I've interviewed Tony Juniper, Natural England chair. He was necessarily diplomatic about the planning bill. I only hope central govt listens to his expert advice! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Keir Starmer needs to listen not to housebuilders but nightingales! More great reporting by my colleague Helena Horton. Madness that the best place in Britain for this endangered bird is owned by a housing quango. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

5,000 English nature sites at risk under Labour’s planning proposals www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Tune in to the One Show at 7pm tonight to hear about @gloswildlife.bsky.social work helping adders recover in the Cotswolds. 🐍👇

@gloswildlife.bsky.social is joining calls urging the Labour Government to scrap the ‘licence to kill nature’ in planning bill www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

So Angela Rayner just issued a judgement based on the new Planning Policy Guidance about the greenbelt - and it's a sign of seismic change to come in the countryside. So there used to be 5 purposes to the greenbelt. But these were recently been reduced by Labour to three. 1/?

The Planning & Infrastructure Bill must: ✅ Avoid harm ✅ Help nature before damage ✅ Use science & meet legal tests ✅ Protect chalk streams & Wildbelt sites This protects nature and allows homes to be built where needed. 🗣️ Have your say: wtru.st/planning-bill

Alarming’ bug splat decline on UK cars raises fears for flying insect numbers www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot

Is this river alive? @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social on the lives, deaths and rights of our rivers www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

@gloswildlife.bsky.social President Dame Fiona Reynolds on the nature of our economy👇

Without big changes, the Government’s Planning Bill could spell disaster for nature 🥀 The Gov has promised a win-win for building & nature, but right now the Bill doesn't deliver🏡 @richardbenwell.bsky.social explains what the Gov needs to do to make the Bill work for people and nature 👇

Planning bill ‘throws environmental protection to the wind’, say UK nature chiefs www.theguardian.com/environment/...

So @wildjustice.bsky.social is too edgy for @privateeyenews.bsky.social ! We're fans because the magazine speaks truth to power . That's what WJ tries to do too . We were surprised when PE said that it wouldn't run our second and third adverts , especially as they gave no reason for this .

We’ve talked a lot about the bat #tunnel recently. This is because we are having to push back against inaccurate rhetoric in speeches and the media. It is being used to scapegoat #bats. Or #scapebat as a colleague suggested.🦇 Read on for some facts @cieem.bsky.social @wclnews.bsky.social

Where did all the butterflies go? 🚨🦋 Newly released data has revealed that 2024 was one of the worst years on record for butterflies in the UK, and more than half of butterfly species are now in long-term decline. We are in a #ButterflyEmergency.

“The promise of a new forest in the west of England is a hopeful one” by @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In the 1960s Switzerland had some of Europe's filthiest waterbodies. Now its cities boast near-pristine rivers & lakes: "We are united by a love of water". Lessons to learn here, about building emotional connection to water as well as infrastructure investment. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK charities urge ministers to stop scapegoating nature for planning failures www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health

Some exciting news we’re part of @gloswildlife.bsky.social about the new national forest coming to Gloucestershire and neighbours: New national forest to see 20m trees planted www.bbc.com/news/article...

Yet again, #DowningSt shows itself to be trapped in a misinformation and disinformation bubble when it comes to nature laws. Meanwhile, the PM seems to have very little to say about housebuilders that are sitting on 100ks of granted planning permissions, but not actually building houses!

Invest in beaver dams, ponds and wild driveways to curb flooding, @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social report urges www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

We've published fantastic new research today showing that natural flood management works, and delivers ten times the benefits compared to costs over 30 years. From beavers to re-wiggled rivers to wild driveways, #letnaturehelp #NFM #Climate #Nature #adapt 🧪 www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/new-res...

Sir Keir has misrepresented the impact of conservation on housing in Ebbsfleet. The majority of the homes are going ahead. The distinguished jumping spider isn’t even in the development area, but it is a precious habitat. Let's move beyond nature vs. growth - sustainable development benefits us all.

Could nature be our best flood defence? Join us in person or online on 18th March for a good debate on this! Register below. 🔧#adapt www.wildlifetrusts.org/events/2025-...

‘The sewage scandal ends now’: UK water company fines to be used to clean up rivers

This is goooood news and a great way to kick off a Friday morning. Still lots of work to do, but this is the big announcement we need. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It’s official, 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began🚨 The latest findings from #BeeWalk, our national bumblebee monitoring scheme, have revealed bumblebee numbers declined by almost a quarter (22.5%) across Great Britain💔 Read on: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/british-bumb...

✍️ We urgently need a wild beaver licencing framework Beavers provide key ecological benefits, but government licencing delays hinder their potential for flood control and environmental restoration By Natalie Bennett and Toryn Whitehead @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @torynwhead.bsky.social

Amen to this 👇

Our new paper, based on data from 1,705 studies, shows that pesticides are toxic to organisms they are not intended to harm, including fungi, microbes, plants, insects, & vertebrates such as ourselves. Questions the wisdom of applying over 3 million tonnes of them every year...

Wholesome work with team @gloswildlife.bsky.social 👇

Are you a landowner looking to make positive changes for wildlife? Come along to a land management advice day on 26th Feb at Ledbury RFC from 11am until 3pm, ran in collaboration with Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust 👇 herefordshirewt.org/events/2025-02-26-land-management-advice-day

The @Telegraph excels itself today with the claim that @NaturalEngland is ‘ideologically wedded to concept of conservation’. This is our job, & we do it as a matter of legal requirement. Would be odd for a conservation organisation to do anything else. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...

Interesting, but I strongly suspect that the pharse "solar farms managed well for nature" is carrying a lot of weight in these findings. Same true of other things "managed well for nature" also.

Schedule 3 of the 2010 Flood & Water Act has never been enacted. It would mean larger property developments had to include SuDS to reduce flood risk. Why, asks @floodmary.bsky.social has this simple measure to protect people's homes still not been implemented? 👇🏾 floodmary.com/2025/02/10/b...

This is a wonderful book, thought provoking and beautifully written.

The hour draws near... GROUNDBREAKERS is out in paperback on 13 March! (With a little makeover) Pre-order at www.bloomsbury.com/uk/groundbre... 1/2

Vast swathes of UK farm fields are spread with sewage sludge - a mix of human & industrial waste. We tested some, & found levels of PFAS & fire retardants that wouldn't be considered safe for use on allotments. Our article in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Look at the size of the footprint from a White tailed eagle 🦅😳 the eagle had landed on the beach in the distance to eat a bird. This is the size of its footprint left in the sand, compared to my size 5 😳 what an amazing sight to see in the wild #OuterHebrides

Lovin' the story from #Czechia "The #beavers beat [us] to it, saving us CZK 30 million” “They built the dams without any project documentation and for free." www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/g...

MP Science committee chair calls for monitored species to include groups such as moths, lice and hymenoptera and more. With quote from me.https:// www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/08/uk-conservation-goals-insufficient-ants-bees?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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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

Meet our incredible East Land Management Team! This hardworking group is dedicated to taking care of nature reserves in the east of Gloucestershire, including the stunning #CrickleyHill. A huge thank you to the team for all their efforts in preserving and enhancing our natural spaces. 💚

This keep’s getting better. How about we unlock a new generation of NIMBYs with Newts In My Back Yard please 😂

“Less scape-newting, more newt-scaping please” by @leanahosea.bsky.social 😂 very serious point tho!

Naturally the 🦡 wins it!

Lots of inspiration here for the Eelscapes project at @gloswildlife.bsky.social , see more on our work with Wwt www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/what-we-do/c...