#internationaldawnchorusday Danbury, heart of Essex. @nationaltrust.org.uk essexwt.org.uk reserves connect & combine with open access creating a mosaic of wildlife delight. For how much longer? The regressive Part III P&I Bill threatens to upend years of strategic conservation work incl Essex's LNRS

Council set to drop Essex wildlife site from housing plan after eight-year fight Middlewick Ranges in Colchester considered to be of national importance for nightingales and acid grassland

Amidst the recent maelstrom of anti-nature rhetoric, great to see that decision-makers at Colchester City Council have kept an evidence-based and community-focused approach and toxic green vs growth arguments have not prevailed. Now time to work for nature recovery.

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The Wildlife Trusts looking for a Strategic lead - International Nature and Climate. The trusts are really progressing in taking evidence use seriously. Great Job! t.co/ZnP6fSh7N2

Great news: Cycling in London is gaining momentum.

Every day, 1.33 million journeys are made by bike in the capital—that’s an increase of 26% since 2019.

I’ll keep working hard with boroughs to make our streets even safer, encouraging more Londoners to travel on two wheels.

interesting new paper nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/53... on marine heatwaves around the UK in www.theguardian.com/environment/... southern North Sea a hotspot. There is time to learn from elsewhere and adapt our conservation work, like seagrass restoration in Essex, to fit the new temperature models

Climate crisis to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves, studies reveal Exclusive: Analyses are stark evidence of how global heating is already supercharging deadly weather beyond anything ever experienced by humanity

#ClimateCrisis to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves, studies reveal

Exclusive: Stark evidence of how global heating is already supercharging deadly weather beyond anything ever experienced by humanity

#COP29
Story by me
Data @carbonbrief.org
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Supermarkets Pesticide Ranking UK supermarkets are not doing enough to protect human health, wildlife or the environment from pesticides. Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) continue to be used within the global supply chains of all...

UK supermarkets urged to stop using #neonics and other bee-toxic #pesticides. Call comes as @PAN_UK ranks supermarkets on efforts to protect consumers, farmworkers & wildlife from pesticides.
Take action & see where your supermarket ranked: www.pan-uk.org/supermarkets/

‘A force for everything he represented’: Ronald Blythe’s home to become nature reserve The Akenfield writer’s ancient Essex farmhouse will be opened up as a sanctuary for people and wildlife

Hooray for Essex Wildlife Trust who have become custodians of a truly special place – Ronnie Blythe's old home, Bottengoms. It was poignant but also joyous to visit it again – without Ronnie – and write this story. PS hugely recommend Ian Collins's brilliant biog. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘A special place’: Guardian readers’ generosity helps to save rewilded farm Bedfordshire farm was saved through public donations after a successful £1.5m crowdfunding campaign

The amazing Strawberry Hill farm has been saved after BCN Wildlife Trust raised £1.5 million. Thanks so much to everyone who read my story, spread the word and donated. Please visit this beautiful place and take heart: together we can do great things.
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Image of a Turtle Dove alongside the wording: Wild Bird Indicators for populations in the UK and England, 1970 to 2023. Out Now!

The Wild Bird Indicators, using BTO data, have been updated today. It’s not good news. 😔 The ‘all bird species’ index shows an overall shallow decline of 16% since 1970. Find out more ➡️ www.gov.uk/government/s...

A climate of collaboration and volunteering helps UK’s threatened wildlife A unique collaboration between the Met Office and The Wildlife Trusts has driven a series of projects examining the impacts of weather and climate change on wildlife and their habitats across the UK.

We’ve really enjoyed supporting The Wildlife Trusts as the @metoffice.bsky.social corporate charity. These small projects volunteering expertise in support of their work have been a great idea, offering development for our staff too www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

Just started today - will start searching and encourage the Wildlife Trusts to join up

It was really good to contribute to this shared vision and looking forward to putting some of the new ideas into action for Essex’s wildlife