James Robinson
@jamesthetyke.bsky.social
Tyke, birder, moth-er, spinner, cricketer. Supporter of Gloucester Rugby, Hull City AFC, Yorkshire CCC, England Cricket. Chief Operating Officer at the RSPB but the views I express here are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the RSPB.
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James Robinson
@jamesthetyke.bsky.social
· May 23
Wildlife charities urge Labour to scrap ‘licence to kill nature’ in planning bill
Conservationists say part of bill allowing developers to avoid environmental laws by paying into nature fund should be ditched
www.theguardian.com
The RSPB and The Wildlife Trusts have joined forces to say that Part 3 of the UK Government's Planning and Infrastructure Bill must be ditched unless there are significant AND meaningful changes made to it www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I've just emailed my MP and asked them to vote to protect nature in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Will you take action too?
action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/...
action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/...
Help stop the Planning and Infrastructure Bill tearing up nature protections
I've just emailed my MP and asked them to vote to protect nature in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Will you take action too?
action.rspb.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I've just emailed my MP and asked them to vote to protect nature in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Will you take action too?
action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/...
action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/...
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For months, ministers have been pushing a false choice between nature and growth.
Now, new research shows just how out of touch they are.
With data from More In Common, it's time to set the record straight. 👇
Now, new research shows just how out of touch they are.
With data from More In Common, it's time to set the record straight. 👇
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
For months, ministers have been pushing a false choice between nature and growth.
Now, new research shows just how out of touch they are.
With data from More In Common, it's time to set the record straight. 👇
Now, new research shows just how out of touch they are.
With data from More In Common, it's time to set the record straight. 👇
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Last night, Peers voted against Swift bricks: rejecting a simple, proven way to help one of our fastest declining birds recover. ❌
We share @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social's disappointment & frustration.
The vote came late, but with government refusing to back it, its fate was already sealed.
We share @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social's disappointment & frustration.
The vote came late, but with government refusing to back it, its fate was already sealed.
November 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Last night, Peers voted against Swift bricks: rejecting a simple, proven way to help one of our fastest declining birds recover. ❌
We share @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social's disappointment & frustration.
The vote came late, but with government refusing to back it, its fate was already sealed.
We share @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social's disappointment & frustration.
The vote came late, but with government refusing to back it, its fate was already sealed.
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The Government says this Bill is about growth, but there’s no long-term growth if nature is weakened. ‼️
Peers can change that today by backing science and backing nature.
This matters for everyone who cares about the future.
We’ll be watching... & our assessment will follow.
Peers can change that today by backing science and backing nature.
This matters for everyone who cares about the future.
We’ll be watching... & our assessment will follow.
October 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The Government says this Bill is about growth, but there’s no long-term growth if nature is weakened. ‼️
Peers can change that today by backing science and backing nature.
This matters for everyone who cares about the future.
We’ll be watching... & our assessment will follow.
Peers can change that today by backing science and backing nature.
This matters for everyone who cares about the future.
We’ll be watching... & our assessment will follow.
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We urge all Peers to back:
148: To avoid environmental damage first & foremost
114: To add a duty to consider climate & nature in decisions
130: To limit EDPs to where they're effective
140, 245 & 246: To embed Swift bricks, bird-safe glass & hedgehog highways into new homes
148: To avoid environmental damage first & foremost
114: To add a duty to consider climate & nature in decisions
130: To limit EDPs to where they're effective
140, 245 & 246: To embed Swift bricks, bird-safe glass & hedgehog highways into new homes
October 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
We urge all Peers to back:
148: To avoid environmental damage first & foremost
114: To add a duty to consider climate & nature in decisions
130: To limit EDPs to where they're effective
140, 245 & 246: To embed Swift bricks, bird-safe glass & hedgehog highways into new homes
148: To avoid environmental damage first & foremost
114: To add a duty to consider climate & nature in decisions
130: To limit EDPs to where they're effective
140, 245 & 246: To embed Swift bricks, bird-safe glass & hedgehog highways into new homes
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Protecting and restoring nature is at the heart of tackling the climate crisis.
It’s good to see this recognised in the Carbon Delivery Plan announced today.
Healthy woodlands, peatlands and wetlands do more than store carbon - they support wildlife and protect communities 🧵
It’s good to see this recognised in the Carbon Delivery Plan announced today.
Healthy woodlands, peatlands and wetlands do more than store carbon - they support wildlife and protect communities 🧵
October 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Protecting and restoring nature is at the heart of tackling the climate crisis.
It’s good to see this recognised in the Carbon Delivery Plan announced today.
Healthy woodlands, peatlands and wetlands do more than store carbon - they support wildlife and protect communities 🧵
It’s good to see this recognised in the Carbon Delivery Plan announced today.
Healthy woodlands, peatlands and wetlands do more than store carbon - they support wildlife and protect communities 🧵
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This Bill has been a shambles from the start. Rushed, re-written, and risking the nature it claimed to value.
We need a government that sticks to its promises.
We need a planning system that works for people and for wildlife.
Peers: today is your chance to put it right. 📢
We need a government that sticks to its promises.
We need a planning system that works for people and for wildlife.
Peers: today is your chance to put it right. 📢
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This Bill has been a shambles from the start. Rushed, re-written, and risking the nature it claimed to value.
We need a government that sticks to its promises.
We need a planning system that works for people and for wildlife.
Peers: today is your chance to put it right. 📢
We need a government that sticks to its promises.
We need a planning system that works for people and for wildlife.
Peers: today is your chance to put it right. 📢
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Take Swifts. Their numbers have plummeted by 68% in just 28 years.
We're proud to stand with @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social in calling for Swift bricks. Nesting spaces built into new homes would give these remarkable birds a future.
Amendment 245: simple fix, huge impact. Surely a no-brainer?
We're proud to stand with @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social in calling for Swift bricks. Nesting spaces built into new homes would give these remarkable birds a future.
Amendment 245: simple fix, huge impact. Surely a no-brainer?
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Take Swifts. Their numbers have plummeted by 68% in just 28 years.
We're proud to stand with @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social in calling for Swift bricks. Nesting spaces built into new homes would give these remarkable birds a future.
Amendment 245: simple fix, huge impact. Surely a no-brainer?
We're proud to stand with @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social in calling for Swift bricks. Nesting spaces built into new homes would give these remarkable birds a future.
Amendment 245: simple fix, huge impact. Surely a no-brainer?
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Today, the Planning Bill returns to the Lords. And the future of nature in England’s planning system is on the line. 🌳⚠️
Peers must back the amendments* that protect wildlife, ensure accountability, and build nature back into our homes & communities.
*130, 140 & 245, 114, 148
Peers must back the amendments* that protect wildlife, ensure accountability, and build nature back into our homes & communities.
*130, 140 & 245, 114, 148
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Today, the Planning Bill returns to the Lords. And the future of nature in England’s planning system is on the line. 🌳⚠️
Peers must back the amendments* that protect wildlife, ensure accountability, and build nature back into our homes & communities.
*130, 140 & 245, 114, 148
Peers must back the amendments* that protect wildlife, ensure accountability, and build nature back into our homes & communities.
*130, 140 & 245, 114, 148
The WWT Slimbridge Temminck's Stint being upstaged by its more flabouyant relatives today! #GlosBirds @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The WWT Slimbridge Temminck's Stint being upstaged by its more flabouyant relatives today! #GlosBirds @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social
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New research 🌍🧪
Organisations need to prioritise relationship building and understanding local context in order to improve social equity in climate mitigation schemes
Read on for a summary
Open access paper: doi.org/10.2458/jpe....
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📷Nick Williams
@accessnetwork.bsky.social
Organisations need to prioritise relationship building and understanding local context in order to improve social equity in climate mitigation schemes
Read on for a summary
Open access paper: doi.org/10.2458/jpe....
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📷Nick Williams
@accessnetwork.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
New research 🌍🧪
Organisations need to prioritise relationship building and understanding local context in order to improve social equity in climate mitigation schemes
Read on for a summary
Open access paper: doi.org/10.2458/jpe....
(1/5)
📷Nick Williams
@accessnetwork.bsky.social
Organisations need to prioritise relationship building and understanding local context in order to improve social equity in climate mitigation schemes
Read on for a summary
Open access paper: doi.org/10.2458/jpe....
(1/5)
📷Nick Williams
@accessnetwork.bsky.social
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Berwick Bank could kill more birds than any other windfarm on Earth, devastating colonies of Gannets, Puffins and Kittiwakes off Scotland’s coast. 🚨
We support renewables, but not at catastrophic cost to seabirds already in crisis.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3JE...
We support renewables, but not at catastrophic cost to seabirds already in crisis.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3JE...
Add your voice to a campaign to stop an offshore wind farm that threatens seabirds
YouTube video by RSPB
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Berwick Bank could kill more birds than any other windfarm on Earth, devastating colonies of Gannets, Puffins and Kittiwakes off Scotland’s coast. 🚨
We support renewables, but not at catastrophic cost to seabirds already in crisis.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3JE...
We support renewables, but not at catastrophic cost to seabirds already in crisis.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3JE...
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Spotted Flycatchers declined by 88% between 1970-2018, could low reproductive productivity be the cause?
Read on for a summary of new RSPB research
Full paper:
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
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Read on for a summary of new RSPB research
Full paper:
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
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Inadequate reproductive success is a potential cause of Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) population decline in England
Most demographic studies of multi-brooded species require information on breeding success per nesting attempt and the number of nesting attempts made to derive a measure of whole-season productivity....
doi.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Spotted Flycatchers declined by 88% between 1970-2018, could low reproductive productivity be the cause?
Read on for a summary of new RSPB research
Full paper:
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
(1/5)
Read on for a summary of new RSPB research
Full paper:
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
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After decades of decline, Little Tern has enjoyed a strong 2025 breeding season at colonies across England, offering hope for the species' recovery:
Encouraging 2025 breeding results for England's Little Terns
Little Tern has shown encouraging signs of recovery in 2025, with record numbers fledging at key English colonies. Conservation work by the RSPB and partners, including habitat restoration, predator control and community engagement, has helped boost breeding success. Despite ongoing threats, these results offer renewed hope for one of the UK's rarest and most threatened seabirds.
bit.ly
October 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
After decades of decline, Little Tern has enjoyed a strong 2025 breeding season at colonies across England, offering hope for the species' recovery:
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Yesterday the Scottish Government announced a further delay to the implementation of muirburn licencing.
That very same day, a muirburn in Aberdeenshire got out of control and started a wildfire.
We can’t afford any more delay. 👇
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
That very same day, a muirburn in Aberdeenshire got out of control and started a wildfire.
We can’t afford any more delay. 👇
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
October 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Yesterday the Scottish Government announced a further delay to the implementation of muirburn licencing.
That very same day, a muirburn in Aberdeenshire got out of control and started a wildfire.
We can’t afford any more delay. 👇
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
That very same day, a muirburn in Aberdeenshire got out of control and started a wildfire.
We can’t afford any more delay. 👇
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
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It’s #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! 🌍
Every year, migratory birds take on seriously epic journeys.
From our UK coasts and wetlands, to the forests of West Africa, we’re working to protect and restore the habitats they rely on along their routes.
Read more: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Every year, migratory birds take on seriously epic journeys.
From our UK coasts and wetlands, to the forests of West Africa, we’re working to protect and restore the habitats they rely on along their routes.
Read more: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
October 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
It’s #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! 🌍
Every year, migratory birds take on seriously epic journeys.
From our UK coasts and wetlands, to the forests of West Africa, we’re working to protect and restore the habitats they rely on along their routes.
Read more: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Every year, migratory birds take on seriously epic journeys.
From our UK coasts and wetlands, to the forests of West Africa, we’re working to protect and restore the habitats they rely on along their routes.
Read more: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
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Our reaction to a further delay by the Scottish Government on the implementation of muirburn licencing.
October 9, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Our reaction to a further delay by the Scottish Government on the implementation of muirburn licencing.
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The Chancellor says she 'fixed' a problem caused by “some snails or something”.
Comments like this pit nature against growth – it’s the wrong target.
Here, the system has worked: protecting one of UK’s rarest species while allowing 20,000 homes to proceed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Comments like this pit nature against growth – it’s the wrong target.
Here, the system has worked: protecting one of UK’s rarest species while allowing 20,000 homes to proceed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer
Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The Chancellor says she 'fixed' a problem caused by “some snails or something”.
Comments like this pit nature against growth – it’s the wrong target.
Here, the system has worked: protecting one of UK’s rarest species while allowing 20,000 homes to proceed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Comments like this pit nature against growth – it’s the wrong target.
Here, the system has worked: protecting one of UK’s rarest species while allowing 20,000 homes to proceed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Scotland's first nature-friendly farming summit created a real buzz earlier this week. 🐝🐄🚜
One of the most impactful parts of the day was when farmers from across Scotland shared stories about their journey to nature-friendly farming.
Read more here: www.rspb.org.uk/scotland/new...
One of the most impactful parts of the day was when farmers from across Scotland shared stories about their journey to nature-friendly farming.
Read more here: www.rspb.org.uk/scotland/new...
October 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Scotland's first nature-friendly farming summit created a real buzz earlier this week. 🐝🐄🚜
One of the most impactful parts of the day was when farmers from across Scotland shared stories about their journey to nature-friendly farming.
Read more here: www.rspb.org.uk/scotland/new...
One of the most impactful parts of the day was when farmers from across Scotland shared stories about their journey to nature-friendly farming.
Read more here: www.rspb.org.uk/scotland/new...
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The tree you climbed as a child. Gone. The Swifts over your town. Gone. The air you breathe. Polluted. The river. Unsafe.
This is the reality of deregulation.
Cutting protections would mean disaster for nature & our economy.
Our CEO sets out why: rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
This is the reality of deregulation.
Cutting protections would mean disaster for nature & our economy.
Our CEO sets out why: rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
September 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The tree you climbed as a child. Gone. The Swifts over your town. Gone. The air you breathe. Polluted. The river. Unsafe.
This is the reality of deregulation.
Cutting protections would mean disaster for nature & our economy.
Our CEO sets out why: rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
This is the reality of deregulation.
Cutting protections would mean disaster for nature & our economy.
Our CEO sets out why: rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
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A dark day for Scotland’s seabirds.
We're incredibly concerned that Scottish Government have granted consent for the Berwick Bank offshore windfarm, which could catapult some of our most vulnerable species toward extinction 🚨
We will carefully scrutinise the details and consider our next steps.
We're incredibly concerned that Scottish Government have granted consent for the Berwick Bank offshore windfarm, which could catapult some of our most vulnerable species toward extinction 🚨
We will carefully scrutinise the details and consider our next steps.
July 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A dark day for Scotland’s seabirds.
We're incredibly concerned that Scottish Government have granted consent for the Berwick Bank offshore windfarm, which could catapult some of our most vulnerable species toward extinction 🚨
We will carefully scrutinise the details and consider our next steps.
We're incredibly concerned that Scottish Government have granted consent for the Berwick Bank offshore windfarm, which could catapult some of our most vulnerable species toward extinction 🚨
We will carefully scrutinise the details and consider our next steps.
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Its #BogDay!
Let's celebrate by getting BOGged down in some papers 😉
Peatlands are key to carbon storage and flood management, but in the UK, many are in poor condition
Read on to hear about the nature benefits of bog restoration in Scotland’s Flow Country 🧪 🌍
📷 Ben Andrew
Let's celebrate by getting BOGged down in some papers 😉
Peatlands are key to carbon storage and flood management, but in the UK, many are in poor condition
Read on to hear about the nature benefits of bog restoration in Scotland’s Flow Country 🧪 🌍
📷 Ben Andrew
July 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Its #BogDay!
Let's celebrate by getting BOGged down in some papers 😉
Peatlands are key to carbon storage and flood management, but in the UK, many are in poor condition
Read on to hear about the nature benefits of bog restoration in Scotland’s Flow Country 🧪 🌍
📷 Ben Andrew
Let's celebrate by getting BOGged down in some papers 😉
Peatlands are key to carbon storage and flood management, but in the UK, many are in poor condition
Read on to hear about the nature benefits of bog restoration in Scotland’s Flow Country 🧪 🌍
📷 Ben Andrew
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It’s #BogDay and this time last year, the Flow Country became the first peat bog in the world awarded World Heritage Site status 🎉
Healthy peatlands can:
🔒 Act as carbon sinks, locking away CO2
💧 Improve water quality
💪 Support flood management
🏠 Provide a home for wildlife
📷 Paul Turner, Andy Hay
Healthy peatlands can:
🔒 Act as carbon sinks, locking away CO2
💧 Improve water quality
💪 Support flood management
🏠 Provide a home for wildlife
📷 Paul Turner, Andy Hay
July 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
It’s #BogDay and this time last year, the Flow Country became the first peat bog in the world awarded World Heritage Site status 🎉
Healthy peatlands can:
🔒 Act as carbon sinks, locking away CO2
💧 Improve water quality
💪 Support flood management
🏠 Provide a home for wildlife
📷 Paul Turner, Andy Hay
Healthy peatlands can:
🔒 Act as carbon sinks, locking away CO2
💧 Improve water quality
💪 Support flood management
🏠 Provide a home for wildlife
📷 Paul Turner, Andy Hay
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German conservationists have visited the Norfolk coast to collaborate with British experts on protecting vulnerable bird species which nest along the shoreline:
British and German conservationists team up to protect coastal breeders
German bird experts from NABU visited Norfolk to work with the RSPB on protecting nesting birds such as Little Tern and Ringed Plover. The visit strengthened conservation ties across the North Sea, sharing strategies used along UK beaches and similar habitats such as Germany’s Wadden Sea. Coastal bird protection collaboration continues.
bit.ly
July 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
German conservationists have visited the Norfolk coast to collaborate with British experts on protecting vulnerable bird species which nest along the shoreline:
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New paper: European Turtle Dove overwintering habitat in the Sahel 🪶
Results show birds rely on riparian forests and nearby grasslands
Read the full article by @rspbscience.bsky.social and @ofbiodiversite.bsky.social here:
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
Photo: Chris Orsman
Results show birds rely on riparian forests and nearby grasslands
Read the full article by @rspbscience.bsky.social and @ofbiodiversite.bsky.social here:
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
Photo: Chris Orsman
July 18, 2025 at 9:14 AM
New paper: European Turtle Dove overwintering habitat in the Sahel 🪶
Results show birds rely on riparian forests and nearby grasslands
Read the full article by @rspbscience.bsky.social and @ofbiodiversite.bsky.social here:
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
Photo: Chris Orsman
Results show birds rely on riparian forests and nearby grasslands
Read the full article by @rspbscience.bsky.social and @ofbiodiversite.bsky.social here:
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
Photo: Chris Orsman