Hazel Draper
@hazelwildcard.bsky.social
‘Hope is the thing with feathers’. 🕊Climate and Nature Activist, 💚 Wild Card co-founder at wildcard.land
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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'The Church of England must use its immense wealth to invest in nature'
Wild Card & @deborahmeaden.bsky.social are calling on @churchofengland.org to restore nature on their land… but we need your help!
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Wild Card & @deborahmeaden.bsky.social are calling on @churchofengland.org to restore nature on their land… but we need your help!
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Deborah Meaden calls on the Church of England to invest in nature!
YouTube video by Wild Card
youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:12 PM
'The Church of England must use its immense wealth to invest in nature'
Wild Card & @deborahmeaden.bsky.social are calling on @churchofengland.org to restore nature on their land… but we need your help!
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youtube.com/shorts/W9ax2...
Wild Card & @deborahmeaden.bsky.social are calling on @churchofengland.org to restore nature on their land… but we need your help!
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youtube.com/shorts/W9ax2...
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Last month the UK Government quietly released a report detailing the severe threats to our national security posed by biodiversity loss.
It shows why we need to campaign for nature now more than ever.
You can support our work over at our website: www.wildcard.land
#Rewilding #NatureRestoration
It shows why we need to campaign for nature now more than ever.
You can support our work over at our website: www.wildcard.land
#Rewilding #NatureRestoration
February 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Last month the UK Government quietly released a report detailing the severe threats to our national security posed by biodiversity loss.
It shows why we need to campaign for nature now more than ever.
You can support our work over at our website: www.wildcard.land
#Rewilding #NatureRestoration
It shows why we need to campaign for nature now more than ever.
You can support our work over at our website: www.wildcard.land
#Rewilding #NatureRestoration
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Mosses may be small but when they come together they can create beautiful and diverse carpets of softness in a hard world.
#BeMoreMoss
#BeMoreMoss
January 27, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Mosses may be small but when they come together they can create beautiful and diverse carpets of softness in a hard world.
#BeMoreMoss
#BeMoreMoss
I found this really resonated
Wrote myself a pep talk to get back to work tomorrow. It helped me. Hope it helps you.
I don't know how to do this
But I'm going to keep doing it anyway.
heated.world
January 26, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I found this really resonated
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We ask teachers to hold the emotional weight of the future —
often without the language, support, or permission to be honest.
Today, Climate Courage Schools is launching The Hardest Lesson, a short film about that quiet pressure inside the classroom. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H-5...
often without the language, support, or permission to be honest.
Today, Climate Courage Schools is launching The Hardest Lesson, a short film about that quiet pressure inside the classroom. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H-5...
The Hardest Lesson | Climate Majority Project
YouTube video by Climate Majority Project
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:45 PM
We ask teachers to hold the emotional weight of the future —
often without the language, support, or permission to be honest.
Today, Climate Courage Schools is launching The Hardest Lesson, a short film about that quiet pressure inside the classroom. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H-5...
often without the language, support, or permission to be honest.
Today, Climate Courage Schools is launching The Hardest Lesson, a short film about that quiet pressure inside the classroom. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H-5...
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Our #RewildTheChurch campaign has put nature on the agenda for the Church of England!
Our motion needs at least 100 signatures from Synod members to be considered for debate. You can ask your local representative to sign the motion here:
actionnetwork.org/letters/help...
#Rewilding #Stewardship
Our motion needs at least 100 signatures from Synod members to be considered for debate. You can ask your local representative to sign the motion here:
actionnetwork.org/letters/help...
#Rewilding #Stewardship
January 22, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Our #RewildTheChurch campaign has put nature on the agenda for the Church of England!
Our motion needs at least 100 signatures from Synod members to be considered for debate. You can ask your local representative to sign the motion here:
actionnetwork.org/letters/help...
#Rewilding #Stewardship
Our motion needs at least 100 signatures from Synod members to be considered for debate. You can ask your local representative to sign the motion here:
actionnetwork.org/letters/help...
#Rewilding #Stewardship
So many lives are affected by suicide and sometimes you just need to know there’s a reason to stay.
Check out this great page if you are struggling or if you would like to write a letter for someone going through a dark time in their life.
www.reasonstostay.co.uk
#ReasonToStay
Check out this great page if you are struggling or if you would like to write a letter for someone going through a dark time in their life.
www.reasonstostay.co.uk
#ReasonToStay
Reasons to Stay - Letters From Strangers
Reasons to Stay is a suicide prevention project reaching people at difficult moments through anonymous letters written by volunteers. Each letter on this site was written by a real person and delivere...
www.reasonstostay.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 1:15 PM
So many lives are affected by suicide and sometimes you just need to know there’s a reason to stay.
Check out this great page if you are struggling or if you would like to write a letter for someone going through a dark time in their life.
www.reasonstostay.co.uk
#ReasonToStay
Check out this great page if you are struggling or if you would like to write a letter for someone going through a dark time in their life.
www.reasonstostay.co.uk
#ReasonToStay
Mossy foggy doggy photo.
(I could rework the lyrics of Julie Andrew’s’My favourite things’ on the basis of my walk in the woods yesterday)
(I could rework the lyrics of Julie Andrew’s’My favourite things’ on the basis of my walk in the woods yesterday)
January 20, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Mossy foggy doggy photo.
(I could rework the lyrics of Julie Andrew’s’My favourite things’ on the basis of my walk in the woods yesterday)
(I could rework the lyrics of Julie Andrew’s’My favourite things’ on the basis of my walk in the woods yesterday)
Full room for a talk on Sphagnum moss with guest speaker Johnny Turner for the Halifax Scientific Society. With the announcement from the watchdog today that government are going to fail biodiversity targets it’s so good to see all these people who care
January 13, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Full room for a talk on Sphagnum moss with guest speaker Johnny Turner for the Halifax Scientific Society. With the announcement from the watchdog today that government are going to fail biodiversity targets it’s so good to see all these people who care
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We concur with the healing power of nature, Happy Birthday to HRH Princess of Wales. 💚
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c394vykk4dgo
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c394vykk4dgo
Catherine marks birthday with message on healing power of nature
The message is part of a video series which has seen Catherine reflect on the importance of nature to her, during her recovery from cancer treatment.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
We concur with the healing power of nature, Happy Birthday to HRH Princess of Wales. 💚
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c394vykk4dgo
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c394vykk4dgo
I have just discovered Birdle (an alternative to wordle) it might be too easy for proper birdwatchers but as a bad birdwatcher myself it’s great. Birdle.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I have just discovered Birdle (an alternative to wordle) it might be too easy for proper birdwatchers but as a bad birdwatcher myself it’s great. Birdle.co.uk
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This frames climate as a single-variable problem. It isn’t.
CO₂ matters enormously, but so do land use, water, biodiversity, and scale. An energy source can be low-carbon and still ecologically destructive at deployment scale. Pointing that out isn’t “anti-renewable.” It’s systems thinking.
CO₂ matters enormously, but so do land use, water, biodiversity, and scale. An energy source can be low-carbon and still ecologically destructive at deployment scale. Pointing that out isn’t “anti-renewable.” It’s systems thinking.
Only energy sources that do not produce CO2 should be considered by people who are not suicidal.
If you're opposed to wind and solar, then you're pro-nuclear. Which is a valid standpoint, but let's not pretend that it doesn't have its own problems.
If you're opposed to wind and solar, then you're pro-nuclear. Which is a valid standpoint, but let's not pretend that it doesn't have its own problems.
December 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This frames climate as a single-variable problem. It isn’t.
CO₂ matters enormously, but so do land use, water, biodiversity, and scale. An energy source can be low-carbon and still ecologically destructive at deployment scale. Pointing that out isn’t “anti-renewable.” It’s systems thinking.
CO₂ matters enormously, but so do land use, water, biodiversity, and scale. An energy source can be low-carbon and still ecologically destructive at deployment scale. Pointing that out isn’t “anti-renewable.” It’s systems thinking.
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Oh my.
Even in silence we rebel.
Even in silence we rebel.
28 December 1795 In protest over the suppression of public meetings for the discussion of political grievances, a ‘Thinking Club’ was formed at the Coopers’ Arms Manchester. 300 people joined that first meeting and were silent for an hour.
December 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Oh my.
Even in silence we rebel.
Even in silence we rebel.
Seen on the floor of the woods on Christmas Day.and advised by someone on INaturalist that it’s probably Star Jelly. This has a very interesting lore to it. I prefer to think of it as from a falling star than anything to do with a frog.
December 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Seen on the floor of the woods on Christmas Day.and advised by someone on INaturalist that it’s probably Star Jelly. This has a very interesting lore to it. I prefer to think of it as from a falling star than anything to do with a frog.
🌳Vast areas of our most vital habitat are at risk of being lost forever.
Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for DEFRA to fund the restoration of our publicly owned ancient woodlands?
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for DEFRA to fund the restoration of our publicly owned ancient woodlands?
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations
Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Over 100,000 acres of our public forests used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger than the Isle of W...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🌳Vast areas of our most vital habitat are at risk of being lost forever.
Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for DEFRA to fund the restoration of our publicly owned ancient woodlands?
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for DEFRA to fund the restoration of our publicly owned ancient woodlands?
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
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"UK governments must reverse [neglect of SSSI] if they are going to deliver on environmental targets and promises, and leave future generations with the rich natural heritage they need to thrive." - via @green-alliance.org.uk greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/12/15/g...
Governments have a golden opportunity to reverse neglect of UK protected nature sites
This post is by Meriel Harrison, senior policy officer at the RSPB. Earlier this month the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) published a landmark report. It laid bare the magnitude and exte…
greenallianceblog.org.uk
December 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"UK governments must reverse [neglect of SSSI] if they are going to deliver on environmental targets and promises, and leave future generations with the rich natural heritage they need to thrive." - via @green-alliance.org.uk greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/12/15/g...
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Labour backbencher Chris Hinchliff:
“It’s time our Labour government stopped pitching nature as the enemy of a better life for ordinary people in this country and realised that, for the vast majority, it is a measure of it.”
“It’s time our Labour government stopped pitching nature as the enemy of a better life for ordinary people in this country and realised that, for the vast majority, it is a measure of it.”
Labour's ceaseless yet baseless attacks on Nature and the Environment are not going unopposed. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reeves’s planning overhaul stalls as senior adviser quits after four months
Exclusive: Catherine Howard’s exit comes amid disagreements at top of government about how far to push deregulation agenda
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Labour backbencher Chris Hinchliff:
“It’s time our Labour government stopped pitching nature as the enemy of a better life for ordinary people in this country and realised that, for the vast majority, it is a measure of it.”
“It’s time our Labour government stopped pitching nature as the enemy of a better life for ordinary people in this country and realised that, for the vast majority, it is a measure of it.”
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GND Calderdale in Halifax town centre today, celebrating the Christmas season with gifts, climate-focused letters to Santa, and singing 'disrupted carols'...
December 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
GND Calderdale in Halifax town centre today, celebrating the Christmas season with gifts, climate-focused letters to Santa, and singing 'disrupted carols'...
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A belated November #RewildingRoundup graces your feed! ~
Here are some of our highlights 🧵:
🐧Puffins have returned to the Isle of Muck in Northern Ireland for the first time in 25 years thanks to the hard work of the team at @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social - welcome back puffins!
Here are some of our highlights 🧵:
🐧Puffins have returned to the Isle of Muck in Northern Ireland for the first time in 25 years thanks to the hard work of the team at @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social - welcome back puffins!
December 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A belated November #RewildingRoundup graces your feed! ~
Here are some of our highlights 🧵:
🐧Puffins have returned to the Isle of Muck in Northern Ireland for the first time in 25 years thanks to the hard work of the team at @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social - welcome back puffins!
Here are some of our highlights 🧵:
🐧Puffins have returned to the Isle of Muck in Northern Ireland for the first time in 25 years thanks to the hard work of the team at @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social - welcome back puffins!
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'Research shows the UK has just 53% of its biodiversity intact, placing us in the bottom 10% of countries worldwide – and the lowest in the G7. This means that one in six species across Great Britain is now at risk of extinction.'- Sienna Somers, Friends of the Earth www.bigissue.com/opinion/uk-w...
UK wildlife is in deep trouble – here's what needs to change
The government's new environmental plan is a start, but without a radical shift, UK nature and biodiversity will remain on a downward curve.
www.bigissue.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:24 AM
'Research shows the UK has just 53% of its biodiversity intact, placing us in the bottom 10% of countries worldwide – and the lowest in the G7. This means that one in six species across Great Britain is now at risk of extinction.'- Sienna Somers, Friends of the Earth www.bigissue.com/opinion/uk-w...
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A new weasel species just found in China. Every time I mention “dark extinctions,” people demand proof. But how do you prove the loss of a species we never knew existed?
There are more undiscovered species than known ones.
Extinction often happens before discovery.
www.earth.com/news/routine...
There are more undiscovered species than known ones.
Extinction often happens before discovery.
www.earth.com/news/routine...
Routine expedition ended with the discovery of a unique animal with a secret ability
A routine expedition surprises scientists by revealing a unique animal, Mustela mopbie, with a secret ability that could change what we know.
www.earth.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A new weasel species just found in China. Every time I mention “dark extinctions,” people demand proof. But how do you prove the loss of a species we never knew existed?
There are more undiscovered species than known ones.
Extinction often happens before discovery.
www.earth.com/news/routine...
There are more undiscovered species than known ones.
Extinction often happens before discovery.
www.earth.com/news/routine...
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How do we (humans) make decisions as members of a #watershed or #ecosystem? How do we make decisions as part of Nature? Talking Rivers’ new Listening to Nature Toolkit is an online guide that attempts to answer such questions to honor the rights of #Nature.
How We Listen to Nature
How do we (humans) make decisions as members of a watershed or ecosystem? How do we make decisions as part of Nature? Talking Rivers’ Listening to Nature Tool
buff.ly
December 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
How do we (humans) make decisions as members of a #watershed or #ecosystem? How do we make decisions as part of Nature? Talking Rivers’ new Listening to Nature Toolkit is an online guide that attempts to answer such questions to honor the rights of #Nature.
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My lyric essay "The Carbon Landscape: Poetry and Preservation" in Issue 15 of Poetry Birmingham — a nature edition edited by Paul Roberts, featuring brilliant articles like "Wonder as Liberation Practice" by JLM Morton.
“Bogs hold our history and our hope.”
poetrybirmingham.com/clare-shaw-t...
“Bogs hold our history and our hope.”
poetrybirmingham.com/clare-shaw-t...
Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal – Issue 11.5 – Clare Shaw – The Carbon Landscape — Poetry Birmingham
Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal – Issue 11.5 – Clare Shaw – The Carbon Landscape
poetrybirmingham.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
My lyric essay "The Carbon Landscape: Poetry and Preservation" in Issue 15 of Poetry Birmingham — a nature edition edited by Paul Roberts, featuring brilliant articles like "Wonder as Liberation Practice" by JLM Morton.
“Bogs hold our history and our hope.”
poetrybirmingham.com/clare-shaw-t...
“Bogs hold our history and our hope.”
poetrybirmingham.com/clare-shaw-t...
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Calderdale GND reps marching in Leeds last Saturday, in solidarity with people experiencing ecocide and climate chaos around the world #COP30 ##ClimateJusticeIsSocialJustice
November 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Calderdale GND reps marching in Leeds last Saturday, in solidarity with people experiencing ecocide and climate chaos around the world #COP30 ##ClimateJusticeIsSocialJustice