Mark Funnell

Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.

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.

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A gathering of people with their arms in the air in front of Big Ben in London. They are holding up a banner which reads: "Act Now Change Forever."

Five members of National Trust staff attend a gathering in front of Big Ben in London. They are holding up a small cards which read: "Act Now Change Forever."

Two members of National Trust staff attend a gathering in front of Big Ben in London. They are holding up a small cards which read: "Act Now Change Forever."

A member of National Trust staff attends a gathering in front of Big Ben in London. They are holding up a small cards which read: "Act Now Change Forever."

Yesterday, we joined over 5,000 people from across the country in Westminster at the #ActNowChangeForever mass lobby - to call on MPs to protect what matters most and take more action for climate and nature.

brilliant article thanks Damian

Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe – major report False claims obstructing climate action, say researchers, amid calls for climate lies to be criminalised

Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe - major report

- IPIE Report comes as a UN human rights official says climate lies should be criminalised and #COP30 Brazil host urges a global crackdown

#climatecrisis
Story by me
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‘Spiral of silence’: climate action is very popular, so why don’t people realise it? Researchers find 89% of people around the world want more to be done, but mistakenly assume their peers do not

The ‘spiral of silence’ blocking climate action and how to end it

- Globally, people are hugely supportive of climate action but wrongly believe their fellow citizens are not - revealing the truth could spark a social tipping point

#The89Percent
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Close up of a bee on a bluebell flower. Text over reads, Nature can't afford a pay cut

Many farmers are already showing that farms can be profitable and nature-friendly. But they can’t do it alone.

Alongside the RSPB, we’re calling on the UK Government to invest in nature-friendly farming.

Together we can help grow a brighter future for our wildlife, our farmers, and all of us.

The government’s planning bill is a license to kill nature, writes National Trust Director Hilary McGrady This Bank Holiday Monday, millions of people in the UK will be heading to their local park, woods or even to the countryside, in search of fresh air and green space.

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The government’s planning bill is a license to kill nature, writes National Trust Director Hilary McGrady This Bank Holiday Monday, millions of people in the UK will be heading to their local park, woods or even to the countryside, in search of fresh air and green space.

www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

The Sloop Inn, St Ives. Built in 1312, it’s one of Cornwall’s oldest inns. Could it be that this floor - denuded into concavity by a million footsteps - dates back that far?

Getting into a scrape

Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

It's hard to get your head around the scale of the environmental vandalism the Labour government is hoping to unleash. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is up there with Trump's executive orders. And the reason is the same: corporate power.
This week's column.
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National Trust creates living gene bank of endangered native black poplar Cuttings of tree captured by John Constable being planted on restored Devon floodplain

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Creating a ‘living library’ of trees to help save Britain’s rarest and most threatened native species, the black poplar

@bristol247.bsky.social @beardedjourno.bsky.social awful to see acts of multiple vandalism on Bristol Floating Harbour this morning from V Shed to New Moon on the Quay 😔

Glorious afternoon on Bristol Floating Harbour. Smiling faces everywhere after such a long winter. More 🌞 please.

Whoh, what a sky, with stars already peeking through 🤩

Thanks Tony! We couldn't do it without yours all of our volunteers' hard work 💪

Rachmaninov’s Isle of the Dead meets Sibelius’ Swan on Tuonela

In 1895, three pioneering social reformers set about establishing the National Trust, to protect nature, beauty and history, for everyone, for ever.In this v... Celebrating 130 years of nature, beauty and history with the National Trust

The National Trust turns 130 this year! While celebrating our past, we're focused on the future.

This new strategy is our plan for the next decade, shaped by feedback from 70,000 partners, members, visitors, volunteers and staff asking, 'How can we serve you?'

Here it is: https://buff.ly/40upATu

Since 1895, protecting nature and heritage has been the very purpose of the National Trust.

130 years later, this mission continues to guide us 🌲

Have a read of our ambitious plans to transform over 250,000 hectares of land as we celebrate our 130th anniversary - buff.ly/429tSRh

National Trust unveils ambitious 10-year plan to tackle climate crisis On the eve of its 130th anniversary, Europe's largest conservation charity is pulling out the stops to try and mitigate the climate crisis

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“On the eve of its 130th anniversary, Europe's largest conservation charity is pulling out the stops to try and mitigate the climate crisis”

One of my all time favourite places. The Camel Estuary holds more special memories for me than just about anywhere else.

Love that. The Wounded Tigris - have you come across it?

Very proud to see my nephew in action clearing local lanes after Storm Darragh. Very sad to see so many trees down.

Keir Starmer, don’t make nature the enemy of growth If the economy wins, it doesn’t mean nature has to lose

We can build the homes we need without sacrificing nature. 🏡🌿

Our Director-General, Hilary McGrady shares how smart planning can create spaces that work for people and the planet.

Read the full story in @inews.co.uk:
inews.co.uk/opinion/keir...

Hill farmers’ finances ‘in jeopardy’ from delays to new farming schemes – report Nature and climate targets, and efforts to reduce flooding, are also threatened by a lack of support for upland farming businesses, a think tank said.

"Hill farmers can deliver big gains for nature."

Harry Bowell, our Director of Land and Nature, highlights the vital role of the hill farmers we work with. And what's at stake if the Government doesn't support them with urgently needed resources:

www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

A view of empty border soil beds at Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire. Two glasshouses can be seen along the wall on the left side, a wooden fence and a rickety shed border fields on the right side. A blue sky and trees can be seen in the background.

A close up of a man's hand planting peas in soil at Tatton Park, Cheshire.

Seven yellow wheelbarrows full of soil sit on a path in the orchard at Blickling Hall, Norfolk. Bare apple trees can be seen in the background alongside the walls of the orchard. Three spades are leaning up against the wheelbarrow at the back.

A close-up of an earthworm in soil at Osterley Park and House, London.

Is it just us, or is anyone else super excited about #WorldSoilDay? 🌱

Soil is the foundation of the UK's ecosystems. Over half of all living creatures rely on it at some point in their lives - including butterflies!🦋 How amazing is that?

No wonder we're so excited!

“The fairest, goodliest and most famous parish church in England”, as Elizabeth I is reputed to have said of Bristol’s St Mary Redcliffe

🙏🏻

Best investment ever ever…healthy planet and lungs full of clean air.. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-us-pl...

Just came across some old sketches from when I used to play role playing games as a teenager. Think I must have taken it all a bit too seriously.