The @houseofcommons.parliament.uk rejected the science-based amendment 40 to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill (244 votes to 132). We will continue to campaign to limit the damage this badly thought out piece of legislation will do.
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SERA (socialist society on environment affiliated to Labour) has organised a letter in support of amendment 40 limiting the use of environmental delivery plans.
SERA members include housing minister Matt Pennycook, Ed Miliband, Darren Jones and David Lammy.
Letter: www.sera.org.uk/planning-and...
Amendment 40 to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill has been voted down.
Had it passed, it would have meant more precious wildlife would have retained existing protections.
Instead, MPs have bought into the false 'nature vs growth' narrative.
Trump wants to destroy the BBC and take our money. And Nigel Farage is egging him on.
All true patriots should tell them both: hands off our BBC.
Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
Yep
Comprehensive evidence review on effects of grouse moor burning on biodiversity, carbon & water - a report the shooting industry doesn't seem keen to promote raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/08/c...
Alleged conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier on grouse moor in Yorkshire Dales National Park: Judge rules RSPB covert video surveillance is admissible evidence in prosecution of gamekeeper Racster Dingwall | Raptor Persecution UK raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/09/j...
Great to see that government WILL ban moorland burning on peat deeper than 30cm, and over a much greater area than previously
Big win for communities who've suffered the smoke + floods stemming from this Victorian practice
Only losers are ~150 wealthy grouse moor owners
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'Immigration doesn't bother me but it seems to bother everyone else' – Everyone.
This is what happens when the media runs away with Hard Right narratives.
MIGRANTS AREN'T THE PROBLEM INEQUALITY IS Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
Migrants didn't cut council funding. Migrants didn't cut NHS funding. Migrants didn't close youth centres. Migrants didn't sell off council houses. Migrants aren't filling our rivers with sewage.
Farage and co. will tell you to point the finger at migrants.
Don't fall for it.
So much cool avian vagrancy research presented and discussed at our #EOU2025 symposium today. Thanks to everyone who presented and attended @pauldufour80.bsky.social
@joewynnbirds.bsky.social
#Ornithology
Trump is now claiming that museums are the last segment of wokeness in America. There’s a lot we could say about how completely absurd and unhinged that is, but honestly, his own words say more than we ever could. Here’s what he posted:
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social - A week late, but I'm just going through my 2025's new orchid species photos, & found this. Missed it earlier. Red Helleborine plus #pollinatorpals on a wonderful BBOT visit in Buckinghamshire. Can anyone ID the tiny bee(??)? Plus a better image of a flower.
Sheffield campaigners launch bid to buy Moscar Moor for the community
Local Labour councillor Minesh Parekh said: “I look forward to people making use of the upcoming 'Community Right to Buy' legislation to bring mismanaged land into community hands”
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With over 920,000 young people in the UK not in work, education or training, breaking into the conservation sector can feel impossible. Our paid traineeships change that.
🔗 Read more -https://pulse.ly/lm8gvixevc
Another wonderful tour around Scotland, including Stonehaven & Banchory forest, John O'Groats, Orkney, & the Caingorms. Stunning landscapes, seabirds, clifftop flora, archaeological sites, castles, pine forests. And - yay! Two of my last 5 UK orchids - Bog Orchid & Creeping Ladies Tresses.
Too early for #WildFlowerHour, but now leaving Orkney. So my #bythesea highlights on cliff tops around Orkney... Scottish Primrose, Grass of Parnassus, Red Campion, Alexanders, Devil's Bit Scabious, Angelica, Eyebright, Tormentil, Bird's Foot Trefoil, & the last of the Thrift.
Government planning reforms out of touch with public demand for nature @wclnews.bsky.social
@kitstoner.bsky.social, @batconservation.bsky.social CEO “We can build homes and protect nature if we plan properly. Nature protections aren’t blocking development."
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Guest blog by @parliamentarygoose.bsky.social
Reintroductions markavery.info/2025/07/11/g...
By 2030 we aim to:
🌱 Rewild 100,000 acres of land and water
🐾 Reintroduce pine martens, black grouse & white stork
🌍 Support 250 communities to lead local nature recovery
🌾 Grow a greener, fairer economy with people, wildlife & climate at its heart
Together we can create a wilder Derbyshire 💚
Drove across this landscape recently on way to Mullet peninsula (looking for orchids). Looked fascinating. It could be even more stunning. (Can't read the article behind a paywall- sorry.)
It's the plant people love to hate... and it's going to be everywhere this summer.
But ragwort is actually a wildlife powerhouse. Read the blog my Knepp's lead ecologist Matt Phelps: https://knepp.co.uk/2025/06/a-big-year-for-ragwort-the-plant-we-love-to-hate/
@mostlyscarce.bsky.social
This #WorldEnvironmentDay, we’re launching Wilder2030 - a bold, hopeful strategy to reverse wildlife decline through local action, equity & green skills.
It starts here.
A new vision. A bold mission.
We’re Wilder by Nature.
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Jane Goodall's quote in The Observer is perfect "What if caring for our planet is not merely an environmental concern but the very foundation of our survival". Our politicians don't get this yet.
Some excellent reporting in The Observer today on our threatened marine environment. Well done Steve Reed for announcing a ban on bottom trawling in 41 UK MPAs - now extend it to all our MPAs. Also ratify the UN Global Oceans Treaty.
A microscopic image showing several green, circular to oval-shaped cells of the marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus. The cells have a layered appearance and are viewed under an electron microscope. Clusters of smaller dark dots, likely bacteria or cellular fragments, appear near the larger cells.
Prochlorococcus, a marine bacterium that is only 0.5–0.7 micrometers wide, produces more oxygen than all tropical rainforests combined.
Every tiny organism plays a key role in our planet's health.
On #WorldOceanDay, see how UNEP works to #SaveOurOcean: bit.ly/3Qk34aI
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social with the axing of the Galloway National Park yesterday, you may be interested in this analysis of the anti-campaign's tactics. It might go someway to explaining how something like this could happen, and how it can happen to other campaigns. aprs.scot/news/environ...
We've been granted permission by the High Court to intervene in a judicial review ⚖️
Why? A judge’s ruling in this case will significantly impact all of England’s Protected Landscapes; there must be a voice to represent these in the High Court
Learn more... www.cnp.org.uk/news/high-co...
Sad news - Scottish Gov have scrapped the new #NationalPark in Galloway
After a lot of dedicated work from our colleagues and friends at Scottish Campaign for National Parks, it's disappointing to see this great opportunity missed for the area 🌳🏞️🦋🚶💧
More... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
