John Gummer on the money again. Is government listening or will it continue the drive to our collective doom?

Clattinger Farm looking its finest today. Probably the best floodplain meadows in the country Wilts Wildlife Trust Floodplain Meadows Partnership

I'm speaking up for precious wildlife with CumbriaWildlifeTrust - will you join me? Plans for a new 450-lodge holiday resort at Roanhead near Barrow-in-Furness will devastate nature including rare natterjack toads.  action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/128073/-/…

Meadow meditation is the new forest bathing! Enjoy this wonderful new episode of 5 in Five with Maria Long on Wildflowers of Floodplain Meadows filmed with Clonmacnoise as a backdrop Produced by Trinity College Botanic Garden m.youtube.com/watch?v=F5GP40…

My thoughts on the current impasse in England and Wales with regard to Beaver introductions to the wild.... wcl.org.uk/keep-beavering…

The ecological impact of wolf reintroduction to Britain. A wolf ecologist’s view🧵. Wolf reintroduction to Britain is again a hot topic in the media. So I want to share what we know about the wolf’s ecological impacts in a model European system, Białowieża Primeval Forest.

National Parks should be wild spaces brimming with wildlife. Highlighted by "What we have, what we want" from Alex Lees

And I'm not saying I disagree with the consensus. There are plenty of places in the Dales where more tree cover is vital. However there are also many places where tree cover would be highly damaging to both very important habitats and the species they support.

I need your help! Upland/marginal farms are being closed out of Higher Tier schemes, there's an 80% drop in the number of agreements being approved I've started a petition for farmers like me who are fed up with being left behind Please sign & retweet! startafire.co/james-robinson…

You don’t need to be a farmer to sign this, the more the merrier. There is a quiet swell of farmers who want to do the right thing for nature and food production. If you believe they should be helped and paid to do so (with the money they were promised) please share and sign.

Had a site visit today with the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust who showed me around their newtake at Bellever - the site of the pony and salt lick trial. Apparently before the ponies arrived the newtake was dominated by Molinia - now not so much! The salt licks encourage the ponies

If you haven’t yet signed, please add your name to the over 2500 who have already joined me in calling for greater access to higher tier schemes once again. They really are vital for upland and marginal farms, and small diverse farms. Thank you 😊 startafire.co/james-robinson…

New team of pigs helping natural regeneration at Lowther cwherald.com/farm-and-count…

Our new research finds that spot-on flea treatments on pets are a major source of river contamination with potent insecticides. Also, owners hands are continually contaminated by contact with treated pets. Pls RT (1/2) theguardian.com/environment/20… Rose Perkins PAN UK

Swifts are as old as the Rocky Mountains, evolving 7 epochs ago. For 60 million years they've reigned the skies. Each year they fly for 6,500 hours nonstop yet when they come home they come home to us. That's why EVERYONE is asking YOU to save them Michael Gove🪶

With Defra UK announcement that some options will be capped “food production remains the primary focus of farming” 🤦🏼‍♂️ of course this is the case What we require is a #landUseFramework that let’s us understand how we balance #food #Nature #Energy #Housing

Pheasant with Grass Snake photo John Tomsett

The Dog, the Quad and the Wild Wild Land Rural Depopulation & Land Use Change in Scotland a thread provoked by "The Last Keeper" a film by Tom Opre Preface I'm not a rural worker. But my dad was, he was a shepherd who worked with a dog & lost his job to land use change 1/20

🌟✨Yesterday the last 2 chicks fledged. An extraordinary year. Brilliant result from the efforts of so many farmers, land owners, field workers, volunteers, gamekeepers, donors and the local communities. A fantastic outcome for our curlew population. Many thanks to all. 🙏🙏

Swift action anyone? Email [email protected] simply saying ‘please mandate swift bricks’ with a subject line: MANDATE SWIFT BRICKS. Please encourage everyone to do this. Will take 30 seconds.