Drew Bennellick

New job in Blackpool working on a @naturetownscities.bsky.social project. Deadline 6 Feb. A chance to help nature recover across Blackpool. www.greater.jobs/en-gb/job/75...

One of #MartensOnTheMove volunteers had a lovely surprise on Christmas Day when they recorded a pine marten visiting their feeder in our Brechfa Monitoring Hub. The feeder was put up in November and this is the first time the volunteer has recorded a marten! #NationalLotteryHeritageFund

#MartensOnTheMove attended the Wales Biodiversity Partnership Conference and discussed how the project is working with local communities to support pine marten recovery across Monmouthshire, Powys, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. Full article here ➡️ bit.ly/4pK1RJ2 #NationalLotteryHeritageFund

Totally support this and delighted to sign-up at a Campaign for National Parks event last night in Parliament 👏💚

VWT’s #MartensOnTheMove hosted a pine marten den box training day in Forestry England Forest of Dean. The team showed volunteers how to:
- Pick the right tree for a den box
- Install a den box
- Monitor it for pine marten presence
- Carry out a maintenance check
#NationalLotteryHeritageFund

Want to come and work with me at the National Lottery Heritage Fund? We’re looking for a Policy Project Manager to work across heritage policy including nature and communities. Deadline 23 Nov. heritagefund.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/v...

National Lottery Heritage Fund is looking for a Committee Member for our Midlands and East Committee. Deadline 7 December. We are looking for someone with landscape and nature expertise to help us make decisions on grants between £250k and £5m. heritagefund.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/v...

New Natural Environment Service launches and we are HIRING! I am very excited that after a period of change I can commence the recruitment to posts within the newly launched Natural Environment… | K... New Natural Environment Service launches and we are HIRING! I am very excited that after a period of change I can commence the recruitment to posts within the newly launched Natural Environment Serv...

Excited to see these new jobs go live. A legacy of the #HeritageFund and @nationaltrust.org.uk Future Parks Accelerator www.linkedin.com/posts/kat-de... @naturetownscities.bsky.social

Great to see the first ever Nature Towns and Cities communities conference happening today in Manchester drawing community groups together to share learning from across the UK. Well done those supporting including #HeritageFund, #TheCoop, #CommunityFund, #NationalTrust and #NaturalEngland

🌳 A new mission to bring nature home

We’re on a mission to help millions more people enjoy nature and green space. Two thirds of people lack access to quality green space close to home. We’re working to change that, together.

naturetownsandcities.org.uk
#NatureTownsAndCities

New Carbon Garden at Kew Gardens - worth a visit - simple interpretation, clear messaging and nice pavilion

Nature Towns and Cities launches with £15million investment We’re supporting 40 towns and cities across the UK to improve and create accessible green spaces, streets and neighbourhoods.

We’ve announced a £15million investment in Nature Towns and Cities, a UK-wide mission to enable millions of people to enjoy nature and green space close to home. It’s a partnership with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, National Trust and Natural England. www.heritagefund.org.uk/news/nature-...

Woodland Trust report calls for action to save woodland wildlife - BBC News Nearly a quarter of Surrey is covered in woodland but the quality is declining, says Woodland Trust.

Now we need to save our woodlands. Woodland Trust ‘State of Woodlands’ new report. 37% drop in woodland birds since 1995. 47% drop in woodland butterflies between 1990 and 2022. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Citizen Science Coordinator (Chalk Streams) We are seeking a motivated professional with experience in recruiting, coordinating and facilitating volunteer activities for citizen scientists to conduct research and monitoring effectively, safely ...

JOB VACANCY!

Citizen Science Coordinator with the Chiltern Chalk Streams Project

Want to support conservation of chalk streams, conduct research and work with citizen scientists? Apply below

Deadline: 30 June 

Excited to announce this new Landscape Connections project today! www.heritagefund.org.uk/news/scotlan...

Future of reds looks rosy thanks to massive funding award | Northumberland Wildlife Trust Northumberland Wildlife Trust is delighted to have received an amazing £4.86m from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the five-year Red Squirrel Recovery Network (RSRN) project.

@chrisgpackham.bsky.social Hi Chris. If you are talking about red squirrels on @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social next week any chance you could name check National Lottery Heritage Fund and this brilliant new project we’ve just funded. Massive boost for our fave mammal. www.nwt.org.uk/news/future-...

Free online conference on creating nature towns and cities. 5 June. Supported by @heritagefunduk.bsky.social, @nationaltrust.org.uk and @naturalengland.bsky.social naturetownsandcities.org.uk/event/creati...

Met members of Peakland Environmental Farmers and Swaledale & Wensleydale Environmental Farmers this week with @heritagefunduk Trustee Julian Glover. Supported with some grant funding they plan to work collaboratively across nearly 200 farms to help nature recover.

Audley End, Saffron Walden dating from 1831. William Sawrey Gilpin parterre “Gilpin obliged with a parterre garden stretching out towards the Temple of Concord and composed of 170 geometric flower beds crisply cut from the turf - no yew hedges, no clipped box.” @englishheritage.bsky.social

Image of a Starling perched with wording alongside reading: Birds in Greenspaces survey. Can you help? www.bto.org/greenspaces-pilot. Image credit: Starling © Edmund Fellowes/BTO. BTO logo sits top right of image.

Calling all nature lovers in cities, towns and villages! 🐦🦆 Have you signed up to our Birds in Greenspaces pilot survey yet? ➡️ bit.ly/birds-greensp... #UKBirding #Birds

📢We’re hiring an Events and Special Projects Coordinator!
This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who is passionate about Nature Recovery and wants to work with a team that really makes a difference! 🌳 We have some exciting events in the pipeline that you could lead! Deadline 11th April!

‘People love being here’: London development shows harmony between nature and housing Five thousand new homes alongside a paradise for newts appears to fly in face of government’s ‘false wedge’

Good article about when developers and wildlife trusts can work together www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Find out more about Changing Chalk here: www.southdowns.gov.uk/wildlife-hab...

Wrong trees in the wrong place can make cities hotter at night, study reveals While trees can cool some cities significantly during the day, new research shows that tree canopies can also trap heat and raise temperatures at night. The

Wrong trees in the wrong place can make cities hotter at night, study reveals

While trees can cool some cities significantly during the day, new research shows that tree canopies can also trap heat and raise temperatures at night.

www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

Beautiful afternoon to visit the newly completed restoration works at Greenwich Park supported by @heritagefunduk.bsky.social. Avenue planting, 1661 Grand Ascent reinstated, view point refurbished and new education garden. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...

Magnolia stellata ‘roses’. Stunning.

Biodiversity loss in all species and every ecosystem linked to humans – report Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts

Humans are driving biodiversity loss among all species across the planet, one of the most exhaustive global studies on the subject ever conducted finds.

This is *us*, people: you + me. It's up to all of us to get into the fight for the natural world. 🌏
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New national forest to see 20m trees planted across West by 2050 The government says the new Western Forest project will help the UK meet its tree-planting targets.

Great to see that one of three new national forests is planned for the west of England.

Positive there’s a focus on urban areas too (including Bristol) where trees are going to play a crucial role in supporting climate resilience.

Excellent work👏👍

Feeling very seen... 😝
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...