This excellent piece in @theconversation.com provides a much more reasoned and evidenced based assessment than some of the stuff currently circulating in print and online... How #rewilding could help stop the spread of Britain’s #wildfires theconversation.com/how-rewildin...

How rewilding could help stop the spread of Britain’s wildfires

Done properly, rewilded landscapes are more fire-resistant.

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By me, in today's #DailyExpress "More #nature means long-term food security, clean water, improved public health, and boosted community pride". www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

The solution to ‘broken Britain' is staring Andy Burnham in the face

New Prime Minister faces a large in-tray of problems, but he must not forget the natural environment, writes Craig Bennett

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Come and do our amazingly popular @uclgeography.bsky.social MSc Aquatic Conservation, Ecology & Restoration. Now in its 24th year, the course famously underpins practical aquatic conservation & restoration with the very best science @tonyjuniper.bsky.social @craigbennett3.bsky.social

🎙️ @craigbennett3.bsky.social, CEO, @wclnews.bsky.social 🎙️ @richardbenwell.bsky.social, CEO, @wclnews.bsky.social 🎙️ @ruthchambers.bsky.social, senior fellow, @green-alliance.org.uk 🎙️ Paula Chin, circular economy advocate (1/3)

Terrific episode. If you can chip in a little on the Rothbury estate project that would be amazing. #rewilding @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @craigbennett3.bsky.social @bengoldsmith.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...

Wild land for everyone: The Rothbury Estate campaign with Craig Bennett

Podcast Episode · Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith · 3 June · 46min

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Join us to support local nature restoration 💚 By becoming a member you could help us to manage over 50 nature reserves between the River Tees and River Tyne, restoring much-needed homes for wildlife at risk🌳🌼 Find out more today at www.durhamwt.com/join-durham-...

Great piece from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Who’d have thought a fossil-fuel shill like Trump would be the one to spark a green revolution? | George Monbiot

The US attack on Iran has made the need for renewable energy inarguable, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Really good series of climate news reports on AMOC current, a critical N Atlantic current by @channel4news.bsky.social and Alex Thompson. Do watch if u can Well done C4 News for doing it properly @craigbennett3.bsky.social @tonyjuniper.bsky.social @themarshtit.bsky.social @wildernorfolk.bsky.social

Channel 4 News@channel4news.bsky.social · 6mo ago

RSS Discovery: Aboard research ship monitoring impact of climate change www.channel4.com/news/rss-dis...

I'll be reviewing the papers on @skynewsrss.bsky.social at 6.45am. Do join me if you are awake!

Delighted to see that #biobeads have been raised at PMQs. Thank you #HelenaDollimoreMP! @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @craigbennett3.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @richardbenwell.bsky.social @wclnews.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

Sussex Wildlife Trust@sussexwildlife.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Helena Dollimore MP raised the issue of Bio-beads at Prime Minister's Question Time. 🚨Deadline to sign the petition in 26 January 2026🚨 Sign here: www.helenadollimore.com/binthebeads #BinTheBeads

This year's King’s New Year Honours List for 2026 is out. A pop star, a policy mandarin and several green leaders like @craigbennett3.bsky.social all got their 🏅 green gongs. We discuss who's on the list alongside an AI deep-dive on the latest 🎧 ECO Chamber podcast out now. 🎙️ pod.fo/e/373e61

Have a watch of this fab discussion Can We Afford Nature Friendly Food? with farmer and doctor @thospearson.bsky.social, food activist, Dev sharma and Julia kirby-smith with @craigbennett3.bsky.social at @ORFC www.youtube.com/live/I-Fnn_7...

Wild LIVE: Can we afford nature-friendly food?

YouTube video by The Wildlife Trusts

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BY ME in yesterday's #DailyExpress #KierStarmer is plunging us towards a nightmare before Christmas – one thing will stop it www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

Keir Starmer is plunging us towards a nightmare before Christmas

Prime Minister should not break a manifesto pledge to millions of people, writes Wildlife Trusts chief executive Craig Bennett

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Nature-friendly farming support—cut. Biodiversity Net Gain—gutted. Habitat protections—weakened for development. But electoral consequences coming. A third of voters chose candidates based on a party's environmental policies. @craigbennett3.bsky.social

Debbie Tann MBE@debbietann.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Labour seem determined to wreck what’s left of our natural world. So many broken promises. www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/nightma....

I had good fun reviewing the papers with @darrenmacca.bsky.social @skynewsrss.bsky.social on Tuesday morning. If you weren't awake and watching at 6.40am, do check out some of our conversation here...

I had good fun reviewing the papers with @darrenmacca.bsky.social @skynewsrss.bsky.social on Tuesday morning. If you weren't awake and watching at 6.40am, do check out some of our conversation here...

BY ME at #HouseMagazine at #PoliticsHome The #PlanningAndInfrastructureBill #PiB is a microcosm of where #Labour is getting it wrong... www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

Don't blame the bats, Labour – you're not just damaging nature but your own poll rating too

It wasn't meant to be this way. Sixteen months on from winning a massive majority, off the back of a manifesto that promised 'to restore and protec...

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BY ME at #HouseMagazine at #PoliticsHome The #PlanningAndInfrastructureBill #PiB is a microcosm of where #Labour is getting it wrong... www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

Don't blame the bats, Labour – you're not just damaging nature but your own poll rating too

It wasn't meant to be this way. Sixteen months on from winning a massive majority, off the back of a manifesto that promised 'to restore and protec...

politicshome.com

Catch up with last night's Wild Live session on blue carbon and seabeds, featuring @sussexkelp.bsky.social's George Short with @craigbennett3.bsky.social and an expert panel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2APd... #Nature #Carbon #NetZero

Wild LIVE: Mud matters - How do we protect our blue carbon stores in UK seabeds?

YouTube video by The Wildlife Trusts

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Make no mistake, this is a centralising Govt taking power&decision making away from people And these shambolic amendments to #PlanningBill, tabled last minute, build on months of lies from #RachelReeves pathetically scapegoating nature for a struggling economy.. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Nature groups rebuke Reeves for ‘cynical’ 11th-hour planning bill changes

Chancellor accused of removing environmental protections to win short-term growth and save her budget

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Make no mistake, this is a centralising Govt taking power&decision making away from people And these shambolic amendments to #PlanningBill, tabled last minute, build on months of lies from #RachelReeves pathetically scapegoating nature for a struggling economy.. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Nature groups rebuke Reeves for ‘cynical’ 11th-hour planning bill changes

Chancellor accused of removing environmental protections to win short-term growth and save her budget

theguardian.com

Very well put Tony The #ClimateCrisis is obviously a huge threat to people, our economy, our security, our food production and our water supply... And also one of the greatest threats to #nature Any party that seeks to deny or dismiss climate science, is not fit for Govt

Very well put Tony The #ClimateCrisis is obviously a huge threat to people, our economy, our security, our food production and our water supply... And also one of the greatest threats to #nature Any party that seeks to deny or dismiss climate science, is not fit for Govt

"We can absolutely win for nature and win for the economy. They are not in competition". Welcome comments from Minister @emmahardymp.bsky.social at #LabourPartyConference We need to hear this narrative more frequently and consistently from across the Government please, not least from No10 & No11!

Banking on Trumpington Meadows. One of the best sites for butterflies in Cambridgeshire, has just got better. @tonyjuniper.bsky.social @brianecambs.bsky.social @craigbennett3.bsky.social

Wildlife Trust BCN@wildlifebcn.org · 10mo ago

🦋Five giant E's have appeared at our Trumpington Meadows nature reserve on the edge of Cambridge. They are helping us understand how we can protect butterflies and other insects from climate change. youtu.be/iRcItx3z5cI

At long long last... (It really really should not have taken this long) www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Lead ammunition to be banned for hunting and shooting in England, Scotland and Wales

Exclusive: Restrictions on ammunition containing toxic metal to be phased in over three years from 2026

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Did you see our Chief Executive @craigbennett3.bsky.social on @channel4news.bsky.social speaking about a critical risk facing nature? UK Government promised to protect nature – but new changes to the planning system threaten to do the opposite. More > buff.ly/3jTsoyL

My review in The Evening Standard of #IsARiverAlive, the latest beautiful book from @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social "Macfarlane has yet again demonstrated his genius as an author in creating a book that is alive, that has personality, that talked to me". www.standard.co.uk/culture/book...

Is a River Alive? by Robert Mcfarlane: A beautiful overture for our dying rivers

There’s been a lot of noise about the state of our rivers these past few years, and quite right too. An Environment Agency report in 2020 revealed that not a single river, lake or stream in England wa...

standard.co.uk

My review in The Evening Standard of #IsARiverAlive, the latest beautiful book from @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social "Macfarlane has yet again demonstrated his genius as an author in creating a book that is alive, that has personality, that talked to me". www.standard.co.uk/culture/book...

Is a River Alive? by Robert Mcfarlane: A beautiful overture for our dying rivers

There’s been a lot of noise about the state of our rivers these past few years, and quite right too. An Environment Agency report in 2020 revealed that not a single river, lake or stream in England wa...

standard.co.uk

I'm not religious, but I recognise & respect how important faith is for billions of people With #LaudatoSi, #PopeFrancis offered a powerful analysis of the linkages between social & environmental justice, and a much needed call for action #RIPPopeFrancis www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Pope Francis: outsider whose reforming mission made him an ally of progressives

The pontiff took on church traditionalists and rightwing populism, making powerful enemies on the way

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