Danica Priest
@danicapriest.bsky.social
Marathon runner turned environmental campaigner trying to save Bristol’s biodiversity. 🌶️ opinions are my own #BeserkForDormice #SaveYewTreeFarm #WesternSlopes #Goodgym
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Danica Priest
@danicapriest.bsky.social
· Dec 11
Hi I’m Danica, if you don’t already know me from Twitter I’m an environmental and housing campaigner based in Bristol UK. I’ve dedicated the past 4 years to saving our Sites of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCIs) which includes species rich grasslands like the Western Slopes and Yew Tree Farm
Me trying to wake up the trees so they can help us fight our nature hating politicians. 😂🌳🌲✊ our wildlife protections are at risk. If you want to help save them email your MP here action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...
February 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Me trying to wake up the trees so they can help us fight our nature hating politicians. 😂🌳🌲✊ our wildlife protections are at risk. If you want to help save them email your MP here action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...
Had a lovely day clearing Scrub to make room for wildflowers with Manor Woods Valley Group and GoodGym 💚
(Song choice was deliberate of course 😂)
(Song choice was deliberate of course 😂)
February 14, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Had a lovely day clearing Scrub to make room for wildflowers with Manor Woods Valley Group and GoodGym 💚
(Song choice was deliberate of course 😂)
(Song choice was deliberate of course 😂)
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We should all follow Danica’s lead of hidden questions in our letters to our elected representatives! 😬
Important read.
Important read.
When I emailed my MP asking her to sign the motion to protect habitats regulations I got a dismissive boilerplate response. I’ve heard this is standard for most Labour ministers so I thought it might be helpful to deconstruct the reply in a substack post
open.substack.com/pub/danicapr...
open.substack.com/pub/danicapr...
February 14, 2026 at 4:26 PM
We should all follow Danica’s lead of hidden questions in our letters to our elected representatives! 😬
Important read.
Important read.
When I emailed my MP asking her to sign the motion to protect habitats regulations I got a dismissive boilerplate response. I’ve heard this is standard for most Labour ministers so I thought it might be helpful to deconstruct the reply in a substack post
open.substack.com/pub/danicapr...
open.substack.com/pub/danicapr...
February 14, 2026 at 3:39 PM
When I emailed my MP asking her to sign the motion to protect habitats regulations I got a dismissive boilerplate response. I’ve heard this is standard for most Labour ministers so I thought it might be helpful to deconstruct the reply in a substack post
open.substack.com/pub/danicapr...
open.substack.com/pub/danicapr...
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Really proud to be the LGBT+ Trailblazer of the year.
And so proud of the real trailblazers - like my boyfriend - who works in palliative care.
Our NHS workers, our teachers, our cleaners.
The people who keep our country running.
And LGBT+ History month matters. Representation matters.
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And so proud of the real trailblazers - like my boyfriend - who works in palliative care.
Our NHS workers, our teachers, our cleaners.
The people who keep our country running.
And LGBT+ History month matters. Representation matters.
🌈🏳️⚧️
February 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Really proud to be the LGBT+ Trailblazer of the year.
And so proud of the real trailblazers - like my boyfriend - who works in palliative care.
Our NHS workers, our teachers, our cleaners.
The people who keep our country running.
And LGBT+ History month matters. Representation matters.
🌈🏳️⚧️
And so proud of the real trailblazers - like my boyfriend - who works in palliative care.
Our NHS workers, our teachers, our cleaners.
The people who keep our country running.
And LGBT+ History month matters. Representation matters.
🌈🏳️⚧️
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The Fingleton Review could strip away vital protections for Dorset’s wildlife - from chalk streams to heathlands and ancient woods. ⚠️
Dorset Wildlife Trust's Chief Exec outlines why this matters and how you can speak up.👉 bit.ly/3NpTcNu ~ Jack
📸 Mark Heighes
Dorset Wildlife Trust's Chief Exec outlines why this matters and how you can speak up.👉 bit.ly/3NpTcNu ~ Jack
📸 Mark Heighes
January 13, 2026 at 5:57 PM
The Fingleton Review could strip away vital protections for Dorset’s wildlife - from chalk streams to heathlands and ancient woods. ⚠️
Dorset Wildlife Trust's Chief Exec outlines why this matters and how you can speak up.👉 bit.ly/3NpTcNu ~ Jack
📸 Mark Heighes
Dorset Wildlife Trust's Chief Exec outlines why this matters and how you can speak up.👉 bit.ly/3NpTcNu ~ Jack
📸 Mark Heighes
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The only problem is I have checked and Bat Conservation Trust did not make a £180,000 grant as stated in the Nuclear Review. If the facts are wrong on that how can you believe anything else? Egregious!
January 30, 2026 at 8:12 PM
The only problem is I have checked and Bat Conservation Trust did not make a £180,000 grant as stated in the Nuclear Review. If the facts are wrong on that how can you believe anything else? Egregious!
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Devon and Severn IFCA Challenges Fingleton Review Evidence
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Devon and Severn IFCA Challenges Fingleton Review Evidence - UK Fishing Industry - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Industry News
D&S IFCA warns flawed evidence in Fingleton Review risks weakening environmental protections, overlooking HPC fish kill and undermining public trust.
thefishingdaily.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Devon and Severn IFCA Challenges Fingleton Review Evidence
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#ukfishingnews #ukfishingindustry #fishingnewsshtag/fishingnewsEngland" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fishingnewsEngland #commercialfishingnews #fishingnews #dailyfishingnews #DevonandSevernIFCA #FingletonNuclearRegulatoryReview2025
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This week's ECO Chamber is live ⚡ with special guest Georgia Dent of the Somerset Wildlife Trust giving her views on the Fingleton Review.
"You can't just destroy [nature] and then stick a few trees in at the end and go, 'Look, we've covered off the biodiversity.'
Listen now: 🎧 pod.fo/e/3638a4
"You can't just destroy [nature] and then stick a few trees in at the end and go, 'Look, we've covered off the biodiversity.'
Listen now: 🎧 pod.fo/e/3638a4
Eco Chamber: Starmer goes nuclear on 'fundamentally misguided environmental regulations'
The economist John Fingleton has published his recommendations to streamline planning laws for the development of UK nuclear power – and they could have implications far beyond the nuclear indust...
pod.fo
December 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This week's ECO Chamber is live ⚡ with special guest Georgia Dent of the Somerset Wildlife Trust giving her views on the Fingleton Review.
"You can't just destroy [nature] and then stick a few trees in at the end and go, 'Look, we've covered off the biodiversity.'
Listen now: 🎧 pod.fo/e/3638a4
"You can't just destroy [nature] and then stick a few trees in at the end and go, 'Look, we've covered off the biodiversity.'
Listen now: 🎧 pod.fo/e/3638a4
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UK nature is declining! Yet the Fingleton Review proposes weakening vital protections.
Wildlife can’t afford more loss.
Act now to protect nature.
Read more www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/blog/mike-pe...
Take action action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...
Wildlife can’t afford more loss.
Act now to protect nature.
Read more www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/blog/mike-pe...
Take action action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...
January 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
UK nature is declining! Yet the Fingleton Review proposes weakening vital protections.
Wildlife can’t afford more loss.
Act now to protect nature.
Read more www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/blog/mike-pe...
Take action action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...
Wildlife can’t afford more loss.
Act now to protect nature.
Read more www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/blog/mike-pe...
Take action action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...
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UK nature is declining fast, yet the Fingleton Review proposes weakening vital protections. Wildlife can’t afford more loss. These plans aren’t law .. yet.
Sign our letter to Ed Miliband to let your MP know you care https://action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/action/1?ea.tracking.id=X
Sign our letter to Ed Miliband to let your MP know you care https://action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/action/1?ea.tracking.id=X
January 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
UK nature is declining fast, yet the Fingleton Review proposes weakening vital protections. Wildlife can’t afford more loss. These plans aren’t law .. yet.
Sign our letter to Ed Miliband to let your MP know you care https://action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/action/1?ea.tracking.id=X
Sign our letter to Ed Miliband to let your MP know you care https://action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/action/1?ea.tracking.id=X
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Have you got 10 mins to add your voice to those warning the Government about the dangers of accepting the Fingleton review? It recommends that protections for nature are weakened so developers can worry less about damaging important sites for wildlife.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/get-involved...
www.wildlifetrusts.org/get-involved...
Nuclear Regulatory Review: don’t turn nature crisis into catastrophe | The Wildlife Trusts
Recommendations from a new report called the Nuclear Regulatory Review would take away the protections that make legally protected landscapes safe havens for wildlife, nature and people. We want to st...
www.wildlifetrusts.org
January 17, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Have you got 10 mins to add your voice to those warning the Government about the dangers of accepting the Fingleton review? It recommends that protections for nature are weakened so developers can worry less about damaging important sites for wildlife.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/get-involved...
www.wildlifetrusts.org/get-involved...
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"Together we can pull back the wizard’s curtain to reveal what lies behind it – corporate lobbyists seeking boosted profits, regardless of public cost. As ecological disaster comes closer, the Government must stand with the public and see through the deregulation conjuring trick."
February 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"Together we can pull back the wizard’s curtain to reveal what lies behind it – corporate lobbyists seeking boosted profits, regardless of public cost. As ecological disaster comes closer, the Government must stand with the public and see through the deregulation conjuring trick."
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This is good on the deliberate mistruths to attack protections for nature.
Fingleton Review said Hinckley Point mitigations "will save just few hundred fish per year. EA’s figs show the actual figures to be 8,000 times higher".
Cost of mitigation claimed to be £700m. Actual cost 7% of that figure.
Fingleton Review said Hinckley Point mitigations "will save just few hundred fish per year. EA’s figs show the actual figures to be 8,000 times higher".
Cost of mitigation claimed to be £700m. Actual cost 7% of that figure.
What’s behind the increasingly shrill calls to disregard nature protections?
A peek behind the curtain at the illusionists peddling nature destruction as a public good:
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/public-...
A peek behind the curtain at the illusionists peddling nature destruction as a public good:
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/public-...
The deceptions driving deregulation | The Wildlife Trusts
As debate rages over recommendations for further environmental regression – this time proposed by the Nuclear Regulatory Review – Head of Public Affairs, Matt Browne, takes a closer look at the argume...
www.wildlifetrusts.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM
This is good on the deliberate mistruths to attack protections for nature.
Fingleton Review said Hinckley Point mitigations "will save just few hundred fish per year. EA’s figs show the actual figures to be 8,000 times higher".
Cost of mitigation claimed to be £700m. Actual cost 7% of that figure.
Fingleton Review said Hinckley Point mitigations "will save just few hundred fish per year. EA’s figs show the actual figures to be 8,000 times higher".
Cost of mitigation claimed to be £700m. Actual cost 7% of that figure.
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Well at least someone inside the tent disagrees with them (I saw Sam's mate Ben Southwood waxing lyrical about the Fingleton Review on his Substack the other day)
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
December 15, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Well at least someone inside the tent disagrees with them (I saw Sam's mate Ben Southwood waxing lyrical about the Fingleton Review on his Substack the other day)
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Isn't it great that we've got IEA alumnus like Sam Bowman leading so much of the conversation on industrial strategy and how to green the economy
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Isn't it great that we've got IEA alumnus like Sam Bowman leading so much of the conversation on industrial strategy and how to green the economy
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Despite missing all these targets the Fingleton Review will consider weakening legal protection for designated wildlife sites.
This Labour government relentlessly attacks nature.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/get-involved...
This Labour government relentlessly attacks nature.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/get-involved...
Just left PMQs without getting called. Yesterday, the OEP warned that the UK will miss most environmental targets by 2030.
Nature is in crisis, and the watchdog needs real teeth, not just bark.
Nature is in crisis, and the watchdog needs real teeth, not just bark.
January 14, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Despite missing all these targets the Fingleton Review will consider weakening legal protection for designated wildlife sites.
This Labour government relentlessly attacks nature.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/get-involved...
This Labour government relentlessly attacks nature.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/get-involved...
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🦇 Wildlife and natural places are under pressure from development, climate change and habitat loss - and yet a new report, the Fingleton Review, suggests weakening the protections that help keep what remains safe.
Help wildlife by adding your voice now: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...
Help wildlife by adding your voice now: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...
January 19, 2026 at 10:25 AM
🦇 Wildlife and natural places are under pressure from development, climate change and habitat loss - and yet a new report, the Fingleton Review, suggests weakening the protections that help keep what remains safe.
Help wildlife by adding your voice now: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...
Help wildlife by adding your voice now: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...
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The proposed Fingleton Review could weaken the few nature protections we have left, David Jobbins points out. Prioritising cost-cutting for developers over the survival of rare species could cause an environmental catastrophe.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
From green to grey: why ‘growth at all costs’ is threatening British wildlife
This weekend amateur naturalists will spend an hour logging the birds that visit their gardens to contribute to national data
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM
The proposed Fingleton Review could weaken the few nature protections we have left, David Jobbins points out. Prioritising cost-cutting for developers over the survival of rare species could cause an environmental catastrophe.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
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And while you're there enjoying Amwell, bear in mind that Reform would scrap the Habitat Regulations that designate this nature reserve as a Special Protection Area.
Meanwhile, Labour's Fingleton Review also threatens to weaken the Habitat Regulations.
Meanwhile, Labour's Fingleton Review also threatens to weaken the Habitat Regulations.
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
And while you're there enjoying Amwell, bear in mind that Reform would scrap the Habitat Regulations that designate this nature reserve as a Special Protection Area.
Meanwhile, Labour's Fingleton Review also threatens to weaken the Habitat Regulations.
Meanwhile, Labour's Fingleton Review also threatens to weaken the Habitat Regulations.
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The government is deciding whether to follow these recommendations.
They can either weaken protections or safeguard these landscapes for future generations.
We're supporting The Wildlife Trusts Nuclear Regulatory Review Campaign to help stop the nature crisis becoming a catastrophe 👇
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They can either weaken protections or safeguard these landscapes for future generations.
We're supporting The Wildlife Trusts Nuclear Regulatory Review Campaign to help stop the nature crisis becoming a catastrophe 👇
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Help stop the nature crisis becoming a catastrophe
Wildlife and natural places need more protection, not less. But the UK Government is thinking about making it even easier and cheaper for developers to destroy our last few natural spaces.
Please ema...
action.wildlifetrusts.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
The government is deciding whether to follow these recommendations.
They can either weaken protections or safeguard these landscapes for future generations.
We're supporting The Wildlife Trusts Nuclear Regulatory Review Campaign to help stop the nature crisis becoming a catastrophe 👇
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They can either weaken protections or safeguard these landscapes for future generations.
We're supporting The Wildlife Trusts Nuclear Regulatory Review Campaign to help stop the nature crisis becoming a catastrophe 👇
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It’s time to stand up for our Protected Landscapes.
The Fingleton Review of nuclear regulation calls for weakening the protections that currently require councils to support and defend National Parks and National Landscapes.
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The Fingleton Review of nuclear regulation calls for weakening the protections that currently require councils to support and defend National Parks and National Landscapes.
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The Fingleton Review puts England’s Protected Landscapes at risk
It's time to stand up for Protected Landscapes.
www.cpre.org.uk
February 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
It’s time to stand up for our Protected Landscapes.
The Fingleton Review of nuclear regulation calls for weakening the protections that currently require councils to support and defend National Parks and National Landscapes.
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The Fingleton Review of nuclear regulation calls for weakening the protections that currently require councils to support and defend National Parks and National Landscapes.
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The energy department, run by Ed Miliband, has admitted that it cannot name a single national park where regulations are holding up nuclear projects, despite a review urging that protections for the landscapes be reduced.
Latest on Fingleton review
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Latest on Fingleton review
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
‘Green laws hold up nuclear plans — but we can’t say where’
Despite calling for a reduction in planning protections for the landscapes, the energy department admits it can’t identify any where regulations are a problem
www.thetimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:04 AM
The energy department, run by Ed Miliband, has admitted that it cannot name a single national park where regulations are holding up nuclear projects, despite a review urging that protections for the landscapes be reduced.
Latest on Fingleton review
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Latest on Fingleton review
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
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Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records.
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records.
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Please share and support…..your future might depend on it!
#ClimateCrisis #FoodResilience #Environment #Nature
#ClimateCrisis #FoodResilience #Environment #Nature
February 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Please share and support…..your future might depend on it!
#ClimateCrisis #FoodResilience #Environment #Nature
#ClimateCrisis #FoodResilience #Environment #Nature