simply follow the link for more info: exe.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

'...those suffering the consequences of environmental degradation are often not the ones making the decisions.' @nationaltrust.org.uk and @exeter.ac.uk @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social researchers have written a new report 'Who decides for nature? @rspb.bsky.social @wwf.org.uk Find out more ⬇️

A new study exploring how people's connection to #nature varies across countries and what might be driving those differences. Authors: Dr Masashi Soga and @kevinjgaston.bsky.social. 👉 www.cell.com/one-earth/fu... @uniexecec.bsky.social

Read key findings from ExCASES new report, ‘Who decides for #nature?’ An analysis of the challenges, successes, & deliberative legacy of the #PeoplesPlanforNature…

Happy Wrensday! Today’s #NestKnowledge: Male Wrens will build several dome-shaped nests to impress a female, who chooses her favourite to line with feathers. Tucked deep into bushes or crevices, Wren nests are very well camouflaged. Egg ID: 5-6 white with light brown specks 🪺

Great to see this out - timely CRPR thoughts on how we balance the various land uses to get the best outcomes for nature and for society and support our farmers at the same time

Wall butterfly has made a bit of a comeback in Norfolk over the last couple of years. If you do see one please do record to help us to continue to track its fortunes. butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/...

Amazing work @bengroom.bsky.social. Did we mention Ben works on the RENEW project? Just saying.

A great series of events, walks and talks will be available during the Glenveagh Biodiversity Week. More can be found at www.nationalparks.ie/glenveagh/th..., including more information on the two events I will be leading.

Check out our April Issue: www.nature.com/nrbd/volumes... Review and Perspective topics this month include: 🌱The plant mycorrhizal collaboration niche 🌳Forest restoration 🦴Palaeogenomics 🏙️Urban biodiversity 🧪🌎