While the rest of the UK languishes in a housing crisis, ex-hedge fund manager and Italian aristocrat Count Luca Padulli has amassed a huge property empire including 100,000 properties, plus 14,000 acres and 4 country mansions in Norfolk alone: whoownsnorfolk.org/post/norfolk-l…

You what, Wales? No protective bathing status for Wye because ‘having bathers in the river will harm the environment, considering its protected status'

Swimming is now officially an act of resistance. #LoveYourRiver #savethewye

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Two charged with causing criminal damage to UK's famous Sycamore Gap tree and Hadrian's Wall last September bbc.in/3QqeZn7

The illusion humans are separate from nature is at the heart of the environmental crises we face. I’m supporting the ‘We Are Nature’ campaign to change the definition of nature to include humans. Do show your support, because we are all part of nature!

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Andrew's glorious photos of the Welsh temperate rainforest of Ty Canol glow from every page of this book - was delighted to write a foreword for it: x.com/bluesauce/stat…

Delighted to receive my books 'Coedwig Gwyllt- Wild Woodland' documenting a more than ten-year love affair with a local temperate rainforest. I am thrilled that Guy Shrubsole agreed to write an absolutely beautiful foreword for me.

Review and buy here:
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1 year ago TODAY my swift brick petition closed with 110k signatures leading to a proposal supported by experts.
WHY no action?

'Apparently Rishi Sunak doesn’t like the idea&has blocked it.' - Zac Goldsmith

Our PM doesn't want to save our icons of summer from extinction.

Why is six months' worth of meetings held by the Environment Secretary missing from the official records?

Still not had a response to this from Defra UK (despite me emailing them 20 days ago)... cc ICO - Information Commissioner's Office

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A typically torrential April walk on Dartmoor this afternoon discussing commons, moorland history & environmental politics with Dartmoor historian Matthew Kelly (Matt Kelly), Tony Whitehead & Lisa Schneidau… and yes given Matt’s twitter handle we had to visit Scorhill stone circle!

1/3: Hot on the heels of Campaign for National Parks #NationalParks Health Check, which highlighted that just 6% of National Parks are well-managed for nature, great to see that nature recovery has come up as the top priority for the Yorkshire Dales National Park National Park. cravenherald.co.uk/news/24259981.…

Incredible display of early purple orchids, bluebells, ramsons, primroses & bugle, at this faerie glade near the Dart river

Myself and Kate Ashbrook, Lifelong Campaigner, General Secretary of the Open Spaces Society and Patron of the Sheffield Environmental Movement. Keynote speakers at the 92nd Kinder Scout Mass Trespass celebration at Hayfield, Edale. Re-living the Spirit of Kinder

Extraordinary example of ‘passive rewilding’ at Ruddycleave Water on Dartmoor. Wet willow scrub, hazel, rowan & birch feathering over a lightly-grazed common (cattle & ponies more than sheep), interlaced with orchid-studded mires & mossy bogs

It's arrived! We've kept this book as short, compact and easy to read as possible. We believe everyone needs to understand exactly how we have been stitched up and what we can do about it.

Sorry but I can't help roll my eyes at the tea-towel sepia with which the Kinder mass trespass is commemorated.

Organisations which wouldn't dream of supporting mass trespass themselves, let alone a trespass led by overt communists, claiming it as their heritage now it's safe.

Also good to see recognition that 'Nature will be central to each of the missions' the party has set out. We hope Keir Starmer will add nature recovery explicitly to his mission statement and all party leaders will explain to the public how they'd safeguard the future of nature.

Our natural world is great for our health and wellbeing.

Labour's mission-driven approach will mobilise every arm of government to improve the health of our country.

Looking forward to working with Steve Reed on improving mental health by providing better access to nature 👇🏻

We're at 6,378 signatures for our petition to Steve Barclay to approve the £10,000,000 budget required to start clearing Hoad's Wood from 27,000 tonnes of illegally dumped landfill no later than 14 June 2024. 🗓️

Please sign & share far and wide 💚🙏

👉change.org/rescuehoadswood👈

“Starmer will need bold policies to meet public demand for nature recovery. Now we have the statement of ambition – next, the public deserve to know how Labour would deliver.” - sound analysis as ever from ⁦Richard Benwell⁩ theguardian.com/environment/20…

Good to see Steve Reed recognise that the next Government must redouble action to halt wildlife decline, with a promise Labour would do it.

Hints here about policies, but lots left unsaid. We'll need much more detail ahead of the election, please.

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