@chrisgpackham.bsky.social any chance of a retweet of the below please as this is, as you know, a vital source of funding for UK nature. Just thinking Back from the Brink, Woodbury Wetlands, The Flow Country, RSPB Minsmere etc etc…

Drew Bennellick@drewbennellick.bsky.social · 2d ago

Dear All. Government is reviewing how money from the National Lottery Good Causes is used in the UK. £53billion has been raised since 1994 with around £2billion awarded by Heritage Fund for land, sea and nature projects. This is your chance to have you say by 23 Sept. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Dear All. Government is reviewing how money from the National Lottery Good Causes is used in the UK. £53billion has been raised since 1994 with around £2billion awarded by Heritage Fund for land, sea and nature projects. This is your chance to have you say by 23 Sept. www.gov.uk/government/c...

National Lottery Good Causes: Fund what matters to you

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Jersey Tiger moth in Great Missenden today @savebutterflies.bsky.social @chilternsnl.bsky.social

Inspiration & actionable information re: urban nature-based community enterprise today. Many thanks to @naturetownscities.bsky.social for convening such an interesting, expert practice-based panel. 🙌 @naturalengland.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk #NationalLottery @helengraham.bsky.social

Anyone able to help ID this butterfly pls? Spotted in our garden in the @chilternsnl.bsky.social. Sorry poor picture. @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Yes. "We remain on a one-way trip towards a more dangerous future, and it’s time we hit the brakes.” #ClimateEmergency www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?

Scorching summer of 2003 triggered first efforts to deal with the problem but heatwaves still have devastating impact

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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...

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

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...

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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

Nature Towns and Cities@naturetownscities.bsky.social · 10mo ago

We’re at the Creating Nature Neighbourhoods, Towns and Cities conference in Manchester, celebrating the vital role of small VCSE organisations greening urban spaces, boosting wellbeing and leading local climate action. A greener, healthier future, shaped in our communities #NatureNeighbourhoods

🌳 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

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-...

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.

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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...

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.

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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 

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 ...

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

@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-...

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.

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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

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!

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

‘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’

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

The Changing Chalk partnership - South Downs National Park

Chalk grassland is a globally important habitat which has sadly been in decline since the end of the Second World War. The partnership aims to connect landowners, farmers and communities around Bright...

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South Downs National Park@southdownsnp.bsky.social · last yr.

The beautiful messiness of chalk grassland at the height of summer. Thanks to partnership projects like 'Changing Chalk', more of this species-rich habitat is being restored and better connected to support biodiversity. 📷 @michaelstevenharris.com

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...

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

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