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Wensum Woodlanders
@wensumwoodlanders.bsky.social
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Fighting to protect our Wensum Valley woods and wildlife from the ecologically reckless Norwich Western Link. Instagram Wensum_Woodlanders
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Wensum Woodlanders @wensumwoodlanders.bsky.social · 1d
Perhaps if the council hadn’t squandered £56m on a vanity project that was clearly doomed from the outset, then new money for alternatives might be forthcoming.

New delay in finding alternatives to Norwich Western Link - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New delay in finding alternatives to Norwich Western Link
The county council is hoping for government money to look at other options for the Western Link.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Wensum Woodlanders @wensumwoodlanders.bsky.social · 13d
The wood yesterday morning. Steve Reed and the Labour government would like to see the protections that saved it from road development undone.
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Dr Andrew Boswell #ClimateLitigation @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 9d
🚨 Landmark win 🚨 : Govt forced to review Industrial Strategy after Scrap Carbon Capture legal challenge #EnvironmentAct.

First time a policy was re-taken for failing the Environmental Principles duty. No more “light-touch” assessments.

@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
@dalevince.com
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Iain Robinson 🌳 @iainrobinson.bsky.social · 5d
This government is proving to be a disastrous disappointment in so many ways.

This will be a dangerous move for the future of wildlife and biodiversity in the UK!

Ministers to announce significant changes to UK’s planning system | The Guardian

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Ministers to announce significant changes to UK’s planning system
Exclusive: Differences over changes to environmental and legal provisions to prompt economic growth hint at chaos at heart of government
www.theguardian.com
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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 12d
This poem, my goodness.
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Wensum Woodlanders @wensumwoodlanders.bsky.social · 13d
“the Environment Agency and Natural England are not “red tape” factories, as some would like you to believe. These institutions are there to ensure our rivers remain fishable, our air breathable, our countryside hums with wildlife, and our land resilient to floods”

www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Why environmental deregulation would devastate wildlife and our future
Cutting regulations puts nature and our economy at risk warns RSPB Chief Executive Beccy Speight.
www.rspb.org.uk
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Wensum Woodlanders @wensumwoodlanders.bsky.social · 13d
Why is the Aarhus convention important?

It guarantees the public three fundamental rights:

- to know (access to environmental information),

- to participate (a voice in decision-making),

- to challenge (the ability to hold government to account in court).
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Wensum Woodlanders @wensumwoodlanders.bsky.social · 13d
The wood yesterday morning. Steve Reed and the Labour government would like to see the protections that saved it from road development undone.
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Wensum Woodlanders @wensumwoodlanders.bsky.social · 13d
The wood yesterday morning. Steve Reed and the Labour government would like to see the protections that saved it from road development undone.
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Wensum Woodlanders @wensumwoodlanders.bsky.social · 13d
A rare piece of positive climate news!

www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-ind...
Analysis: India’s power-sector CO2 falls for only second time in half a century - Carbon Brief
India’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its power sector fell by 1% year-on-year in the first half of 2025 and by 2% over the past 12 months
www.carbonbrief.org
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Wensum Woodlanders @wensumwoodlanders.bsky.social · 13d
“the Environment Agency and Natural England are not “red tape” factories, as some would like you to believe. These institutions are there to ensure our rivers remain fishable, our air breathable, our countryside hums with wildlife, and our land resilient to floods”

www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Why environmental deregulation would devastate wildlife and our future
Cutting regulations puts nature and our economy at risk warns RSPB Chief Executive Beccy Speight.
www.rspb.org.uk
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justtransitionw.bsky.social @justtransitionw.bsky.social · 13d
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social 's #progrowth agenda is clearly pro emissions growth and anti future. And anti nature. This cannot be allowed to happen or we will end with US levels of industrial despoiling and desolation.
Starmer asks Conservative peer to write planning bill to block judicial reviews
Exclusive: One option could be to leave treaty that allows legal claims against projects such as Heathrow expansion
www.theguardian.com
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Dr Andrew Boswell #ClimateLitigation @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 14d
🚨 Legal win 🚨

UK Govt forced to review its Industrial Strategy

Our legal challenge exposed failure to assess environmental impacts of Carbon Capture & Storage - a dirty distraction, locking us into gas

#ClimateJustice
Press Release: scrapcc.org/PR-IS
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Iain Robinson 🌳 @iainrobinson.bsky.social · Aug 30
“the tipping point that makes an Amoc shutdown inevitable is likely to be passed within a few decades”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
www.theguardian.com
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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · Aug 29
🦇 Whether you want to widen your conservation career skills or to brush up your existing knowledge we offer events, surveys, training & more that will help.

Read our blog @countrysidejobs.bsky.social to find out more: www.countryside-jobs.com/article/bat-...
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Iain Robinson 🌳 @iainrobinson.bsky.social · Aug 20
“It’s very hard to predict what the exact impacts are going to be for different species, but it is very worrying, because the seasonal cycle is completely out of whack at the moment and our wildlife is not adapted to that”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Early ripening of berries in UK shows nature is under stress, say experts
Hot summer also causing trees to shed their leaves as concerns raised over ‘food gap’ for wildlife in autumn
www.theguardian.com
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Wensum Woodlanders @wensumwoodlanders.bsky.social · Jun 19
“If global CO2 emissions stay at their current highs of about 40 billion tonnes a year, 130 billion tonnes gives the world roughly three years until that carbon budget is exhausted.”

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Three years left to limit warming to 1.5C, top scientists warn
The Earth could be doomed to breach a key climate target in as little as three years, scientists warn.
www.bbc.co.uk
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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · Jun 19
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London Pensions Fund Authority sets 5% goal for climate solutions investment

Find out more: www.ipe.com/news/london-pen...

#ClimateAction
London Pensions Fund Authority sets 5% goal for climate solutions investment
LPFA will continue to revise its targets as more guidance is issued and as climate solutions market evolves
www.ipe.com
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Iain Robinson 🌳 @iainrobinson.bsky.social · May 25
Announcing:
‘Root and
Branch Nature
Writing’

Prompts and Techniques for Nature Writing.

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Announcing: 'Root and Branch Nature Writing Prompts and Techniques for Nature Writing. "Through a carefully designed series of practical exercises you will learn to sharpen your observational skills and get noticing the nature around you. "
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Iain Robinson 🌳 @iainrobinson.bsky.social · May 23
“If this continues through the summer we would expect to see widespread biological impacts. This is a significant warming event.”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Unprecedented’ marine heatwave hits waters around Devon, Cornwall and Ireland
Scientists warn of profound impacts as sea temperatures rise by up to 4C above average for springtime
www.theguardian.com
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Wensum Woodlanders @wensumwoodlanders.bsky.social · May 23
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Wildlife charities urge Labour to scrap ‘licence to kill nature’ in planning bill
Conservationists say part of bill allowing developers to avoid environmental laws by paying into nature fund should be ditched
www.theguardian.com
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Wensum Woodlanders @wensumwoodlanders.bsky.social · May 23
Please email your MP about the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

Really easy to do in the link.

And please share.

www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/planning-and...
Planning and Infrastructure Bill | Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Norfolk Wildlife Trust believes that the Planning and Infrastructure Bill represents the biggest threat to our nature laws for over a generation. As currently drafted, the bill represents a loss for n...
www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk
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Iain Robinson 🌳 @iainrobinson.bsky.social · May 20
“Sea level rise will become unmanageable at just 1.5C of global heating and lead to “catastrophic inland migration”, the scientists behind a new study have warned.”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Sea level rise will cause ‘catastrophic inland migration’, scientists warn
Rising oceans will force millions away from coasts even if global temperature rise remains below 1.5C, analysis finds
www.theguardian.com
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Iain Robinson 🌳 @iainrobinson.bsky.social · May 18
“European “green” funds holding more than $33bn of investments in major oil and gas companies have been revealed by an investigation, despite fossil fuels being the root cause of the climate crisis.”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: European ‘green’ investments hold billions in fossil fuel majors
Exclusive: Funds with names such as ‘Sustainable Global Stars’ have stakes in some of the world’s biggest polluters
www.theguardian.com
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Dr Andrew Boswell #ClimateLitigation @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · May 16
📢📢NEW CAMPAIGN 👉SCRAP CARBON CAPTURE

✅series of short films to educate MPs & public - watch first with @sioldridge.bsky.social below
❌why fossil fuel Carbon Capture must be scrapped in Climate Plan
📜 write to your MP now scrapcc.org/CCS-ACTION-BS1

More links in posts below
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Stop the Wensum Link @stopwensumlink.bsky.social · Mar 18
Economic growth & environmental protection aren't rivals—they're partners in a sustainable future. With smart planning, streamlined rules, & collaboration, we can protect ecosystems www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Treasury accused of ‘being nasty’ to bats in pursuit of growth
Councils’ planning officers will no longer be told by Natural England to read bat protection guidelines, in a shock to conservationists
www.thetimes.com
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