Ugh. Proposals to build Wales’ first new national park in 60 years have been rejected.
Cllrs in Powys unanimously rejected the proposed Glyndŵr National Park, a 358sq/m project. They said the area couldn't cope with tourists.
(The vid of Wales FM doing a Gavin & Stacey impression is funny though)
Latest England biodiversity stats are flashing red
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Many birds and butterflies considered to be in "deteriorating" state
Bats one of the few bright spots, see story here for more:
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
* JOB ALERT *
Nature recovery and creating new wildlife havens sit at the heart of the National Park Authority's work 🦉
We're currently seeking a Strategy Lead for Nature Recovery.
Apply 👉 bit.ly/3K3QVpY
📷 Corinne Kozok
Hidden in today’s Nuclear Taskforce report: a plan to weaken the Protected Landscapes Duty. There’s no evidence this is needed, and it undermines our National Parks ⚠️
Last month, Ministers said they had “no plans to amend” the duty – now they must keep that promise
🔍 5 myths busted: bit.ly/49DarEm
10% of Britain's public land sold off since the 1970s. Communities left out of the conversation.
In our latest guest blog, Harriet Child of @pilc-campaigns.bsky.social tells the story of public trusts, consultation failures and why the Lords' decision on the Planning Bill matters.
Final call: Glyndŵr National Park Consultation open until Mon 8th Dec 2025
#newnationalpark
www.youtube.com/shorts/rlOEi...
Dartmoor is dying - it's time to bring it back to life.
Today the Dartmoor Nature Alliance publish a new call to action to restore Dartmoor's habitats: rewet peat bogs, revive heaths by reducing grazing, double temperate rainforest area
Read it & join here:
www.dartmoornature.org.uk/call-to-action
Unite: “Today’s half a billion-pound profits in just six months for privatised water company United Utilities is yet more evidence that our energy and water systems are broken."
"With overseas shareholders set to receive a record dividend, this is profiteering at the expense of consumers."
What a relief, well done @openspacessociety.bsky.social
Relieved that Lord Banner's amendment to threaten green spaces was not moved in House of Lords on Monday, thanks to all the peers who opposed @openspacessociety.bsky.social @ramblers.org.uk campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/g...
No 10: "Families & communities across the Oxfordshire-Cambridge corridor will benefit from a new national forest, creating green jobs, improving access to nature, and supporting climate action. A second forest will follow in the Midlands or North of England, ensuring benefits are spread nationwide."
The River Dart trespass was undertaken by our South Devon group, where they met at Galmpton before trespassing in the Waddeton Court and Sandridge Barton Estates, the latter of which is owned by a company registered in the Cayman Islands.
Very exciting
We're proud to stand alongside over 40 organisations in an open letter urging the PM to uphold the Aarhus Convention.
Find out why it's so important for people and nature and read the letter below👇
🌿A full house for the launch of the new APPG for National Parks & National Landscapes yesterday! 🌿
The new APPG will provide a powerful voice in Parliament 💪
A huge thank you to all the MPs, Peers & partners who joined us to make this such an energising start
We are being sold a false story that nature is the enemy. That newts, bats, snails and spiders are somehow responsible for the so-called housing crisis and a blocker to economic growth. This is a deliberate lie - using a cynically chosen group of species that could be found in a witches cauldron.
A scenic view of a National Park landscape with a winding stone path leading through green hills and valleys under soft sunlight. In the centre of the image, bold black text on a red-and-black hazard-striped background reads: “DON’T WEAKEN NATIONAL PARK PROTECTIONS.” Below it, in white text, is the hashtag “#NationalParksMatter.”
Our National Parks are at risk. ⚠️
From the rugged Lakes to the sweeping South Downs, these landscapes define us and our future. They sustain wildlife, communities and our wellbeing - and they must be protected.
A future that puts them at risk isn't what anyone voted for.
The British public love National Parks & Landscapes.
Weakening the law that protects them would be devastating for nature, visitors & the businesses they support.
These places need more support from Gov't to make them wilder & more accessible to everyone 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’, say environmentalists
Pleased to have signed @campaign4parks.bsky.social's letter urging Ministers to drop plans to remove the Protected Landscapes Duty on public bodies 1/
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Over 200 charities, businesses and organisations have signed our open letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer asking him not to weaken the laws protecting National Parks and National Landscapes.
Over 200 charities, businesses & organisations have signed our open letter to Keir Starmer asking him not to weaken the laws protecting National Parks and Landscapes.
We're so thankful to everyone who added their name 💪
This letter represents millions of people and shows that #NationalParksMatter
A new poll run by YouGov of over 2,000 people shows that support for a charge on visits to the Lake District is high among both residents and visitors. Click here to read more about this story here:
https://loom.ly/w9QN7Uc
"They better look after the National Parks & the Protected Landscapes because it's going to be precious, not just for us but, 150, 200 years time people will regret it if those things start getting traded off"
@rory-stewart.bsky.social puts it best 👇
(27:06)
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
The Yorkshire Dales National Park is a hotspot for bird of prey killing.
Another hen harrier - Sita - killed, last known location above grouse moor.
We need a change in law urgently.
www.henharrierday.uk/news/suspici...
Natural England confirms ongoing & relentless illegal persecution is reason why Hen Harriers are still rare in England.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/02/h...
Climate change is already damaging the nature, beauty and heritage we care for. Without deep and sustained cuts to emissions, nature faces an even more perilous future and the places people love will continue to suffer.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Today, they're needed more than ever, but they're under huge pressure, and now there is shocking talk that the government wants to water down planning protections that only came into law a couple of years ago.”
Listen from 27 mins in
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Is Labour about to put its historic link with National Parks at risk?
National Parks are world-famous as Britain’s most special & iconic landscapes.
Why on earth would any Gov't want to make it easier to pollute the Lake District or bulldoze the New Forest?
greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/09/30/i...
The third New Perspectives residential organised by @campaign4parks.bsky.social for young campaigners in @bannaubrycheiniog.bsky.social with @roseoneill.bsky.social @ebenmyrddin.bsky.social @ruthlovell.bsky.social @tirweddaucymru.bsky.social campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/o...
Very excited to share that I'm writing a new book, THE GHOSTS OF CHALK COUNTRY - about the loss of England's chalk downland: a tale of flowers, fascism & freedom.
To be published by @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social in April 2027:
www.thebookseller.com/rights/willi...
Website: ghostsofchalkcountry.org
It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there.