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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 1d

Make no mistake, this is a centralising Govt taking power&decision making away from people

And these shambolic amendments to #PlanningBill, tabled last minute, build on months of lies from #RachelReeves pathetically scapegoating nature for a struggling economy..

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Nature groups rebuke Reeves for ‘cynical’ 11th-hour planning bill changes

Chancellor accused of removing environmental protections to win short-term growth and save her budget

www.theguardian.com

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 1d

Make no mistake, this is a centralising Govt taking power&decision making away from people

And these shambolic amendments to #PlanningBill, tabled last minute, build on months of lies from #RachelReeves pathetically scapegoating nature for a struggling economy..

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Nature groups rebuke Reeves for ‘cynical’ 11th-hour planning bill changes

Chancellor accused of removing environmental protections to win short-term growth and save her budget

www.theguardian.com

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 19d

Very well put Tony

The #ClimateCrisis is obviously a huge threat to people, our economy, our security, our food production and our water supply...

And also one of the greatest threats to #nature

Any party that seeks to deny or dismiss climate science, is not fit for Govt

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 19d

Very well put Tony

The #ClimateCrisis is obviously a huge threat to people, our economy, our security, our food production and our water supply...

And also one of the greatest threats to #nature

Any party that seeks to deny or dismiss climate science, is not fit for Govt

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 21d

"We can absolutely win for nature and win for the economy. They are not in competition".

Welcome comments from Minister @emmahardymp.bsky.social at
#LabourPartyConference

We need to hear this narrative more frequently and consistently from across the Government please, not least from No10 & No11!

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Butterfly Conservation - Cambs & Essex @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social · 23d

Banking on Trumpington Meadows.

One of the best sites for butterflies in Cambridgeshire, has just got better.

@tonyjuniper.bsky.social @brianecambs.bsky.social @craigbennett3.bsky.social

Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 23d

🦋Five giant E's have appeared at our Trumpington Meadows nature reserve on the edge of Cambridge. They are helping us understand how we can protect butterflies and other insects from climate change.
youtu.be/iRcItx3z5cI

Helping butterflies tackle climate change - Trumpington Meadows Butterfly banks

YouTube video by Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 21d

Love it! Have a great time

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · Jul 10

At long long last...

(It really really should not have taken this long)

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Lead ammunition to be banned for hunting and shooting in England, Scotland and Wales

Exclusive: Restrictions on ammunition containing toxic metal to be phased in over three years from 2026

www.theguardian.com

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Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · May 22

Did you see our Chief Executive @craigbennett3.bsky.social on @channel4news.bsky.social speaking about a critical risk facing nature?

UK Government promised to protect nature – but new changes to the planning system threaten to do the opposite. More > buff.ly/3jTsoyL

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · May 3

My review in The Evening Standard of #IsARiverAlive, the latest beautiful book from @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social

"Macfarlane has yet again demonstrated his genius as an author in creating a book that is alive, that has personality, that talked to me".

www.standard.co.uk/culture/book...

Is a River Alive? by Robert Mcfarlane: A beautiful overture for our dying rivers

There’s been a lot of noise about the state of our rivers these past few years, and quite right too. An Environment Agency report in 2020 revealed that not a single river, lake or stream in England wa...

www.standard.co.uk

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · May 3

My review in The Evening Standard of #IsARiverAlive, the latest beautiful book from @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social

"Macfarlane has yet again demonstrated his genius as an author in creating a book that is alive, that has personality, that talked to me".

www.standard.co.uk/culture/book...

Is a River Alive? by Robert Mcfarlane: A beautiful overture for our dying rivers

There’s been a lot of noise about the state of our rivers these past few years, and quite right too. An Environment Agency report in 2020 revealed that not a single river, lake or stream in England wa...

www.standard.co.uk

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · Apr 21

I'm not religious, but I recognise & respect how important faith is for billions of people

With #LaudatoSi, #PopeFrancis offered a powerful analysis of the linkages between social & environmental justice, and a much needed call for action

#RIPPopeFrancis

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Pope Francis: outsider whose reforming mission made him an ally of progressives

The pontiff took on church traditionalists and rightwing populism, making powerful enemies on the way

www.theguardian.com

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · Apr 21

I'm not religious, but I recognise & respect how important faith is for billions of people

With #LaudatoSi, #PopeFrancis offered a powerful analysis of the linkages between social & environmental justice, and a much needed call for action

#RIPPopeFrancis

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Pope Francis: outsider whose reforming mission made him an ally of progressives

The pontiff took on church traditionalists and rightwing populism, making powerful enemies on the way

www.theguardian.com

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · Apr 15

Looking forward to hosting this #WildLive tonight with a cracking panel: @debbietann.bsky.social, Jojo Mehta from @stopecocide.bsky.social, Jonathon Porritt, and #Ukrainian MP Yullia Ovchynnykova

Register via link below & join me online from 7pm UK!

www.wildlifetrusts.org/events/2025-...

Wild LIVE: Ecocide - should destroying nature be a crime? | The Wildlife Trusts

During Wild LIVE we discuss some of the really important issues of the moment relating to wildlife and the natural world. Each episode we're joined by fantastic guests who share their thoughts and exp...

www.wildlifetrusts.org

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · Apr 11

This👇 is how it should be done

We need changes to the #PlanningBill to make developments like this the norm rather than the exception

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘People love being here’: London development shows harmony between nature and housing

Five thousand new homes alongside a paradise for newts appears to fly in face of government’s ‘false wedge’

www.theguardian.com

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · Apr 11

This👇 is how it should be done

We need changes to the #PlanningBill to make developments like this the norm rather than the exception

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘People love being here’: London development shows harmony between nature and housing

Five thousand new homes alongside a paradise for newts appears to fly in face of government’s ‘false wedge’

www.theguardian.com

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Zero Hour for the Climate & Nature Bill @zero-hour.bsky.social · Apr 9

🌳 We have to get this right. Nature should never be an after thought.

✅ We agree with @craigbennett3.bsky.social, CEO of @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social:

❌ “This is the biggest dismantling of nature protections we’ve seen in decades. We need to take the time to get the Planning Bill right.”

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Wildlife and Countryside Link @wclnews.bsky.social · Mar 28

@theguardian.com is running Invertebrate of the Year , with voting opening soon🦋

But what are the choices of leading nature voices?

From grasshoppers to bumblebees, find out what @craigbennett3.bsky.social, @carolinelucas.bsky.social & more have gone for👇

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘A symbol of hope’: environmentalists choose their favourite invertebrates

Politicians, campaigners and charity workers make the case for their top picks, from bumblebees to blue beetles

www.theguardian.com

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · Mar 14

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!

Kent Wildlife Trust @kentwildlife.bsky.social · Mar 13

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.

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · Mar 14

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!

Kent Wildlife Trust @kentwildlife.bsky.social · Mar 13

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.

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · Mar 11

Analysis estimates that 4% - 14% of the world’s staple crops of wheat, rice & maize is being lost due to impact of microplastics

Crop losses could be of a similar scale to those caused by the climate crisis in recent decades

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation

Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades

www.theguardian.com

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · Mar 9

Very good piece from @willhutton1.bsky.social @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The founding fathers baked reason, truth and free speech into the US. That’s all gone now | Will Hutton

Donald Trump’s actions go against the Enlightenment values that gave rise to the constitution. His might-is-right politics have nothing to offer Britain

www.theguardian.com

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · Mar 1

Thanks @bbcradio4.bsky.social Today Programme for inviting me to talk Who Owns the Clyde podcast #RiverRights & our petition to grant River Clyde rights of personood with @craigbennett3.bsky.social we're on at 8.30am www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Today - 01/03/2025 - BBC Sounds

Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · Mar 1

I'll be on @bbcradio4.bsky.social #TodayProgramme just after 8.30am this morning to talk about #RightsForRivers

...perhaps mentioning #beavers once or twice too 😉

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · Feb 9

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...

Government Scraps Construction Project After Beavers Finish The Job Themselves

“The beavers beat [us] to it ..."

www.thedodo.com

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