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Drew Bennellick

@drewbennellick.bsky.social

Head of Land, Sea & Nature Policy UK at National Lottery Heritage Fund. Nature Towns & Cities, Landscape Connections, nature recovery and diversity. My own views πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

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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...

15.11.2025 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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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 Β£250k and Β£5m. heritagefund.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/v...

15.11.2025 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

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

24.10.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

23.10.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌳 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

04.08.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Carbon Garden at Kew Gardens - worth a visit - simple interpretation, clear messaging and nice pavilion

27.07.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nature Towns and Cities launches with Β£15million investment We’re supporting 40 towns and cities across the UK to improve and create accessible green spaces, streets and neighbourhoods.

We’ve announced a Β£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-...

21.07.2025 07:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

Now we need to save our woodlands. Woodland Trust β€˜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...

10.06.2025 07:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 ...

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 JuneΒ 

07.06.2025 06:31 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to announce this new Landscape Connections project today! www.heritagefund.org.uk/news/scotlan...

06.06.2025 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Future of reds looks rosy thanks to massive funding award | Northumberland Wildlife Trust Northumberland Wildlife Trust is delighted to have received an amazing Β£4.86m from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the five-year Red Squirrel Recovery Network (RSRN) project.

@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-...

06.06.2025 06:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Creating Nature Towns and Cities conference - Nature Towns & Cities Join us for our Creating Nature Towns and Cities conference. This will take place online, on Thursday 5 June. Book your place now.

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...

12.05.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

02.05.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Audley End, Saffron Walden dating from 1831. William Sawrey Gilpin parterre β€œGilpin 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

22.04.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Image of a Starling perched with wording alongside reading: Birds in Greenspaces survey. Can you help? www.bto.org/greenspaces-pilot. Image credit: Starling Β© Edmund Fellowes/BTO. BTO logo sits top right of image.

Image of a Starling perched with wording alongside reading: Birds in Greenspaces survey. Can you help? www.bto.org/greenspaces-pilot. Image credit: Starling Β© Edmund Fellowes/BTO. BTO logo sits top right of image.

Calling all nature lovers in cities, towns and villages! πŸ¦πŸ¦† Have you signed up to our Birds in Greenspaces pilot survey yet? ➑️ bit.ly/birds-greensp... #UKBirding #Birds

17.04.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ“’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!

08.04.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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β€˜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 β€˜false wedge’

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

11.04.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

05.04.2025 06:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

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...

05.04.2025 05:54 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Beautiful afternoon to visit the newly completed restoration works at Greenwich Park supported by @heritagefunduk.bsky.social. Avenue planting, 1661 Grand Ascent reinstated, view point refurbished and new education garden. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...

02.04.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Magnolia stellata β€˜roses’. Stunning.

29.03.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Biodiversity loss in all species and every ecosystem linked to humans – report Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts

Humans are driving biodiversity loss among all species across the planet, one of the most exhaustive global studies on the subject ever conducted finds.

This is *us*, people: you + me. It's up to all of us to get into the fight for the natural world. 🌏
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

27.03.2025 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 398    πŸ” 161    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 8
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New national forest to see 20m trees planted across West by 2050 The government says the new Western Forest project will help the UK meet its tree-planting targets.

Great to see that one of three new national forests is planned for the west of England.

Positive there’s a focus on urban areas too (including Bristol) where trees are going to play a crucial role in supporting climate resilience.

21.03.2025 06:23 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent workπŸ‘πŸ‘

18.03.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Feeling very seen... 😝
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

18.03.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Trainee Gardener - Historic & Botanic Garden Training Programme with English Heritage, various garden locations around the UK, full-time for 12 months. If gardening is your passion and you want to make it your career, apply now!
See: c-js.co.uk/4imaQvT

10.03.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Archaeology Training Excavation / Fieldschool Looking for fieldwork experience and skills training? CHAP (Chilterns Heritage & Archaeology Partnership) offers a training excavation!

I'm officially launching this tomorrow with a newsletter thru work and the CHAP initiative, but Bluesky gets a sneaky preview. please share amongst students, friends, enthusiasts. It's going to be a good summer for #archaeology in the @chilternsnl.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1272753914...

06.03.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
All Roles | The Ernest Cook Trust

Two trustees wanted by The Ernest Cook Trust. One focused on land management and one on growth. Paid too! join-ernestcooktrust.co.uk/all-roles/

08.03.2025 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Digital Communications Officer | Good Law Project Join the team at Good Law Project

If you can create brilliant social media content across a range of channels and you want to work for a better world we're hiring. goodlawproject.org/vacancy/digi...

08.03.2025 07:28 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Sorry only just spotted @urbanparksgirl.bsky.social has moved overπŸ‘

04.03.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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