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Over the years we've marched to protect our seas, to demand action on climate change and to protest the destruction of thousands of precious sites for wildlife.

The simple act of peaceful protest is under threat. šŸ“£

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This Bill will severely hamper our democratic freedom to assemble and draw attention to issues that we feel are being overlooked or ignored by Parliament in relation to wildlife, the natural world and peopleā€™s connections to it.
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We are thrilled to announce that @lizbonnin has today been elected as president of The Wildlife Trusts. Liz spends her time shining a light on environmental issues, and weā€™re delighted that sheā€™s joining us at this critical time for the natural world šŸ‘‡ wildlifetrusts.org/news/wildlife-ā€¦
We also have the pleasure of announcing that @gillians_voice, biologist, @BBCSpringwatch presenter and life-long nature fan, is joining us as vice president. Her enthusiasm, experience and knowledge of UK wildlife will be invaluable in helping more people act for a #WilderFuture.
And to round off this exciting news, we also welcome some incredible ambassadors to The Wildlife Trusts today - @BirdgirlUK, @David_Oakes, @celspellman and @DaveGoulson. Learn more about this inspiring group of peoplešŸ‘‰ wildlifetrusts.org/ambassadors šŸ’š
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We have big concerns about the new #PlanningWhitePaper reforms. They could threaten Englandā€™s wildlife, restrict nature into unprotected silos and make it harder for communities to have their say (1/8) #WilderFuture #PlanningWhitePaper
Weā€™re responding to the consultation, and have put forward the following principles we want to see incorporated into the reforms (2/8) #WilderFuture #PlanningWhitePaper
Wildlife recovery, and peopleā€™s easy access to nature should be at the heart of the planning reform, with a Nature Recovery Network underpinning local plans (3/8) #WilderFuture #PlanningWhitePaper
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We need a successful planning system for nature to recover, and to create green spaces at the heart of communities. Wildlife is still declining; the current system isnā€™t working. But we believe the proposed reforms will make a bad situation much worse. Hereā€™s why šŸ‘‡
1āƒ£ Theyā€™re highly likely to increase the decline of nature. The proposed approach offers less protection for nature than we already have, and there is little detail on how planning will help nature to recoverāš ļø
2āƒ£ They fail to bring people closer to nature. They risk the direct loss of nature-rich green spaces near where people live, restricting access to places which improve our health and wellbeingāš ļø
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#Inktober catch up 31/31 #Cuckoo #inktoberredlist I had to finish off with the cuckoo, as they symbolise for me what has been called 'shifting baseline' syndrome. My 'nature' base line of growing up the UK in the 70's was full of insects, and birds.
Huge flocks of sparrows, starlings and lapwing. So many flies and insects that we needed a fly screen on the back door. Thunderbugs and ladybird swarms. The car bonnet covered in insects after a short journey. The sound of cuckoo's every Spring. Dead hedgehogs on the roads!
That was my 'normal'. For most of my children's generation that has changed, to the point where they don't even know the names of everyday birds, because they've never seen one. @robgmacfarlane and @JackieMorrisArt writing a book, The Lost Words, to help children 'rediscover' and
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