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Dr Rose O’Neill

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Ceo Campaign for National Parks. Fighting for wilder National Parks in England and Wales. Nature. Landscape. Rivers. Access. Social justice.

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Dr Rose O’Neill @roseoneill.bsky.social · Nov 10

If you ask the public about what National Parks are for, the same answer comes up time after time. Wildlife. Nature. Places to connect with the wild.

A ‘nature first’ commitment could be the basis for a new social contract between the National Parks and the nation.

www.cnp.org.uk/blog/put-nat...

It’s time to put nature first in our National Parks

As world leaders meet to discuss the global biodiversity crisis, our Chief Executive, Dr Rose O’Neill, argues it’s time to prioritise nature.

www.cnp.org.uk

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 2d

Our National Parks are at risk. ⚠️

From the rugged Lakes to the sweeping South Downs, these landscapes define us and our future. They sustain wildlife, communities and our wellbeing - and they must be protected.

A future that puts them at risk isn't what anyone voted for.

A scenic view of a National Park landscape with a winding stone path leading through green hills and valleys under soft sunlight. In the centre of the image, bold black text on a red-and-black hazard-striped background reads: “DON’T WEAKEN NATIONAL PARK PROTECTIONS.” Below it, in white text, is the hashtag “#NationalParksMatter.”

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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 2d

The British public love National Parks & Landscapes.

Weakening the law that protects them would be devastating for nature, visitors & the businesses they support.

These places need more support from Gov't to make them wilder & more accessible to everyone 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups

Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

www.theguardian.com

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 2d

Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’, say environmentalists

Pleased to have signed @campaign4parks.bsky.social's letter urging Ministers to drop plans to remove the Protected Landscapes Duty on public bodies 1/

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups

Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

www.theguardian.com

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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 1d

Over 200 charities, businesses & organisations have signed our open letter to Keir Starmer asking him not to weaken the laws protecting National Parks and Landscapes.

We're so thankful to everyone who added their name 💪

This letter represents millions of people and shows that #NationalParksMatter

Over 200 charities, businesses and organisations have signed our open letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer asking him not to weaken the laws protecting National Parks and National Landscapes.

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Friends of the Lake District @friendsoflakes.bsky.social · 9d

A new poll run by YouGov of over 2,000 people shows that support for a charge on visits to the Lake District is high among both residents and visitors. Click here to read more about this story here:
https://loom.ly/w9QN7Uc

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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 8d

"They better look after the National Parks & the Protected Landscapes because it's going to be precious, not just for us but, 150, 200 years time people will regret it if those things start getting traded off"

@rory-stewart.bsky.social puts it best 👇

(27:06)
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The Rest Is Politics - Podcast Episode | Global Player

455. Question Time: Is Europe Already At War With Russia?

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Dr Rose O’Neill @roseoneill.bsky.social · 7d

The Yorkshire Dales National Park is a hotspot for bird of prey killing.

Another hen harrier - Sita - killed, last known location above grouse moor.

We need a change in law urgently.

www.henharrierday.uk/news/suspici...

Suspicious Disappearance of Hen Harrier Sita | Hen Harrier Action

One of the four young Hen Harriers satellite tagged thanks to the generous donations from supporters has vanished in suspicious circumstances on a grouse moor

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 8d

Natural England confirms ongoing & relentless illegal persecution is reason why Hen Harriers are still rare in England.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/02/h...

Hardly any Hen Harrier nesting attempts on English grouse moors for second year running

Natural England has finally got around to publishing the data for the 2025 Hen Harrier breeding season, which demonstrate very clear differences between areas managed for conservation and those man…

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 7d

Climate change is already damaging the nature, beauty and heritage we care for. Without deep and sustained cuts to emissions, nature faces an even more perilous future and the places people love will continue to suffer.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr Rose O’Neill @roseoneill.bsky.social · 8d

Today, they're needed more than ever, but they're under huge pressure, and now there is shocking talk that the government wants to water down planning protections that only came into law a couple of years ago.”

Listen from 27 mins in

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455. Question Time: Is Europe Already At War With Russia?

Podcast Episode · The Rest Is Politics · 01/10/2025 · 35m

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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 10d

Is Labour about to put its historic link with National Parks at risk?

National Parks are world-famous as Britain’s most special & iconic landscapes.

Why on earth would any Gov't want to make it easier to pollute the Lake District or bulldoze the New Forest?
greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/09/30/i...

Is Labour about to put its historic link with National Parks at risk?

At last year’s Labour party conference the prime minister spoke about the beauty and wonder of the Lake District. Visitors to this year’s conference are greeted by six Labour history information bo…

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Kate Ashbrook @campaignerkate.bsky.social · 9d

The third New Perspectives residential organised by @campaign4parks.bsky.social for young campaigners in @bannaubrycheiniog.bsky.social with @roseoneill.bsky.social @ebenmyrddin.bsky.social @ruthlovell.bsky.social @tirweddaucymru.bsky.social campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/o...

O dan y bannau

Beneath the beacons, o dan y bannau, sounds as lyrical in Welsh as it does in English. That’s where we were for the third of the Campaign for National Parks’s New Perspective residentia…

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 15d

Very excited to share that I'm writing a new book, THE GHOSTS OF CHALK COUNTRY - about the loss of England's chalk downland: a tale of flowers, fascism & freedom.

To be published by @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social in April 2027:
www.thebookseller.com/rights/willi...

Website: ghostsofchalkcountry.org

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 23d

It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there.

Dr Adam Evans @a-b-evans.bsky.social · 23d

A... remarkable new @walesgovernance.bsky.social ITV Wales @yougov.co.uk poll of Welsh voting intentions for the next Senedd election (changes since May)

- Plaid 30% (-)
- Reform 29% (+4)
- Labour 14% (-4)
- Cons 11% (-2)
- Lib Dems 6% (-1)
- Green 6% (+1)
- Other 4% (+2)

#Senedd #devolution

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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 15d

7 things we learnt from the High Court about National Parks 👀

With the Protected Landscapes now duty under threat👎 we reviewed what the precedent-setting High Court cases mean for National Parks law, following our year of legal action ⚖️
www.cnp.org.uk/blog/7-thing...

7 things we learnt from the High Court about National Parks

After the change in law in 2023, what the precedent-setting High Court cases mean for National Parks law.

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Dr Rose O’Neill @roseoneill.bsky.social · 16d

Strengthening the duty on public bodies to “seek to further” National Parks and Landscapes was biggest step forward in protection in decades. Ditching it makes no sense: evidence including from NE, Defra, the Parks & the High Court, all suggests the Duty works alongside the Planning system. (3/3)

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Dr Rose O’Neill @roseoneill.bsky.social · 16d

National Parks are the Crown Jewels of our countryside, loved by millions, and world-famous as Britain’s most special and iconic landscapes. Why on earth would any Government want to make it easier to pollute the Lake District or bulldoze the New Forest?
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Dr Rose O’Neill @roseoneill.bsky.social · 16d

If this came to pass, it would be absolutely devastating for National Parks and National Landscapes.

The Protected Landacapes duty is the main power they have to secure action for nature. But the Times is reporting Ministers considering scrapping it. 1/3

www.thetimes.com/uk/history/a...

Sunset over a Lake District fell taken from The Times

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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 20d

Now we know that National Park rivers are at risk, it’s time to demand better for them 💪

Our rivers at risk report outlines 5 key recommendations govs in Eng and Wales need to implement to rescue our rivers.

Speak up for rivers www.cnp.org.uk/support/camp...

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Dr Rose O’Neill @roseoneill.bsky.social · 22d

Wood larks, night jars & glow worms. That’s what can come back “incredibly quickly” when conifer plantation is removed & heathland restored. Wonderful success from the New Forest. Imagine if Forestry England expanded this to the rest of their National Park estate).

www.bbc.com/news/article...

How wildlife in New Forest returns after heathland fire destruction

A survey of newly restored heathland finds species recover surprisingly quickly

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 24d

Revealed: Sewage overflows twice as bad inside national parks

Exclusive: @campaign4parks.bsky.social attack ‘outrageous’ situation, saying waters in protected areas should be cleanest

Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Revealed: sewage overflow in English and Welsh national parks twice outside rate

Exclusive: Campaigners attack ‘outrageous’ situation, saying waters in protected areas should be cleanest

www.theguardian.com

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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 24d

National Parks encompass some of the most biodiverse and important rivers in the country💧

Yet even in precious #NationalParks, freshwaters have been ignored by successive governments, companies & regulators 📉

It's time to recue our rivers 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/support/camp...

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Dr Rose O’Neill @roseoneill.bsky.social · 24d

Sewage pours into rivers of English and Welsh national parks at twice rate elsewhere.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Revealed: sewage overflow in English and Welsh national parks twice outside rate

Exclusive: Campaigners attack ‘outrageous’ situation, saying waters in protected areas should be cleanest

www.theguardian.com

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 28d

Research reveals huge disparity between perceived and actual willingness of public to contribute to fixing climate

- "[Politicians] have more public support than they may realise"

#climatecrisis #89percent
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Underestimating support for climate action limits political decision making, study says

Research reveals huge disparity between perceived and actual willingness of public to contribute to fixing climate

www.theguardian.com

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Rachel Salvidge @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social · 28d

England’s farmland is becoming the dumping ground for industrial waste. The rules are outdated. The oversight is broken. And the public is only just being told. 6/
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms

Exclusive: Leachate is tankered to treatment works where it mixes with sewage and industrial effluent

www.theguardian.com

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