Dr Rose O’Neill
@roseoneill.bsky.social
Ceo Campaign for National Parks. Fighting for wilder National Parks in England and Wales.
Nature. Landscape. Rivers. Access. Social justice.
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Dr Rose O’Neill
@roseoneill.bsky.social
· Nov 10
It’s time to put nature first in our National Parks
As world leaders meet to discuss the global biodiversity crisis, our Chief Executive, Dr Rose O’Neill, argues it’s time to prioritise nature.
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If you ask the public about what National Parks are for, the same answer comes up time after time. Wildlife. Nature. Places to connect with the wild.
A ‘nature first’ commitment could be the basis for a new social contract between the National Parks and the nation.
www.cnp.org.uk/blog/put-nat...
A ‘nature first’ commitment could be the basis for a new social contract between the National Parks and the nation.
www.cnp.org.uk/blog/put-nat...
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Dartmoor is dying - it's time to bring it back to life.
Today the Dartmoor Nature Alliance publish a new call to action to restore Dartmoor's habitats: rewet peat bogs, revive heaths by reducing grazing, double temperate rainforest area
Read it & join here:
www.dartmoornature.org.uk/call-to-action
Today the Dartmoor Nature Alliance publish a new call to action to restore Dartmoor's habitats: rewet peat bogs, revive heaths by reducing grazing, double temperate rainforest area
Read it & join here:
www.dartmoornature.org.uk/call-to-action
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Dartmoor is dying - it's time to bring it back to life.
Today the Dartmoor Nature Alliance publish a new call to action to restore Dartmoor's habitats: rewet peat bogs, revive heaths by reducing grazing, double temperate rainforest area
Read it & join here:
www.dartmoornature.org.uk/call-to-action
Today the Dartmoor Nature Alliance publish a new call to action to restore Dartmoor's habitats: rewet peat bogs, revive heaths by reducing grazing, double temperate rainforest area
Read it & join here:
www.dartmoornature.org.uk/call-to-action
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Unite: “Today’s half a billion-pound profits in just six months for privatised water company United Utilities is yet more evidence that our energy and water systems are broken."
"With overseas shareholders set to receive a record dividend, this is profiteering at the expense of consumers."
"With overseas shareholders set to receive a record dividend, this is profiteering at the expense of consumers."
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Unite: “Today’s half a billion-pound profits in just six months for privatised water company United Utilities is yet more evidence that our energy and water systems are broken."
"With overseas shareholders set to receive a record dividend, this is profiteering at the expense of consumers."
"With overseas shareholders set to receive a record dividend, this is profiteering at the expense of consumers."
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Relieved that Lord Banner's amendment to threaten green spaces was not moved in House of Lords on Monday, thanks to all the peers who opposed @openspacessociety.bsky.social @ramblers.org.uk campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/g...
Green spaces reprieved
It was a huge relief when a damaging amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill was dropped. This occurred at report stage in the House of Lords on the night of 3 November. As I wrote here, …
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November 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Relieved that Lord Banner's amendment to threaten green spaces was not moved in House of Lords on Monday, thanks to all the peers who opposed @openspacessociety.bsky.social @ramblers.org.uk campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/g...
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No 10: "Families & communities across the Oxfordshire-Cambridge corridor will benefit from a new national forest, creating green jobs, improving access to nature, and supporting climate action. A second forest will follow in the Midlands or North of England, ensuring benefits are spread nationwide."
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
No 10: "Families & communities across the Oxfordshire-Cambridge corridor will benefit from a new national forest, creating green jobs, improving access to nature, and supporting climate action. A second forest will follow in the Midlands or North of England, ensuring benefits are spread nationwide."
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The River Dart trespass was undertaken by our South Devon group, where they met at Galmpton before trespassing in the Waddeton Court and Sandridge Barton Estates, the latter of which is owned by a company registered in the Cayman Islands.
November 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The River Dart trespass was undertaken by our South Devon group, where they met at Galmpton before trespassing in the Waddeton Court and Sandridge Barton Estates, the latter of which is owned by a company registered in the Cayman Islands.
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We're proud to stand alongside over 40 organisations in an open letter urging the PM to uphold the Aarhus Convention.
Find out why it's so important for people and nature and read the letter below👇
Find out why it's so important for people and nature and read the letter below👇
📢 40+ NGOs have written to the PM urging him to uphold the Aarhus Convention – the cornerstone of environmental justice
The Convention protects your right to:
✅ Access environmental information
✅ Have a say in decisions that affect nature
✅ Seek environmental justice affordably
The Convention protects your right to:
✅ Access environmental information
✅ Have a say in decisions that affect nature
✅ Seek environmental justice affordably
November 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
We're proud to stand alongside over 40 organisations in an open letter urging the PM to uphold the Aarhus Convention.
Find out why it's so important for people and nature and read the letter below👇
Find out why it's so important for people and nature and read the letter below👇
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🌿A full house for the launch of the new APPG for National Parks & National Landscapes yesterday! 🌿
The new APPG will provide a powerful voice in Parliament 💪
A huge thank you to all the MPs, Peers & partners who joined us to make this such an energising start
The new APPG will provide a powerful voice in Parliament 💪
A huge thank you to all the MPs, Peers & partners who joined us to make this such an energising start
October 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🌿A full house for the launch of the new APPG for National Parks & National Landscapes yesterday! 🌿
The new APPG will provide a powerful voice in Parliament 💪
A huge thank you to all the MPs, Peers & partners who joined us to make this such an energising start
The new APPG will provide a powerful voice in Parliament 💪
A huge thank you to all the MPs, Peers & partners who joined us to make this such an energising start
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We are being sold a false story that nature is the enemy. That newts, bats, snails and spiders are somehow responsible for the so-called housing crisis and a blocker to economic growth. This is a deliberate lie - using a cynically chosen group of species that could be found in a witches cauldron.
October 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM
We are being sold a false story that nature is the enemy. That newts, bats, snails and spiders are somehow responsible for the so-called housing crisis and a blocker to economic growth. This is a deliberate lie - using a cynically chosen group of species that could be found in a witches cauldron.
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Our National Parks are at risk. ⚠️
From the rugged Lakes to the sweeping South Downs, these landscapes define us and our future. They sustain wildlife, communities and our wellbeing - and they must be protected.
A future that puts them at risk isn't what anyone voted for.
From the rugged Lakes to the sweeping South Downs, these landscapes define us and our future. They sustain wildlife, communities and our wellbeing - and they must be protected.
A future that puts them at risk isn't what anyone voted for.
October 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Our National Parks are at risk. ⚠️
From the rugged Lakes to the sweeping South Downs, these landscapes define us and our future. They sustain wildlife, communities and our wellbeing - and they must be protected.
A future that puts them at risk isn't what anyone voted for.
From the rugged Lakes to the sweeping South Downs, these landscapes define us and our future. They sustain wildlife, communities and our wellbeing - and they must be protected.
A future that puts them at risk isn't what anyone voted for.
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The British public love National Parks & Landscapes.
Weakening the law that protects them would be devastating for nature, visitors & the businesses they support.
These places need more support from Gov't to make them wilder & more accessible to everyone 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Weakening the law that protects them would be devastating for nature, visitors & the businesses they support.
These places need more support from Gov't to make them wilder & more accessible to everyone 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups
Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The British public love National Parks & Landscapes.
Weakening the law that protects them would be devastating for nature, visitors & the businesses they support.
These places need more support from Gov't to make them wilder & more accessible to everyone 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Weakening the law that protects them would be devastating for nature, visitors & the businesses they support.
These places need more support from Gov't to make them wilder & more accessible to everyone 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’, say environmentalists
Pleased to have signed @campaign4parks.bsky.social's letter urging Ministers to drop plans to remove the Protected Landscapes Duty on public bodies 1/
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pleased to have signed @campaign4parks.bsky.social's letter urging Ministers to drop plans to remove the Protected Landscapes Duty on public bodies 1/
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups
Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’, say environmentalists
Pleased to have signed @campaign4parks.bsky.social's letter urging Ministers to drop plans to remove the Protected Landscapes Duty on public bodies 1/
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pleased to have signed @campaign4parks.bsky.social's letter urging Ministers to drop plans to remove the Protected Landscapes Duty on public bodies 1/
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Over 200 charities, businesses & organisations have signed our open letter to Keir Starmer asking him not to weaken the laws protecting National Parks and Landscapes.
We're so thankful to everyone who added their name 💪
This letter represents millions of people and shows that #NationalParksMatter
We're so thankful to everyone who added their name 💪
This letter represents millions of people and shows that #NationalParksMatter
October 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Over 200 charities, businesses & organisations have signed our open letter to Keir Starmer asking him not to weaken the laws protecting National Parks and Landscapes.
We're so thankful to everyone who added their name 💪
This letter represents millions of people and shows that #NationalParksMatter
We're so thankful to everyone who added their name 💪
This letter represents millions of people and shows that #NationalParksMatter
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A new poll run by YouGov of over 2,000 people shows that support for a charge on visits to the Lake District is high among both residents and visitors. Click here to read more about this story here:
https://loom.ly/w9QN7Uc
https://loom.ly/w9QN7Uc
September 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A new poll run by YouGov of over 2,000 people shows that support for a charge on visits to the Lake District is high among both residents and visitors. Click here to read more about this story here:
https://loom.ly/w9QN7Uc
https://loom.ly/w9QN7Uc
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"They better look after the National Parks & the Protected Landscapes because it's going to be precious, not just for us but, 150, 200 years time people will regret it if those things start getting traded off"
@rory-stewart.bsky.social puts it best 👇
(27:06)
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@rory-stewart.bsky.social puts it best 👇
(27:06)
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The Rest Is Politics - Podcast Episode | Global Player
455. Question Time: Is Europe Already At War With Russia?
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October 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
"They better look after the National Parks & the Protected Landscapes because it's going to be precious, not just for us but, 150, 200 years time people will regret it if those things start getting traded off"
@rory-stewart.bsky.social puts it best 👇
(27:06)
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
@rory-stewart.bsky.social puts it best 👇
(27:06)
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
The Yorkshire Dales National Park is a hotspot for bird of prey killing.
Another hen harrier - Sita - killed, last known location above grouse moor.
We need a change in law urgently.
www.henharrierday.uk/news/suspici...
Another hen harrier - Sita - killed, last known location above grouse moor.
We need a change in law urgently.
www.henharrierday.uk/news/suspici...
Suspicious Disappearance of Hen Harrier Sita | Hen Harrier Action
One of the four young Hen Harriers satellite tagged thanks to the generous donations from supporters has vanished in suspicious circumstances on a grouse moor
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October 3, 2025 at 6:55 AM
The Yorkshire Dales National Park is a hotspot for bird of prey killing.
Another hen harrier - Sita - killed, last known location above grouse moor.
We need a change in law urgently.
www.henharrierday.uk/news/suspici...
Another hen harrier - Sita - killed, last known location above grouse moor.
We need a change in law urgently.
www.henharrierday.uk/news/suspici...
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Natural England confirms ongoing & relentless illegal persecution is reason why Hen Harriers are still rare in England.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/02/h...
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/02/h...
Hardly any Hen Harrier nesting attempts on English grouse moors for second year running
Natural England has finally got around to publishing the data for the 2025 Hen Harrier breeding season, which demonstrate very clear differences between areas managed for conservation and those man…
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October 2, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Natural England confirms ongoing & relentless illegal persecution is reason why Hen Harriers are still rare in England.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/02/h...
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/02/h...
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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.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Today, they're needed more than ever, but they're under huge pressure, and now there is shocking talk that the government wants to water down planning protections that only came into law a couple of years ago.”
Listen from 27 mins in
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Listen from 27 mins in
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455. Question Time: Is Europe Already At War With Russia?
Podcast Episode · The Rest Is Politics · 01/10/2025 · 35m
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October 2, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Today, they're needed more than ever, but they're under huge pressure, and now there is shocking talk that the government wants to water down planning protections that only came into law a couple of years ago.”
Listen from 27 mins in
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Listen from 27 mins in
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Is Labour about to put its historic link with National Parks at risk?
National Parks are world-famous as Britain’s most special & iconic landscapes.
Why on earth would any Gov't want to make it easier to pollute the Lake District or bulldoze the New Forest?
greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/09/30/i...
National Parks are world-famous as Britain’s most special & iconic landscapes.
Why on earth would any Gov't want to make it easier to pollute the Lake District or bulldoze the New Forest?
greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/09/30/i...
Is Labour about to put its historic link with National Parks at risk?
At last year’s Labour party conference the prime minister spoke about the beauty and wonder of the Lake District. Visitors to this year’s conference are greeted by six Labour history information bo…
greenallianceblog.org.uk
September 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Is Labour about to put its historic link with National Parks at risk?
National Parks are world-famous as Britain’s most special & iconic landscapes.
Why on earth would any Gov't want to make it easier to pollute the Lake District or bulldoze the New Forest?
greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/09/30/i...
National Parks are world-famous as Britain’s most special & iconic landscapes.
Why on earth would any Gov't want to make it easier to pollute the Lake District or bulldoze the New Forest?
greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/09/30/i...
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The third New Perspectives residential organised by @campaign4parks.bsky.social for young campaigners in @bannaubrycheiniog.bsky.social with @roseoneill.bsky.social @ebenmyrddin.bsky.social @ruthlovell.bsky.social @tirweddaucymru.bsky.social campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/o...
O dan y bannau
Beneath the beacons, o dan y bannau, sounds as lyrical in Welsh as it does in English. That’s where we were for the third of the Campaign for National Parks’s New Perspective residentia…
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September 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The third New Perspectives residential organised by @campaign4parks.bsky.social for young campaigners in @bannaubrycheiniog.bsky.social with @roseoneill.bsky.social @ebenmyrddin.bsky.social @ruthlovell.bsky.social @tirweddaucymru.bsky.social campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/o...
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Very excited to share that I'm writing a new book, THE GHOSTS OF CHALK COUNTRY - about the loss of England's chalk downland: a tale of flowers, fascism & freedom.
To be published by @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social in April 2027:
www.thebookseller.com/rights/willi...
Website: ghostsofchalkcountry.org
To be published by @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social in April 2027:
www.thebookseller.com/rights/willi...
Website: ghostsofchalkcountry.org
September 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Very excited to share that I'm writing a new book, THE GHOSTS OF CHALK COUNTRY - about the loss of England's chalk downland: a tale of flowers, fascism & freedom.
To be published by @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social in April 2027:
www.thebookseller.com/rights/willi...
Website: ghostsofchalkcountry.org
To be published by @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social in April 2027:
www.thebookseller.com/rights/willi...
Website: ghostsofchalkcountry.org
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It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there.
A... remarkable new @walesgovernance.bsky.social ITV Wales @yougov.co.uk poll of Welsh voting intentions for the next Senedd election (changes since May)
- Plaid 30% (-)
- Reform 29% (+4)
- Labour 14% (-4)
- Cons 11% (-2)
- Lib Dems 6% (-1)
- Green 6% (+1)
- Other 4% (+2)
#Senedd #devolution
- Plaid 30% (-)
- Reform 29% (+4)
- Labour 14% (-4)
- Cons 11% (-2)
- Lib Dems 6% (-1)
- Green 6% (+1)
- Other 4% (+2)
#Senedd #devolution
September 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there.
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7 things we learnt from the High Court about National Parks 👀
With the Protected Landscapes now duty under threat👎 we reviewed what the precedent-setting High Court cases mean for National Parks law, following our year of legal action ⚖️
www.cnp.org.uk/blog/7-thing...
With the Protected Landscapes now duty under threat👎 we reviewed what the precedent-setting High Court cases mean for National Parks law, following our year of legal action ⚖️
www.cnp.org.uk/blog/7-thing...
7 things we learnt from the High Court about National Parks
After the change in law in 2023, what the precedent-setting High Court cases mean for National Parks law.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
7 things we learnt from the High Court about National Parks 👀
With the Protected Landscapes now duty under threat👎 we reviewed what the precedent-setting High Court cases mean for National Parks law, following our year of legal action ⚖️
www.cnp.org.uk/blog/7-thing...
With the Protected Landscapes now duty under threat👎 we reviewed what the precedent-setting High Court cases mean for National Parks law, following our year of legal action ⚖️
www.cnp.org.uk/blog/7-thing...
If this came to pass, it would be absolutely devastating for National Parks and National Landscapes.
The Protected Landacapes duty is the main power they have to secure action for nature. But the Times is reporting Ministers considering scrapping it. 1/3
www.thetimes.com/uk/history/a...
The Protected Landacapes duty is the main power they have to secure action for nature. But the Times is reporting Ministers considering scrapping it. 1/3
www.thetimes.com/uk/history/a...
September 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
If this came to pass, it would be absolutely devastating for National Parks and National Landscapes.
The Protected Landacapes duty is the main power they have to secure action for nature. But the Times is reporting Ministers considering scrapping it. 1/3
www.thetimes.com/uk/history/a...
The Protected Landacapes duty is the main power they have to secure action for nature. But the Times is reporting Ministers considering scrapping it. 1/3
www.thetimes.com/uk/history/a...
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Now we know that National Park rivers are at risk, it’s time to demand better for them 💪
Our rivers at risk report outlines 5 key recommendations govs in Eng and Wales need to implement to rescue our rivers.
Speak up for rivers www.cnp.org.uk/support/camp...
Our rivers at risk report outlines 5 key recommendations govs in Eng and Wales need to implement to rescue our rivers.
Speak up for rivers www.cnp.org.uk/support/camp...
September 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Now we know that National Park rivers are at risk, it’s time to demand better for them 💪
Our rivers at risk report outlines 5 key recommendations govs in Eng and Wales need to implement to rescue our rivers.
Speak up for rivers www.cnp.org.uk/support/camp...
Our rivers at risk report outlines 5 key recommendations govs in Eng and Wales need to implement to rescue our rivers.
Speak up for rivers www.cnp.org.uk/support/camp...