Can you help us put on Salmon Run 2026? Making Salmon Run happen costs money: medics, run director, performers, school visits, publicity, printing... Please give if you can! All donations before April 26 will be doubled by Aviva. communitiesfund.avivafoundation.org.uk/p/salmon-run...

Thought-provoking to hear Jonathon Porritt and @sarahfinch.bsky.social talking about their hard-won experience advocating for nature and how business can do this - not for the payback of ecosystem services, but for the value of nature as the foundation of all life and society.

Methane is fuelling the climate crisis. Cutting it is one of the fastest ways to slow it down. So why is UK onshore oil & gas still being ignored? ⚠️Weak monitoring ⚠️Limited oversight ⚠️No real accountability So we’re taking action - Clean Air, Clear Future We need to cut methane pollution NOW!

“The first rule of advocacy is to open your mouth” - Jonathon Porritt. Let me tell you a story about connection. Stories. Passion. And a banana. I’m sitting at our stand with a few bunches of bananas on the table. They make perfect sustainable give aways, link to Mike’s book, and start chats…

I nominate Lady’s-slipper Orchid for the £20 note. Spectacular, iconic, flamboyant and coming back from the brink thanks to conservation efforts #notjustaboutanimals @bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Near Lympstone? Come down to the beach tomorrow to learn about shellfish, shellfishing, shellfish farming and their relationship to the communities of the Exe. Art, music, science, history and oysters to sample. By @tidelines.bsky.social and @emmawelton.bsky.social tidelines.uk/blog/shellfi...

Gatwick Airport's t profits and passenger numbers are down from 2024, due to a drop in short-haul passengers. The conflict in the Middle East will likely make that fall further. This proves what we’ve said all along: Gatwick's Big Enough. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thanks to our Supreme Court win, oil & gas companies have to come clean about the full climate impact of their projects, including downstream emissions. This report will be helpful for anyone responding to consultations on new developments. www.upliftuk.org/post/upstrea... @stopcambo.bsky.social

🚨 URGENT: The NPPF consultation is critical chance to lock in stronger climate-friendly planning restrictions for onshore oil, gas and coal ⏳ Deadline to submit: 10 March 2026 We’ve produced a short briefing on the key fossil fuel questions. Scan the QR, or visit tinyurl.com/NPPF2026

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Help Stop the Criminal Killing of Birds of Prey. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/he...

Please sign this petition asking the Government to pause all offshore CO₂ storage projects until a full independent safety, environmental and legal assessment is completed. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Thanks Steve for inviting me onto the podcast. It was interesting to chat about the up- and down-sides of using the law in campaigns. The law is a powerful tool for climate campaigners – but it's also expensive and there are no guarantees of success.

Sarah Finch, the campaigner who won a landmark Supreme Court ruling on onshore oil and gas emissions, is urging the prime minister to resist calls to overturn the judgement. drillordrop.com/2026/02/23/d...

“Truly Finch is the gift that keeps on giving!” This article looks at the impacts of my Supreme Court win – including stopping fossil fuel projects and industrial pig and poultry farms. And also at its next big test: will the government re-approve Rosebank? www.the-wave.net/finch-uk-cli...

The government is expected to respond to the Fingleton Review of Nuclear Regulation this week. I've written to the Prime Minister and relevant Secretaries of State asking them NOT to implement two of its recommendations. You can read my letter here: www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2026/02/lett...

"In his enthusiastic adoption of proposals to rip up environmental safeguards, Keir Starmer is showing the same misunderstanding he showed over the Planning & Infrastructure Bill.... There is nothing to be gained from fast-tracking developments if we destroy our environment in the process."

In 2024, we had a big win in the Supreme Court over the climate impact of coal, oil & gas. 20 months on, it’s has had a huge impact, in the UK and beyond. But it’s about to face a test. Will the govt re-approve Rosebank? Review by @isabellakaminski.bsky.social www.the-wave.net/finch-uk-cli...

The PM wants to scrap laws that protect nature. Wildlife charities are campaigning against some of these threats. I’m also concerned about threats to the environmental impact assessment and judicial reviews regimes. My blog for @green-alliance.org.uk greenallianceblog.org.uk/2026/02/19/t...

Following our legal team's advice, TASC is appealing the High Court’s refusal of our legal challenge because the safety of our coast & future generations is at stake. Plans for Sizewell C’s additional sea defences have...1/2 Plse support/share our Crowdfunder - www.crowdjustice.com/case/sizewel...

Nice of the Sunday Times to ask my opinion on this hot topic. I am quite sure Miliband will not want Rosebank approved on his watch. We now know it could generate 254 million tonnes of greenhouse gases. The idea this will not cause significant harm is laughable. www.thetimes.com/business/com...

Please come to our Fundraising Lunch at the beautiful Gildings Barn in Newdigate on Sunday 22 February. Delicious food, chilled sounds, great company, and all funds raised go towards the costs of our legal challenge to Gatwick's proposed new runway. Booking details on the image.

The great sports journalist Matt Rendell will be doing daily climate and environment stories from the Winter Olympics for @cooldownnetwork.bsky.social & New Weather Institute. Here's a short intro... 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr0P...

I’ll be speaking at @publiclawproject.bsky.social's Public Law and the Planet conference on 3 March in London. This event brings together activists, community groups, lawyers and NGOs. Join us in person or online! Concessionary and free tickets available publiclawproject.org.uk/events/publi...

“Every time I saw the river I did have that thought – this is what the fish have to do” 🐟 Salmon Run Ultra Runners can tell you what it’s like to run 44 miles with the salmon from sea to spawning grounds. Want to see more? 🎥 These are snippets from our film which you can watch now, link in bio!

We’re half way through the hearing into our legal challenge on Gatwick Airport expansion – and the govt has made a partial concession on one of our grounds: noise. We’re pleased we have secured better protection for local people on this at least. The case continues. www.gacc.org.uk/resources/GA...

The first day of the hearing into legal challenges on Gatwick expansion, today was mostly about climate impacts. Thanks to those who came to support, including @carladenyer.bsky.social, Paul Steedman of @cpresussex.bsky.social, and reps from @friends-earth.bsky.social and @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social

Good luck!

We'll be in the High Court from 20 January. Our chair·Peter Barclay is challenging the govt's decision to allow Gatwick Airport to convert its emergency runway into full-time use. The climate impact of this expansion is AT LEAST 8 x bigger than the Airport claims www.gacc.org.uk/resources/Pr...

📢 Campaign win in Hampshire 📢 We’ve just had misleading pro-oil language stripped out of the Hampshire Minerals & Waste Plan! The claim that onshore oil “makes an important contribution to supply” and benefits from being close to centres of demand, has been deleted.

I am sure that @nationaltrust.org.uk does not want to be associated with such outright denial. Please review your advertising policy!

Shocking story! Gamebird licence refused, gamebirds released anyway, consequences minimal. “all my Days shooting had been sold ... and the pheasant and partridge poults ordered ... Without a licence I’m going to be in a very embarrasing situation”. Er, get the licence before selling the Days?

A great short (11 min) film about the wonderful Salmon Run, a crazy event combining running, art, science and lots of fun to share the impressive journey of the endangered Atlantic salmon from sea to spawning ground. I'm looking forward to Salmon Run 2026 on 19 September. Book your place!

The Salmon Run is back! 🐟 🎉 Save the date: Saturday 19 September 2026 Ultra: 44 mile run Relay: legs from 2.5–10 miles Through running, art and science, we will share the impressive journey of the endangered Atlantic salmon from sea to spawning ground. Book on our website, link in bio

Great idea! Mike Berners-Lee is knowledgeable and articulate, he would make an ideal guest. @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and @rory-stewart.bsky.social, hope you will consider.

@wealdactiongroup.bsky.social is considering legal action over methane emissions from onshore oil & gas sites. We've written to DESNZ and the Environment Agency. Depending on their response, we may bring a claim for judicial review. Read more ⬇️ www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2026/01/new-...

Happy new year! 2025 was quite a year for us. We saw continuing impacts of our 2024 Supreme Court win, and renewed debate on the vexed definition of fracking. And we started work on a new campaign on methane. Read the highlights: www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/12/2025... (Photo: Uplift)

Merry Christmas Drill or Drop! Thank you for all your great work over the year (and every year). Everyone interested in onshore oil & gas, follow @drillordrop.bsky.social for incisive reporting on all aspects of the industry, and the fight against it.

Ban small-scale fracking for onshore oil and gas! This petition by Burniston campaigners already triggered a parliamentary debate. Please show the strength of feeling on this issue by signing it and sharing in your networks. Closing date 4 January 2026 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Surprise Surprise, UKOG have *still* not come forward with their revised application for Horse Hill. “We can expect that now in the early part of the new year...” Do @surreycc.gov.uk realise UKOG is just stringing them along to avoid restoring the site (as they are doing at Broadford Bridge)?

Hooray! Oil cos abandon plans to produce oil at Biscathorpe. Because of the tax regime and the “lack of clear case law post-Finch”, they say. Really it's because they can no longer get away with obfuscating about their climate impact. Waddock Cross next? @sosbiscathorpe.bsky.social

Ban single-use coffee cups! Please sign this petition c.org/TKfcT74ptQ

I've just called on the UK Government to stop Berwick Bank! The world's deadliest wind farm for birds shouldn't be funded by public money. action.rspb.org.uk/page/183454/...

Ritz Carlton: out of the Maasai Mara now action.eko.org/a/ritz-carlt...

Good luck in the hearing today

I'm looking forward to this panel discussion on climate protest and the ever more regressive context we find ourselves in. It's from 6.30–8:00 at the LSE Campus tomorrow, 9 Dec. Hosted by Legal Voices for the Future, non-lawyers are welcome too. www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...

EU Commission : NO unlimited pesticide approvals action.eko.org/a/eu-commiss...

WATCH: @climatechoirs.bsky.social flashmob at lighting of Norwegian Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square Norway's gift to the UK this year comes with strings attached - they are pressuring the UK to sign off on the mega-polluting Rosebank oil field. #StopRosebank

Fingleton's attack on Aarhus cost capping would severely undermine public access to justice - an attack on human rights too. Read this excellent briefing from @mpwatch.bsky.social www.mpwatch.org/blog/the-aar... @labourlewis.bsky.social @carladenyer.bsky.social @rupertread.bsky.social

I just signed a petition: QBE: STOP INSURING REFORM UK. #BoycottBloodyInsurance Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/qb...

I've just emailed my MP @steveracemp.bsky.social to tell him what nature means to me and that I want it to stay protected. Will you take action too? action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/...