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Interested in the big outdoors & the big ideas. UK based. Keen on nature and the planet's future.

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Mapping England’s Landscape Recovery Projects This post is by Guy Shrubsole. Image: West Penwith, Cornwall – one of over 50 Landscape Recovery pilots. Since Brexit, the UK Government has been engaged in lengthy reforms of farm payments &…

NEW: Mapping England's Landscape Recovery projects

The Government refused to release maps of these groundbreaking projects to restore nature

So I had a go at mapping them myself

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whoownsengland.org/2025/12/10/m...

11.12.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 125    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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Maddie is living with incurable cancer and wants choice at the end of her life.
Write to a member of the House of Lords today.
www.dignityindying.org.uk/actnow

11.12.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
In the summer I wrote to @Keir Starmer
to ask that Reform have some
representation in the House of Lords,


He didn't give me the courtesy of a
response, despite Reform winning the
elections in May.


This makes me more determined to
smash the political establishment than
ever

In the summer I wrote to @Keir Starmer to ask that Reform have some representation in the House of Lords, He didn't give me the courtesy of a response, despite Reform winning the elections in May. This makes me more determined to smash the political establishment than ever

Nothing says "smash the political establishment" quite like begging the Prime Minister to put your mates in the unelected House of Lords.

11.12.2025 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1867    πŸ” 480    πŸ’¬ 166    πŸ“Œ 14
Reform spends Β£75k on flags in Nottinghamshire

Reform spends Β£75k on flags in Nottinghamshire

Hey Nottinghamshire.

This is how your Reform council is spending your money. Funded by your 4.84% council tax rise.

10.12.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 588    πŸ” 294    πŸ’¬ 76    πŸ“Œ 14
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The More We Study Forests, the More It Seems Like Plants Might Be Cooperating and "Talking" to Each Other Trees may look still and silent, but they’re engaged in a constant, complex dialogueβ€”through air, soil, and even electricity.

Plant communication is not a fantasy; it's a biological response to specific cues.
www.zmescience.com/science/news...

10.12.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 410    πŸ” 135    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 9

Beautiful, wild old oaks.

But as usual in Ireland, unless something changes they're destined to die off. Just look at the ground layer: nothing but molinia grass.

Instead of paying farmers to look after these precious habitats, the state pays them to graze sheep, ensuring nothing else survives.

10.12.2025 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 94    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A family of five goes for a walk high up on the snowy Downs.
Dad is pulling a sledge and the family salute another family sliding down on a sledge, pursued by a dog

A family of five goes for a walk high up on the snowy Downs. Dad is pulling a sledge and the family salute another family sliding down on a sledge, pursued by a dog

Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 10
Artist: Ronald Lampitt

10.12.2025 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 392    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 5
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In case you missed it, 100 voted for the bill for a Customs Union with the EU, and 100 voted against

Deputy Speaker Caroline Nokes cast the vote aye, to allow further debate, "Who will prepare the bill?"

09.12.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 325    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 2
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Reform UK councillor slapped with a Β£40,000 fine for hiring an illegal worker. πŸ€”

So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.

A masterclass in hypocrisy!

09.12.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2050    πŸ” 808    πŸ’¬ 90    πŸ“Œ 29

This is significant: Nigel_Farage’s campaign manager on camera admitting they spent 2x the legal limit.

#FarageFraud

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09.12.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 394    πŸ” 204    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 9
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Europe live: Zelenskyy meets pope as he tours Europe to shore up support amid US pressure for Ukraine deal Meeting with pontiff follows UK visit on Monday and comes ahead of talks with Meloni Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Pope Leo this morning, with the pair discussing the war in Ukraine, according to the Vatican readout. Pope Leo β€œreiterated the need for the continuation of dialogue and expressed his urgent desire that the current diplomatic initiatives bring about a just and lasting peace,” the statement read. Continue reading...

Europe live: Zelenskyy meets pope as he tours Europe to shore up support amid US pressure for Ukraine deal

09.12.2025 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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It is becoming increasingly obvious that the oligarchs, backed by the scum in the Kremlin and the White House, want to carve up Europe between the USA and Russia.

08.12.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5215    πŸ” 1972    πŸ’¬ 670    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s 'absurdly inflated ego' just declared war on Europe: British journalist Europe's transatlantic alliance with the United States is history as President Donald Trump has unmistakably declared war on Europe, writes Ian Birrell in British media outlet The i Paper.Russian pres...

Trump’s 'absurdly inflated ego' just declared war on Europe: British journalist www.alternet.org/trump-europe/

08.12.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 298    πŸ” 142    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 8
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Hamas says no Gaza truce phase two while Israel β€˜continues violations’ Official urges mediators to stop Israeli attacks, numbering 738 since ceasefire began, Gaza authorities say.

Official urges mediators to stop Israeli attacks, numbering 738 since ceasefire began, Gaza authorities say.

09.12.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 9
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Police assess claims Reform UK breached electoral law during Farage campaign Party denies ex-councillor’s claim it falsely reported expenses during Farage’s run to become Clacton MP last year

Police assess claims Reform UK breached electoral law during Farage campaign

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

08.12.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Genuinely love whoever in aincient Mesopotamia decided that the correct shape for weights was ducks.

RETVRN

08.12.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2282    πŸ” 284    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 14
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Farage urged to β€˜come clean’ over alleged election spending breaches in Clacton Reform campaign accused by ex-councillor of falsely reporting expenses during Farage’s run to become MP last year

The pressure keeps mounting on Farage.

At what point does he become a liability to his party?

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

08.12.2025 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1094    πŸ” 359    πŸ’¬ 223    πŸ“Œ 36
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White storks nest at Dagenham country park in rewilding project White storks, were previously driven to extinction in Britain, and not seen in London for 600 years.

A breeding colony of white storks will be re-introduced to London for the first time in 600 years as part of a rewilding project.The native birds,which were driven to extinction in Britain in the 1400s,will be located in Eastbrookend Country Park from October next year www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

08.12.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script

07.12.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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X is not above the law

The EU has fined Elon Musk's hideous creation €120m. We have asked Ofcom: when will you act? goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...

05.12.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 278    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0
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75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors

πŸ”΄ Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history

75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men

Is this what democracy looks like?

New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...

05.12.2025 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2209    πŸ” 1243    πŸ’¬ 138    πŸ“Œ 76
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Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice Conservationists say changes, coupled with underfunding, will curb take-up and leave less land protected for nature

"Β£500m over 20 years is sod all," said @jakefiennes.bsky.social, responding to this week's announcement of govt funding for Landscape Recovery

As Jake rightly points out, this is a fraction of the overall farming budget & not what was originally promised

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

05.12.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
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Red squirrels expand across Highlands after 10-year reintroduction drive Rewilding charity helps bolster Scottish stronghold of species that once came close to extinction in UK

If we want to know what rewilding success might look like in Ireland, we only need to look across the water to Scotland.
share.google/G3ADx45gtCvU...

05.12.2025 07:54 β€” πŸ‘ 113    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now is the winter of our Brexit sent While we have used this title before, perhaps this is the time to look at our options afresh, now that we have seen the disaster that is Brexit

When the Telegraph admits Brexit is a disaster, the ground is moving. The question is: why isn’t Starmer?

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social

05.12.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 594    πŸ” 203    πŸ’¬ 55    πŸ“Œ 6
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Farage and the Tory right will unite because they want power. Will the left just stand by? | Neal Lawson It’s time for a harsh reality check. A progressive bloc of parties refusing to see a common threat risks disaster, says Neal Lawson of Compass

β€œThis strategy simply papers over cracks of a politics in which the Overton window moves steadily towards the hard right & likely big victory of the party that represents a full-fat rather than semi-skimmed version of national populism” - great from Neal Lawson on need for Labour to build alliancesπŸ‘

04.12.2025 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 124    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 2
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Fracking firm denied more time to restore Lancashire site Cuadrilla has

"We're pleased the council has rejected Cuadrilla's attempt to delay clean-up of this former fracking site - but it should have been forced to restore this land to agricultural use long ago." - Helen Rimmer, Friends of the Earth. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

04.12.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
A lush green woodland with moss-covered boulders, low ferns and a scatter of bluebells beneath twisting old trees. Sunlight filters softly through the canopy. Landscapes like this should be central to nature’s recovery but without proper support and clear targets, protected sites can’t deliver what they’re supposed to.

A lush green woodland with moss-covered boulders, low ferns and a scatter of bluebells beneath twisting old trees. Sunlight filters softly through the canopy. Landscapes like this should be central to nature’s recovery but without proper support and clear targets, protected sites can’t deliver what they’re supposed to.

England’s most important nature sites are being failed.❌

Protected sites can and should be driving nature’s recovery.

But today’s OEP report exposes the real problem: years of weak delivery, underfunding and political drift have left them unable to do the job the law intended.

04.12.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 205    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
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Crypto Investor Donates Β£9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion' The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms

Nigel Farage used an LBC appearance in September to accuse the Bank of England of being β€œdinosaurs” for seeking to place restrictions on the use of Stablecoins by crypto firms like Tether.

He did not declare that Reform had just received a Β£9 million donation from one of its biggest investors

04.12.2025 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1544    πŸ” 725    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 45
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Crypto Investor Donates Β£9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion' The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms

A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking Β£9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...

04.12.2025 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1080    πŸ” 607    πŸ’¬ 118    πŸ“Œ 85

Spot on.

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