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Nature isn’t a “blocker” – it makes our lives better.
Our coast, countryside, heritage and wildlife underpin our food, water and health and put millions of pounds into the economy. The Government must not weaken the laws that protect them.
Our coast, countryside, heritage and wildlife underpin our food, water and health and put millions of pounds into the economy. The Government must not weaken the laws that protect them.
November 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Nature isn’t a “blocker” – it makes our lives better.
Our coast, countryside, heritage and wildlife underpin our food, water and health and put millions of pounds into the economy. The Government must not weaken the laws that protect them.
Our coast, countryside, heritage and wildlife underpin our food, water and health and put millions of pounds into the economy. The Government must not weaken the laws that protect them.
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We’re proud to support the #NationalEmergencyBriefing on Nov 27 in Westminster.
This event brings together leading scientists, economists & security experts to share the evidence on the climate and nature crisis: www.nebriefing.org
For us, it’s about protecting the places people love.
This event brings together leading scientists, economists & security experts to share the evidence on the climate and nature crisis: www.nebriefing.org
For us, it’s about protecting the places people love.
November 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We’re proud to support the #NationalEmergencyBriefing on Nov 27 in Westminster.
This event brings together leading scientists, economists & security experts to share the evidence on the climate and nature crisis: www.nebriefing.org
For us, it’s about protecting the places people love.
This event brings together leading scientists, economists & security experts to share the evidence on the climate and nature crisis: www.nebriefing.org
For us, it’s about protecting the places people love.
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💧🎉We did it, THANK YOU!
Our Making #SpaceForWater petition reached the 10,000 signatures required to ensure that the Government has to respond to the calls of our river corridor campaign.
Learn more: makingspaceforwater.com
👏W/ @beavertrust.bsky.social, @nationaltrust.org.uk & Woodland Trust
Our Making #SpaceForWater petition reached the 10,000 signatures required to ensure that the Government has to respond to the calls of our river corridor campaign.
Learn more: makingspaceforwater.com
👏W/ @beavertrust.bsky.social, @nationaltrust.org.uk & Woodland Trust
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
💧🎉We did it, THANK YOU!
Our Making #SpaceForWater petition reached the 10,000 signatures required to ensure that the Government has to respond to the calls of our river corridor campaign.
Learn more: makingspaceforwater.com
👏W/ @beavertrust.bsky.social, @nationaltrust.org.uk & Woodland Trust
Our Making #SpaceForWater petition reached the 10,000 signatures required to ensure that the Government has to respond to the calls of our river corridor campaign.
Learn more: makingspaceforwater.com
👏W/ @beavertrust.bsky.social, @nationaltrust.org.uk & Woodland Trust
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First-time buyers are forced to choose homes in nature-poor areas 🥀
Far too often, affordable = low access to nature 🏠
This leaves younger homebuyers at higher risk of health issues including depression & anxiety❗
Planning reforms must integrate parks & nature into developments👇
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Far too often, affordable = low access to nature 🏠
This leaves younger homebuyers at higher risk of health issues including depression & anxiety❗
Planning reforms must integrate parks & nature into developments👇
buff.ly/NVWciBu
October 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
First-time buyers are forced to choose homes in nature-poor areas 🥀
Far too often, affordable = low access to nature 🏠
This leaves younger homebuyers at higher risk of health issues including depression & anxiety❗
Planning reforms must integrate parks & nature into developments👇
buff.ly/NVWciBu
Far too often, affordable = low access to nature 🏠
This leaves younger homebuyers at higher risk of health issues including depression & anxiety❗
Planning reforms must integrate parks & nature into developments👇
buff.ly/NVWciBu
We’ve never been quiet about the Planning Bill - we’ve challenged it at every stage and we will continue to do so to protect the wild places we all cherish.
Together with @rspb.bsky.social , @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social & @wclnews.bsky.social, we’ve responded to @GeorgeMonbiot
bit.ly/4qhwEgO
Together with @rspb.bsky.social , @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social & @wclnews.bsky.social, we’ve responded to @GeorgeMonbiot
bit.ly/4qhwEgO
Environment groups are anything but ‘mute’ on the planning bill | Letters
Letter: Craig Bennett, Hilary McGrady, Dr James Robinson and Richard Benwell say they have never stopped campaigning on the planning and infrastructure bill’s flaws
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October 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We’ve never been quiet about the Planning Bill - we’ve challenged it at every stage and we will continue to do so to protect the wild places we all cherish.
Together with @rspb.bsky.social , @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social & @wclnews.bsky.social, we’ve responded to @GeorgeMonbiot
bit.ly/4qhwEgO
Together with @rspb.bsky.social , @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social & @wclnews.bsky.social, we’ve responded to @GeorgeMonbiot
bit.ly/4qhwEgO
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At the National Trust, we’re already seeing the effects intensify month by month—from droughts and wildfires threatening wildlife and gardens, to storms and flooding damaging historic buildings. These are no longer rare events; they are becoming the norm. The UK must build resilience—and fast.”
October 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
At the National Trust, we’re already seeing the effects intensify month by month—from droughts and wildfires threatening wildlife and gardens, to storms and flooding damaging historic buildings. These are no longer rare events; they are becoming the norm. The UK must build resilience—and fast.”
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Setting national adaptation targets is the minimum next step, and the Climate Change Committee is well-placed to provide the expert, tangible guidance needed.
October 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Setting national adaptation targets is the minimum next step, and the Climate Change Committee is well-placed to provide the expert, tangible guidance needed.
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The Government deserves credit for seeking expert advice on how the UK can adapt to climate change by 2050. With increasingly frequent and severe weather events driven by climate change, the need for urgent action is undeniable.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050
The Climate Change Committee said the UK should make climate change adaptions beyond the Paris Agreement.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The Government deserves credit for seeking expert advice on how the UK can adapt to climate change by 2050. With increasingly frequent and severe weather events driven by climate change, the need for urgent action is undeniable.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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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...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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/articles/czrp2k3m3deo
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrp2k3m3deo
Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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/articles/czrp2k3m3deo
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrp2k3m3deo
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Delighted to see so much support for #NatureTownsAndCities in parliament on Monday evening. Thanks to all who joined us and to everyone involved for their dedication to helping urban nature thrive.
Find out more about our mission to bring nature home to urban communities naturetownsandcities.org.uk
Find out more about our mission to bring nature home to urban communities naturetownsandcities.org.uk
September 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Delighted to see so much support for #NatureTownsAndCities in parliament on Monday evening. Thanks to all who joined us and to everyone involved for their dedication to helping urban nature thrive.
Find out more about our mission to bring nature home to urban communities naturetownsandcities.org.uk
Find out more about our mission to bring nature home to urban communities naturetownsandcities.org.uk
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#WildSummitUK is coming - it takes place two weeks today in Bristol.
Head along to celebrate nature in the UK and discuss the action which must be taken to help restore it
Book tickets here: buff.ly/zjVp0Gl
Photo by Rob Coleman
Head along to celebrate nature in the UK and discuss the action which must be taken to help restore it
Book tickets here: buff.ly/zjVp0Gl
Photo by Rob Coleman
August 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
#WildSummitUK is coming - it takes place two weeks today in Bristol.
Head along to celebrate nature in the UK and discuss the action which must be taken to help restore it
Book tickets here: buff.ly/zjVp0Gl
Photo by Rob Coleman
Head along to celebrate nature in the UK and discuss the action which must be taken to help restore it
Book tickets here: buff.ly/zjVp0Gl
Photo by Rob Coleman
Last week we dropped by #RHSHamptonCourt to take a #PeatFreePledge – alongside the @Peatfree.bsky.social partnership we are telling Government it’s time to end peat sales.
July 7, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Last week we dropped by #RHSHamptonCourt to take a #PeatFreePledge – alongside the @Peatfree.bsky.social partnership we are telling Government it’s time to end peat sales.
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We're joining thousands in Westminster on 9 July to meet MPs and stand for a fairer, healthier, safer future. 🌱💚 Join us! buff.ly/DvPC8sR
#ActNowChangeForever
#ActNowChangeForever
June 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We're joining thousands in Westminster on 9 July to meet MPs and stand for a fairer, healthier, safer future. 🌱💚 Join us! buff.ly/DvPC8sR
#ActNowChangeForever
#ActNowChangeForever
In just 2 weeks we’ll be in Westminster asking MPs to act for a fairer, healthier, safer future for all.
Will you join us?
Across the country we are all already taking action, now it’s time for MPs to do the same.
Join us on 9th July to #ActNowChangeForever
bit.ly/3IikL8P
Will you join us?
Across the country we are all already taking action, now it’s time for MPs to do the same.
Join us on 9th July to #ActNowChangeForever
bit.ly/3IikL8P
ACT NOW, CHANGE FOREVER
On 9th July, thousands people from every corner of the UK will come to Westminster to tell our MPs: this is a moment for leadership that protects what matters most — our health, our nature, our commun...
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June 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
In just 2 weeks we’ll be in Westminster asking MPs to act for a fairer, healthier, safer future for all.
Will you join us?
Across the country we are all already taking action, now it’s time for MPs to do the same.
Join us on 9th July to #ActNowChangeForever
bit.ly/3IikL8P
Will you join us?
Across the country we are all already taking action, now it’s time for MPs to do the same.
Join us on 9th July to #ActNowChangeForever
bit.ly/3IikL8P
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We’re thrilled that the House of Commons Culture Media and Sport Committee is looking into the protection of built heritage.
Photo: Charterhouse, Coventry, by Annapurna Mellor
Photo: Charterhouse, Coventry, by Annapurna Mellor
June 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
We’re thrilled that the House of Commons Culture Media and Sport Committee is looking into the protection of built heritage.
Photo: Charterhouse, Coventry, by Annapurna Mellor
Photo: Charterhouse, Coventry, by Annapurna Mellor
Last week we celebrated 130 years of the @nationaltrust.org.uk with an anniversary reception at Westminster Abbey College Gardens. We were honoured to have Steve Reed and Lisa Nandy speak about how they will support us to champion and protect nature and heritage on behalf of everyone, everywhere.
June 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Last week we celebrated 130 years of the @nationaltrust.org.uk with an anniversary reception at Westminster Abbey College Gardens. We were honoured to have Steve Reed and Lisa Nandy speak about how they will support us to champion and protect nature and heritage on behalf of everyone, everywhere.
Last week we celebrated 130 years of the @nationaltrust.org.uk with an anniversary reception at Westminster Abbey College Gardens. We were honoured to have Steve Reed and Lisa Nandy speak about how they will champion and protect nature and heritage on behalf of everyone, everywhere.
June 16, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Last week we celebrated 130 years of the @nationaltrust.org.uk with an anniversary reception at Westminster Abbey College Gardens. We were honoured to have Steve Reed and Lisa Nandy speak about how they will champion and protect nature and heritage on behalf of everyone, everywhere.
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Phew, what a brilliant Great Big Green Week it's been!
From litter picking to making birdhouses and pop-up second-hand bookshops, we've seen an array of nature-friendly swaps. Whatever action you've taken this week, thank you.
#GreatBigGreenWeek #LetsSwapTogetherForGood
From litter picking to making birdhouses and pop-up second-hand bookshops, we've seen an array of nature-friendly swaps. Whatever action you've taken this week, thank you.
#GreatBigGreenWeek #LetsSwapTogetherForGood
June 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Phew, what a brilliant Great Big Green Week it's been!
From litter picking to making birdhouses and pop-up second-hand bookshops, we've seen an array of nature-friendly swaps. Whatever action you've taken this week, thank you.
#GreatBigGreenWeek #LetsSwapTogetherForGood
From litter picking to making birdhouses and pop-up second-hand bookshops, we've seen an array of nature-friendly swaps. Whatever action you've taken this week, thank you.
#GreatBigGreenWeek #LetsSwapTogetherForGood
Hilary McGrady, Director-General of the
@nationaltrust.org.uk, on #SpendingReview:
"Nature and wildlife aren't nice-to-haves. They underpin our health, our economy, our communities, and the food, water and air we need to survive... (1/5)
@nationaltrust.org.uk, on #SpendingReview:
"Nature and wildlife aren't nice-to-haves. They underpin our health, our economy, our communities, and the food, water and air we need to survive... (1/5)
June 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Hilary McGrady, Director-General of the
@nationaltrust.org.uk, on #SpendingReview:
"Nature and wildlife aren't nice-to-haves. They underpin our health, our economy, our communities, and the food, water and air we need to survive... (1/5)
@nationaltrust.org.uk, on #SpendingReview:
"Nature and wildlife aren't nice-to-haves. They underpin our health, our economy, our communities, and the food, water and air we need to survive... (1/5)
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Great Big Green Week has begun!
It’s the UK’s biggest celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. We can all make small swaps, large swaps and swaps that change the system, to make our communities better.
You can find out more here: buff.ly/F7D5T2O
It’s the UK’s biggest celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. We can all make small swaps, large swaps and swaps that change the system, to make our communities better.
You can find out more here: buff.ly/F7D5T2O
June 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Great Big Green Week has begun!
It’s the UK’s biggest celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. We can all make small swaps, large swaps and swaps that change the system, to make our communities better.
You can find out more here: buff.ly/F7D5T2O
It’s the UK’s biggest celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. We can all make small swaps, large swaps and swaps that change the system, to make our communities better.
You can find out more here: buff.ly/F7D5T2O
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Let's celebrate nature.
Dunstable Downs is marking Great Big Green Week by celebrating local wildlife and the incredible community efforts helping to protect green spaces.
Find out how to get inspired and make a difference: bit.ly/45HNi1h
#GreatBigGreenWeek #LetsSwapTogetherForGood
Dunstable Downs is marking Great Big Green Week by celebrating local wildlife and the incredible community efforts helping to protect green spaces.
Find out how to get inspired and make a difference: bit.ly/45HNi1h
#GreatBigGreenWeek #LetsSwapTogetherForGood
June 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Let's celebrate nature.
Dunstable Downs is marking Great Big Green Week by celebrating local wildlife and the incredible community efforts helping to protect green spaces.
Find out how to get inspired and make a difference: bit.ly/45HNi1h
#GreatBigGreenWeek #LetsSwapTogetherForGood
Dunstable Downs is marking Great Big Green Week by celebrating local wildlife and the incredible community efforts helping to protect green spaces.
Find out how to get inspired and make a difference: bit.ly/45HNi1h
#GreatBigGreenWeek #LetsSwapTogetherForGood
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Scotney Castle is reconnecting with nature.
To mark Great Big Green Week, Scotney Castle is celebrating the most fascinating trees in the Scotney Parkland, how they're taken care of, and their historical, ecological, and environmental value.
#GreatBigGreenWeek #LetsSwapTogetherForGood
To mark Great Big Green Week, Scotney Castle is celebrating the most fascinating trees in the Scotney Parkland, how they're taken care of, and their historical, ecological, and environmental value.
#GreatBigGreenWeek #LetsSwapTogetherForGood
June 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Scotney Castle is reconnecting with nature.
To mark Great Big Green Week, Scotney Castle is celebrating the most fascinating trees in the Scotney Parkland, how they're taken care of, and their historical, ecological, and environmental value.
#GreatBigGreenWeek #LetsSwapTogetherForGood
To mark Great Big Green Week, Scotney Castle is celebrating the most fascinating trees in the Scotney Parkland, how they're taken care of, and their historical, ecological, and environmental value.
#GreatBigGreenWeek #LetsSwapTogetherForGood
Heritage should play a central part of the Government’s plans to promote national renewal, following new research that shows how highly the British public value their local history.
It’s more important than ever to protect historic buildings and landmarks.
Research shows the deep cultural and emotional connection people across the UK have with their historic landmarks, which are central to their sense of place.
Research shows the deep cultural and emotional connection people across the UK have with their historic landmarks, which are central to their sense of place.
May 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Heritage should play a central part of the Government’s plans to promote national renewal, following new research that shows how highly the British public value their local history.
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It’s more important than ever to protect historic buildings and landmarks.
Research shows the deep cultural and emotional connection people across the UK have with their historic landmarks, which are central to their sense of place.
Research shows the deep cultural and emotional connection people across the UK have with their historic landmarks, which are central to their sense of place.
May 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
It’s more important than ever to protect historic buildings and landmarks.
Research shows the deep cultural and emotional connection people across the UK have with their historic landmarks, which are central to their sense of place.
Research shows the deep cultural and emotional connection people across the UK have with their historic landmarks, which are central to their sense of place.