I found Hypocreopsis rhododendri - Hazel Gloves in #Trusham woods. A very rare fungus. Red Data List species, temperate rainforest indicator. Go me!

What on earth is this giant pink octopus doing in the middle of London?!🐙

The secretive deep sea mining industry likes to operate out of sight but we’re making that a little harder for them by crashing their conference with our eight legged friend. SURPRISE!

We can’t save the

680% more dolphins as bycatch reported when video monitoring forced people to record accurately - that's a whole lot of fibbing before, then...

Hmmm. Dubai got a year’s worth of rain in 4 hours. Maybe it really is time to ‘transition away from fossil fuels’ cnn.com/2024/04/16/wea…

World faces ‘deathly silence’ of nature as wildlife disappears, warn experts theguardian.com/environment/20…

In the final talk at the #LandUseSummit , Tim Benton calls for the audience to take the conversation beyond this lecture theatre, beyond our academic community, and into communities.

Governments need to know that there’s appetite for change around land use.

⛺️Dartmoor National Park Authority have updated the map showing where public can camp on the commons...

Regardless of the outcome in the Supreme Court this autumn, this will likely be the definitive zonation going forward.

🧵So, let’s take a look at what’s GONE and what's NEW.

Lucy Smith, Defra UK Director of Strategy & Change, says Land Use Framework out this summer

But says “it’s not going to tell land managers what to do with their land”

So what happens if landowners don’t want to help meet nature & climate goals? 🤔

#LandUseSummit

Want to hear more about Right to Roam's new book, WILD SERVICE: Why Nature Needs You?

Join me, nickhayesillustration & Nadia Shaikh at 6.30pm TONIGHT for a live discussion and Q&A

Link to (free) tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/wild-service…

Great to hear Roger Mortlock, chief exec of CPRE The countryside charity, talk about the need for a land use framework, land value capture/ taxes, and the importance of democratic participation in how land is used #LandUseSummit

Today, a bill that seeks to ban peat sales in England will be introduced to parliament.

After 40 years of campaigning, could a ban on peat-based composts finally be within reach Rishi Sunak?

It’s time peat stays in #BogsNotBags . 👉 wildlifetrusts.org/news/last-chan…

Today MPs will debate a new law to end the sale of precious peat bogs for garden compost.

This is hugely important and is supported by gardeners and nature groups.

A last chance for govt to act before the election.

Monty Don Conservative Environment Network The Wildlife Trusts

telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/1…

The legacy of Thérèse Coffey at Defra UK is not just awful but also unlawful.

Natural England Steve Reed Wildlife and Countryside Link The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Helena Horton Rebecca Speight Craig Bennett

Many thanks Leigh Day Matrix