“After 9 seasons of targeted deer management, young trees of Birch, Alder, Willow, Rowan and Aspen are reaching for the skies across the heath moorland and hillsides.” Read restoration highlights from Donnie Ross, Gamekeeper for Wildland Ltd, and others: bit.ly/2024-cc-restor…

As the year ends, it was great to see four CEOs from BTO, RSPB, JNCC and WWT find the time to reflect on 2024 and share their ambitions to do even more, together, for nature in the coming year ahead! 🐦🌍 #Ornithology #NatureConservation

It's amazing that safely adding a unique ring to this adult male Goldfinch can tell us a lot about how long it lives, where it goes, and who it hangs around with. BTO ringing and birds are brilliant! Wild Barley Cheryl Wilson

At 09.20 GMT this morning the northern hemisphere reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun. From then on we will be heading towards spring, & southern hemisphere toward autumn. A spiritual moment our ancestors marked with midwinter festivals, & latterly colonised by consumerism

We are committed to banning toxic bee-killing pesticides. Read more: gov.uk/government/new…

Today's news from Defra UK of imminent ban on neonics is very welcome, and congrats to Steve Reed & Minister Emma Hardy MP for taking this long-overdue step It's essential no so-called "emergency" authorisations are granted before the law changes! bbc.com/news/articles/…

We’re excited to welcome Andy Clements as a speaker at the Citizen Zoo Rewilding Conference🦅Andy has 45 years of experience across government and NGO sectors including ESRT & has led programmes on protected areas & species conservation🌿 Buy tickets here: ow.ly/YAyL50UrV4W

We couldn’t say goodbye to 2024 without a shout out to our brilliant BTO Cuckoos! 12 have successfully made it to their wintering grounds in Africa this year! 😀🌍 You can follow the birds on our website ➡️ bto.org/cuckoos #BTOScience #Ornithology 📷 Neil Calbrade / BTO

My privilege to moderate a group of outstanding panelists at the Rewilding Futures conference in #Cambridge today, & to share some of what Natural England believes is needed to achieve Nature’s recovery. Well done Citizen Zoo for convening such a brilliant & important meeting.

Perhaps the most important content appearing on Twitter today?

We welcome the Land Use Framework. As a society, we can and must take a more strategic view of how we use land to deliver the Government's legal targets to halt and reverse nature decline, while enabling the food, new homes and infrastructure England needs.

Have your say on how we use land in England in the future -what’s the best balance between food production, development and restoring nature?

Wonderful to see the work of Wash Wader Research Group, ringing & data gathering from 330 Oystercatchers netted this morning. Mostly Scandinavian birds, some over 20 years old. Vital information collected to monitor the state of The Wash & its globally important bird life.

The Land Use Framework will ensure we make the most of our land by protecting Britain’s food security, restoring our natural world and building the homes we desperately need. Watch Secretary of State Steve Reed on Channel 4 News.

The new theme that Nature blocks ‘growth’ marks a lurch backwards of decades. At this time very important to remember that the failing health our life support system will lead to economic disaster. This paper for e.g. says Nature is worth more than GDP sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

When I published these two 12 & 10 years ago, it did seem the penny had finally dropped as to how economics depended on healthy Nature, & that the days of ‘get rid of the green crap’ & ‘the anti-growth coalition’ were behind us. Looks like new editions might be needed…

Do something nice today! It takes less than a minute to nominate THE RED HEN PROJECT movementforgood.com/index.php #nominateACharity

Visited Bloomsbury Books UK, where I was delighted to sign the first copy of ‘Just Earth’, followed by 300 more, which will now be distributed to independent book stores. Should you be inclined to order a copy on-line, then perhaps best to avoid a certain massive global corporation.

In the news again today are calls to row back on the UK’s zero carbon policy, on the grounds it costs too much. No it doesn’t, it’s an absolute bargain, compared with trying to pay for the consequences of failing to decarbonise. Also many jobs to gain. pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest…

Having served two full terms at Chair of Natural England, I’m delighted to say I will be staying for a third term. I’m looking forward to working with everyone in driving greater ambitions for Nature’s recovery in England. It’s not easy, but it is vital gov.uk/government/new…