Craig Bennett
@craigbennett3.bsky.social
CEO of The Wildlife Trusts, UK.
Advisory Commissioner, 2030 Clean Power Commission. Senior Associate, CISL. Associate Fellow, Homerton College, Cambridge. Judge, The Wainwright Prize.
Formerly CEO Friends of the Earth
Advisory Commissioner, 2030 Clean Power Commission. Senior Associate, CISL. Associate Fellow, Homerton College, Cambridge. Judge, The Wainwright Prize.
Formerly CEO Friends of the Earth
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BY ME at #HouseMagazine at #PoliticsHome
The #PlanningAndInfrastructureBill #PiB is a microcosm of where #Labour is getting it wrong...
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
The #PlanningAndInfrastructureBill #PiB is a microcosm of where #Labour is getting it wrong...
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Don't blame the bats, Labour – you're not just damaging nature but your own poll rating too
It wasn't meant to be this way. Sixteen months on from winning a massive majority, off the back of a manifesto that promised 'to restore and protec...
www.politicshome.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
BY ME at #HouseMagazine at #PoliticsHome
The #PlanningAndInfrastructureBill #PiB is a microcosm of where #Labour is getting it wrong...
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
The #PlanningAndInfrastructureBill #PiB is a microcosm of where #Labour is getting it wrong...
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
BY ME at #HouseMagazine at #PoliticsHome
The #PlanningAndInfrastructureBill #PiB is a microcosm of where #Labour is getting it wrong...
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
The #PlanningAndInfrastructureBill #PiB is a microcosm of where #Labour is getting it wrong...
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Don't blame the bats, Labour – you're not just damaging nature but your own poll rating too
It wasn't meant to be this way. Sixteen months on from winning a massive majority, off the back of a manifesto that promised 'to restore and protec...
www.politicshome.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
BY ME at #HouseMagazine at #PoliticsHome
The #PlanningAndInfrastructureBill #PiB is a microcosm of where #Labour is getting it wrong...
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
The #PlanningAndInfrastructureBill #PiB is a microcosm of where #Labour is getting it wrong...
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
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Catch up with last night's Wild Live session on blue carbon and seabeds, featuring @sussexkelp.bsky.social's George Short with @craigbennett3.bsky.social and an expert panel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2APd...
#Nature #Carbon #NetZero
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2APd...
#Nature #Carbon #NetZero
Wild LIVE: Mud matters - How do we protect our blue carbon stores in UK seabeds?
YouTube video by The Wildlife Trusts
www.youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Catch up with last night's Wild Live session on blue carbon and seabeds, featuring @sussexkelp.bsky.social's George Short with @craigbennett3.bsky.social and an expert panel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2APd...
#Nature #Carbon #NetZero
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2APd...
#Nature #Carbon #NetZero
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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...
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
October 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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...
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...
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...
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
October 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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...
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...
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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
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
October 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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
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
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
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
October 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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
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
"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!
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!
September 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"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!
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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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
One of the best sites for butterflies in Cambridgeshire, has just got better.
@tonyjuniper.bsky.social @brianecambs.bsky.social @craigbennett3.bsky.social
🦋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
youtu.be/iRcItx3z5cI
Helping butterflies tackle climate change - Trumpington Meadows Butterfly banks
YouTube video by Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants
youtu.be
September 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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
One of the best sites for butterflies in Cambridgeshire, has just got better.
@tonyjuniper.bsky.social @brianecambs.bsky.social @craigbennett3.bsky.social
At long long last...
(It really really should not have taken this long)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
(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
July 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
At long long last...
(It really really should not have taken this long)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
(It really really should not have taken this long)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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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
UK Government promised to protect nature – but new changes to the planning system threaten to do the opposite. More > buff.ly/3jTsoyL
May 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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
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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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...
"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
May 3, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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...
"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...
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...
"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
May 3, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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...
"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...
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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...
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
April 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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...
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...
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...
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
April 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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...
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...
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-...
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
April 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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-...
Register via link below & join me online from 7pm UK!
www.wildlifetrusts.org/events/2025-...
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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/...
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
April 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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/...
We need changes to the #PlanningBill to make developments like this the norm rather than the exception
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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/...
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
April 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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/...
We need changes to the #PlanningBill to make developments like this the norm rather than the exception
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🌳 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.”
✅ 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.”
April 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
🌳 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.”
✅ 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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@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/...
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
March 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
@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/...
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/...
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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!
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!
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.
March 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
March 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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!
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!
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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/...
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
March 11, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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/...
Crop losses could be of a similar scale to those caused by the climate crisis in recent decades
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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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
March 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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/...