Jen Lowthrop

Promoting green growth does not make you an ‘eco-nutter’. It’s the only way forward Heading off the environmental crisis and growing the economy are not at odds. They are two sides of a coin – as our politicians should realise If you care about the world we are handing on to future generations, the news on Thursday morning was dramatic.…

Promoting green growth does not make you an ‘eco-nutter’. It’s the only way forward

If you have a business in the middle of a town (aka not an offgrid house in the countryside) how easy/expensive/possible is it to make it run off renewable energy so you don't have to be a pawn to the horrific business energy providers? #RenewableEnergy #SmallBusiness

Yes! Finally a viable caring alternative to buying e-books on Amazon!

Off to @creativemornings.bsky.social Derby to continue my In Real Life era! 👋
There’s a part of me that wanted to start the sleeping era this morning though 🥱 why is it still so dark?!

Ugh! 😭

I’d just like to acknowledge HOW important meeting in real life is.

It feels like a drug I’ve forgotten to take for a while and it’s making me better.

Meeting in real life with wonderful, kind, friendly, trying to make a better world people!

Thank you #KendalMountainFestival & #UKCharityCamp

Zooming in on a photo of that many people is always entertaining… #JustSayin 🤣 closed eyes and funny faces aside it was a brilliant day, lots of great chats, random chats, games and In Real Life fun! Thank you. ☺️

I made a starter pack for #UKCHarityCamp folk - reply if you're here and want to be included

go.bsky.app/16ijY71

A group picture of some of the folks who came along to UKCharityCamp today

And that's a wrap! Thank you to everyone who came along to #UKCharityCamp today.

We hope you got as much out of it as we did. Keep an eye out for some blogging coming your way. Keep in touch!

Safe journeys home 🙏

So many options! What would you choose? I forgot how fun in person conferences are. Seeing old friends, meeting new ones! #UKCharityCamp

Pathways in to nature jobs. Free webinar to share learning from the New To Nature project www.groundwork.org.uk/creating-acc... Thursday 28 Nov at 12.30👇🏻

A frosty photo of a train platform with an old sign that says Matlock

Next stop Birmingham for #UKCharityCamp

Fabulous! On my way! 🙌

Alarm set! Can’t wait for this tomorrow. Who else is going to be there? #UKCharityCamp

I can’t do it! I can’t just save one, I’m going back inside to save them all! 🔥 📖

Karen Swan’s books are my annual Christmas treat. I start reading the evening I finish work. It’s my signal that Christmas has really begun 🥰

A great first day @kendalmountainfest.bsky.social I can see why people keep returning year after year! @righttoroam.bsky.social talk, @katebradbury.bsky.social talk and lots of Komoot fun! Feeling inspired and excited to see what tomorrow brings.

Why we can’t afford further cuts to England’s National Parks — National Parks England After losing 40% of their budget in real terms over the last 14 years, England’s National Parks are facing a further 12% reduction. We explain why this false economy would cause irreparable harm to th...

National parks have huge potential and with proper funding can achieve so much for nature restoration, climate change, mental health and more… nationalparksengland.org.uk/news/why-we-...

John Prescott’s legacy It is one of the rules of running a campaign event to anticipate anything that might go wrong, to avoid any embarrassment and to ensure the story doesn’t highlight a bloomer. The Ramblers did…

John Prescott gave us 2 new national parks for the 50th anniv of the 1949 Act, what will this government do for the 75th? campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2024/11/22/j... ? @campaign4parks.bsky.social @theramblers.bsky.social @openspacessociety.bsky.social @jayneyb.bsky.social

Photo taken from train window looking out at the Peak District hills covered in snow

On my way to Kendal Mountain Festival today. I’m on a panel with Komoot about all things thru hiking on Sunday morning and will be mooching about at talks and films and things all weekend. Let me know if you’re there? #KMF

Exactly! Be a … unicorn?! In a field of sheep?!

Made my first starter pack for national parks and nature folk. Will add lots more as I find them… go.bsky.app/StoT2AW

England’s national parks facing financial peril due to budget cuts, say CEOs Leaders warn cost savings will lead to mass redundancies and that spaces could become ‘paper parks’

England’s national parks face a 12% real-terms cut to their budget which would lead to mass redundancies of wardens and the closure of visitor centres and other facilities, park leaders have warned.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A picture of Elif Shafak’s latest book ‘there are rivers in the sky’ on a white bed sheet. The book cover is blue and white with a big water droplet

Another incredible book from Elif Shafak. Such magical story telling with so many facts and truths and lessons. Beautiful and heartbreaking.

An image of an office wall with ‘wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it. Right is right even if no one is doing it’ written on it

Saw this on Rajeeb Day’s LinkedIn and couldn’t agree more. Sometimes going against the grain isn’t crazy or weird or stupid but exactly what the world needs.

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I said it wouldn’t all be my dog, but it’s a snow day here on the edge of the Peak District so I couldn’t resist!

Ok phew! Because the rest was just a ploy to sound intellectual. Here is Cookie enjoying a snow day today

A selfie of Jen smiling on the right with cookie, a small white rescue dog’ sat on the sofa looking at the camera

Oh hey gang! This place is already feeling so positive compared to ‘other’ places. Promise it won’t all be my dog on here, there will be more informative things about national parks, climate change, glamping, books and supporting local!
Maybe a few rants about billionaires thrown in too!?