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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 18h

An excellent new initiative led by a local community that is sick to the back teeth of illegal raptor persecution inside this National Park.

Bravo, @friendsofthedales.bsky.social

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

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‘Eyes on the Skies’ – new campaign to raise awareness of raptor persecution in the Yorkshire Dales National Park

Following the recent collapse of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Bird of Prey Partnership (due to its failure to tackle crimes against birds of prey), and the news that since 2015, 29 Hen Harrier…

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

Utterly beholden to lobbyists, staggeringly ignorant and dismissive of the natural world: Rachel Reeves might not look or sound like Donald Trump, but she is behaving very much like him. This government is even more of an ecological hazard than the Tories were.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

www.theguardian.com

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Wild Card @wildcard.land · 6d

BREAKING🚨The new #ArchbishopOfCanterbury has just been announced! We’ll be welcoming Dame Sarah Mullally into her new role by delivering our petition calling on the Church to help save nature by rewilding their vast landholdings. Join us 24th of October. RSVP here: bit.ly/archbishop-g....

Archbishop, give nature hope!

Nature is in desperate need for a new Ark to carry us through the biodiversity and climate crises we are facing, but there is hope in rewilding. As one of the UK's biggest landowners the Church has th...

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Wild Card @wildcard.land · 7d

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Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

www.theguardian.com

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Wild Card @wildcard.land · 10d

Really excited to read this new ‘Book of Bogs’ anthology. Particularly liking @guyshrubsole.bsky.social ‘s chapter title ‘Make Britain Wet Again’
#peatland #bogs #NatureWritng

A photo of The Book of Bogs: Stories from a Yorkshire Moor and other Peatlands edited by Anna Chilvers and Clare Shaw with an image of moorland in autumnal colours of oranges and browns with a lane and wetlands in the distance

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IngerAndersen.bsky.social @ingerandersen.bsky.social · 14d

The United Kingdom will host the twelfth session of the Plenary of the @ipbes.net next year.

Pleased to see Mary Creagh, UK Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Environment, at #UNGA to discuss more.

Look forward to working with the 🇬🇧 to deliver ambitious outcomes for biodiversity.

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Wild Card @wildcard.land · 15d

Bridestones Rewilded are buying an area of the Pennine moors in this fantastic community project

www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/community/ca...

News site capture of the story with the headline Calderdale Community group on the final stretch of its race to buy the Bridestones. Images shows 5 members of the group standing on the moors

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 15d

The 2 biggest old birches in the woods were both toppled in the same storm a couple of years back.

The light gaps opened up have exploded with flowers like these devil's bit, flying insects, and young trees.

The sheer *dynamism* of an Atlantic rainforest has been a revelation over these 16+ years.

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 16d

No, soil condition is not a simple measure of ecosystem state

Ecologists have long known that there are no simple metrics,

and we need to consider multiple aspects of ecosystems

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Hugh Warwick @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social · 19d

Devastating but vital investigation from @chrisgpackham.bsky.social and Megs on Cyprus - revealing horror of songbird massacre. www.youtube.com/live/UXD_9e9...

Operation Dead Air: The Cruel Limesticks Used To Kill Birds

YouTube video by Chris Packham

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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 22d

Introducing the Rivers at Risk 💧

We're looking beneath the surface of some iconic and important National Park rivers to highlight key risks and why we need to rescue our rivers.

You can take action for our rivers 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/support/camp...

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Wild Card @wildcard.land · 23d

A controversial cat for September's #RewildingSpeciesOfTheMonth😼

The Eurasian Lynx became extinct in Britain some 1,300 years ago. Researchers like @lifescape.bsky.social are calling for its return.

Read more on our blog: buff.ly/b2k9U4e

#Rewilding #Lynx

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Wild Card @wildcard.land · 23d

For those experiencing technical issues - they've now been fixed! If you're still having trouble uploading your submission, email [email protected]

Wild Card @wildcard.land · 24d

Final day to apply! Applications close at midnight!

Wild Card @wildcard.land · 28d

There’s just 5 days left to be PAID to be part of our video zine!!! 💸

ℹ️ More info: buff.ly/hEGkWoM

🔗Apply via the Google Form here: buff.ly/Dx3nnEe

#Rewilding #Agroforestry #CreativeCampaigning #ArtistsCallout #WorkForArtists #ZineSubmissions

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Curlew Action @curlewaction.bsky.social · 24d

The recording of our latest webinar, Curlews and Climate Change, is now available on on YouTube channel.

Please share it with anyone you think may be interested in watching it!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO8Z...

📷 Tom Tams

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Wild Card @wildcard.land · 26d

Please sign this petition urging the Scottish Government to stop the chronic destruction of our seabed by urgently reinstating a coastal limit on bottom-trawling and scallop dredging. #InshoreLimit ourseasscotland.eaction.org.uk/bring-back-t...

Petition to Bring Back Scotland's Inshore Limit

Scotland's coastal seabed was off-limits to bottom-trawling until 1984. Ever since the limit was removed, the fish in our seas declined as seabed habitats were destroyed. Protecting our seabed will he...

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Wild Card @wildcard.land · 26d

England's nature is dying.

Research by the @theguardian.com has revealed that only 2.83% of England's natural landscapes are properly protected. This is far below the government's commitment to #30x30.

Read the full article here: buff.ly/WRChHu5

#Rewilding #NatureRestoration

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Wild Card @wildcard.land · 28d

The UK's biggest landowners, like the Church Commissioners, claim they need all of their land for food production. But evidence shows #farming needs less and less land, leaving more room for #nature.

Check out this must-read article: buff.ly/zHHuvgj

#RewildTheChurch #Rewilding

Earth has now passed peak farmland. What's next?

The world's use of farmland has peaked, bringing the chance to turn over more space to nature. How far could the trend go?

www.bbc.co.uk

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Wild Card @wildcard.land · 28d

There’s just 5 days left to be PAID to be part of our video zine!!! 💸

ℹ️ More info: buff.ly/hEGkWoM

🔗Apply via the Google Form here: buff.ly/Dx3nnEe

#Rewilding #Agroforestry #CreativeCampaigning #ArtistsCallout #WorkForArtists #ZineSubmissions

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Wild Card @wildcard.land · 29d

Are you an active member of your church community with a passion for nature? We have just the thing for you! ⛪✨

Our #RewildTheChurch campaign has a community action pack to help you advocate for nature in your community.

Get stuck in here: buff.ly/BVYRIQU

#Rewilding #ChurchOfEngland

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Sep 9

This is infuriating. What is the point of a Marine Protected Area if trawlers are allowed to keep ploughing it?
Yet again, the government has succumbed to commercial lobbying.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Bottom trawling to continue in English protected waters, government rules

Defra says blanket ban on ‘destructive’ fishing practice disproportionate as MPs urge minister to reconsider

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · Sep 8

Guest blog - Taking a stand for marine protection by
@chriscorrigan3.bsky.social
markavery.info/2025/09/08/g...

@sussexwildlife.bsky.social challenges Marine Management Organisation on behalf of sea-horses, oysters, mussels & kelp.

Good!

#Brighton @leigh-day.bsky.social @wclnews.bsky.social

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Christian Climate Action @cclimateaction.bsky.social · Sep 5

CT speaking up by putting this issue on their front page. We all need to be putting this front and centre everywhere.

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Wild Card @wildcard.land · Sep 4

Thanks so much to @greenchristian.org.uk for hosting us at @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social last month! We had a blast🥳

Up next is Overgrowth South (#YoungWilders) and @wildsummituk.bsky.social! Come find us there! ⭐

#RewildTheChurch #Rewilding #NatureRestoration #GB25

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Wild Card @wildcard.land · Sep 2

⚖️ @wildjustice.bsky.social are challenging the UK government's Planning and Infrastructure Bill and its weakening of crucial environmental protections. The legal argument will be heard in court later this year.

#Rewilding #NatureRestoration

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