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Today is D-Day for Biodiversity Net Gain.
Steve Reed is set to decide whether this Labour Government will abandon all pretence of understanding and caring for nature by gutting BNG...
Steve Reed is set to decide whether this Labour Government will abandon all pretence of understanding and caring for nature by gutting BNG...
December 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Today is D-Day for Biodiversity Net Gain.
Steve Reed is set to decide whether this Labour Government will abandon all pretence of understanding and caring for nature by gutting BNG...
Steve Reed is set to decide whether this Labour Government will abandon all pretence of understanding and caring for nature by gutting BNG...
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📣 This last year we have seen great successes as we campaigned for wildlife both in our local area and on a national scale - but the challenges still continue, and we need your help!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov-z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov-z...
Our Impact 2024-25 | Campaigning for wildlife
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December 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
📣 This last year we have seen great successes as we campaigned for wildlife both in our local area and on a national scale - but the challenges still continue, and we need your help!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov-z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov-z...
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🎉✅ Lords have voted FOR an amendment that will reduce the risks of the #CashToTrash system in Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill. But we need YOUR help to make sure it goes through 👉 buff.ly/0ColQrh
October 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
🎉✅ Lords have voted FOR an amendment that will reduce the risks of the #CashToTrash system in Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill. But we need YOUR help to make sure it goes through 👉 buff.ly/0ColQrh
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A mandatory swift brick for every new home won't be supported by Housing Secretary Steve Reed. That's quite a u-turn from the former Environment Secretary. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Government U-turns on support for bird-friendly swift bricks in new homes
Housing minister Steve Reed refuses to back mandating measure, despite giving support while in environment job
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A mandatory swift brick for every new home won't be supported by Housing Secretary Steve Reed. That's quite a u-turn from the former Environment Secretary. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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⚠️ Please note that we do not allow foraging on our reserves.
Mushrooms and toadstools are the reproductive part of the fungus and picking them can stop the fungus from releasing its spores to sustain a healthy population. (1/3)
📸 Jon Hawkins - Surrey Hills Photography
Mushrooms and toadstools are the reproductive part of the fungus and picking them can stop the fungus from releasing its spores to sustain a healthy population. (1/3)
📸 Jon Hawkins - Surrey Hills Photography
October 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
⚠️ Please note that we do not allow foraging on our reserves.
Mushrooms and toadstools are the reproductive part of the fungus and picking them can stop the fungus from releasing its spores to sustain a healthy population. (1/3)
📸 Jon Hawkins - Surrey Hills Photography
Mushrooms and toadstools are the reproductive part of the fungus and picking them can stop the fungus from releasing its spores to sustain a healthy population. (1/3)
📸 Jon Hawkins - Surrey Hills Photography
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⚠️ The Government seems intent on weakening protections for our most precious species and habitats. (1/3)
October 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
⚠️ The Government seems intent on weakening protections for our most precious species and habitats. (1/3)
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Great appeal here to protect a fantastic ancient woodland in Buckinghamshire. I've just walked through this landscape – the ancient royal hunting forest of Bernwood is being bisected by HS2 – and it is a magical area. Good luck @bbowt.bsky.social! www.bbowt.org.uk/news/wildlif...
Wildlife Trust launches £300,000 appeal to protect ancient woodland in Buckinghamshire | Berks Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust
The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) has launched its £300,000 appeal to secure the future of Hamgreen Wood, an ancient woodland home to rare bat and butterfly species.
www.bbowt.org.uk
October 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Great appeal here to protect a fantastic ancient woodland in Buckinghamshire. I've just walked through this landscape – the ancient royal hunting forest of Bernwood is being bisected by HS2 – and it is a magical area. Good luck @bbowt.bsky.social! www.bbowt.org.uk/news/wildlif...
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We're taking legal action to stop 100,000 tonnes of sediment being dumped in Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone every year for the next 10 years. This should not be allowed in a protected area.
buff.ly/GEfcxEz #StopDumpingOnOurReef
buff.ly/GEfcxEz #StopDumpingOnOurReef
August 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We're taking legal action to stop 100,000 tonnes of sediment being dumped in Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone every year for the next 10 years. This should not be allowed in a protected area.
buff.ly/GEfcxEz #StopDumpingOnOurReef
buff.ly/GEfcxEz #StopDumpingOnOurReef
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🎁 Looking for the perfect gift?
From forest yoga and willow weaving to pond dipping and tree ID, we run events for all ages and interests across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
And with our new certificates, you can now gift an unforgettable nature experience!
From forest yoga and willow weaving to pond dipping and tree ID, we run events for all ages and interests across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
And with our new certificates, you can now gift an unforgettable nature experience!
July 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
🎁 Looking for the perfect gift?
From forest yoga and willow weaving to pond dipping and tree ID, we run events for all ages and interests across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
And with our new certificates, you can now gift an unforgettable nature experience!
From forest yoga and willow weaving to pond dipping and tree ID, we run events for all ages and interests across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
And with our new certificates, you can now gift an unforgettable nature experience!
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This week is hedgehog awareness week, so we want to discuss hedgehog highways!
A fantastic thing you can do to support these endangered species is to connect your garden with your neighbour's.
Follow the link to find out how do get started🦔 : buff.ly/ZEtzer2
A fantastic thing you can do to support these endangered species is to connect your garden with your neighbour's.
Follow the link to find out how do get started🦔 : buff.ly/ZEtzer2
May 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This week is hedgehog awareness week, so we want to discuss hedgehog highways!
A fantastic thing you can do to support these endangered species is to connect your garden with your neighbour's.
Follow the link to find out how do get started🦔 : buff.ly/ZEtzer2
A fantastic thing you can do to support these endangered species is to connect your garden with your neighbour's.
Follow the link to find out how do get started🦔 : buff.ly/ZEtzer2
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Sign-ups for #30DaysWild 2025 are officially OPEN! 🌳🐸💚
Ready for a wild adventure? Join us this June to explore nature with fun challenges, fresh ideas, and pure outdoor magic!
Sign up for FREE & let’s go wild! 👇
www.wildlifetrusts.org/30dayswild
Ready for a wild adventure? Join us this June to explore nature with fun challenges, fresh ideas, and pure outdoor magic!
Sign up for FREE & let’s go wild! 👇
www.wildlifetrusts.org/30dayswild
April 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Sign-ups for #30DaysWild 2025 are officially OPEN! 🌳🐸💚
Ready for a wild adventure? Join us this June to explore nature with fun challenges, fresh ideas, and pure outdoor magic!
Sign up for FREE & let’s go wild! 👇
www.wildlifetrusts.org/30dayswild
Ready for a wild adventure? Join us this June to explore nature with fun challenges, fresh ideas, and pure outdoor magic!
Sign up for FREE & let’s go wild! 👇
www.wildlifetrusts.org/30dayswild
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As discussed on @quietriotpod.bsky.social yesterday, nature friendly housing estates full of birdsong and blossom are a lot easier to build than Chancellor Reeves would have you believe.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘People love being here’: London development shows harmony between nature and housing
Five thousand new homes alongside a paradise for newts appears to fly in face of government’s ‘false wedge’
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
As discussed on @quietriotpod.bsky.social yesterday, nature friendly housing estates full of birdsong and blossom are a lot easier to build than Chancellor Reeves would have you believe.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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⚠️ The Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill currently going through Parliament represents the biggest threat to our nature laws for over a generation.
It would mean that protections for precious species and habitats could be ignored by developers in exchange for a fee 💰
It would mean that protections for precious species and habitats could be ignored by developers in exchange for a fee 💰
A house divided cannot stand: development must work with nature for either to last | Berks Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust
We need sustainable development that goes hand-in-hand with nature, not a new law that accelerates its decline.
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April 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
⚠️ The Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill currently going through Parliament represents the biggest threat to our nature laws for over a generation.
It would mean that protections for precious species and habitats could be ignored by developers in exchange for a fee 💰
It would mean that protections for precious species and habitats could be ignored by developers in exchange for a fee 💰
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Today is #InternationalDayOfTheDandelion!
Common dandelions grow in all kinds of grasslands from lawns to roadside verges, pastures to traditional meadows. They are an important early source of food for pollinators - so let them grow! 🐝
📸 Jon Hawkins | Surrey Hills Photography
Common dandelions grow in all kinds of grasslands from lawns to roadside verges, pastures to traditional meadows. They are an important early source of food for pollinators - so let them grow! 🐝
📸 Jon Hawkins | Surrey Hills Photography
April 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Today is #InternationalDayOfTheDandelion!
Common dandelions grow in all kinds of grasslands from lawns to roadside verges, pastures to traditional meadows. They are an important early source of food for pollinators - so let them grow! 🐝
📸 Jon Hawkins | Surrey Hills Photography
Common dandelions grow in all kinds of grasslands from lawns to roadside verges, pastures to traditional meadows. They are an important early source of food for pollinators - so let them grow! 🐝
📸 Jon Hawkins | Surrey Hills Photography
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🦋 Nature is springing into life this month, from the tadpoles exploring their watery world to the vibrant hues of butterflies and wildflowers adorning the landscape.
Read our blog for hints on what to look out for in April! 👇
buff.ly/XJyxtCk
📷 Kieron Huston
Read our blog for hints on what to look out for in April! 👇
buff.ly/XJyxtCk
📷 Kieron Huston
April 2, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🦋 Nature is springing into life this month, from the tadpoles exploring their watery world to the vibrant hues of butterflies and wildflowers adorning the landscape.
Read our blog for hints on what to look out for in April! 👇
buff.ly/XJyxtCk
📷 Kieron Huston
Read our blog for hints on what to look out for in April! 👇
buff.ly/XJyxtCk
📷 Kieron Huston
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📣 We're extending our half-price membership offer until Monday!
📚 Sign up from just £2 monthly to receive all the benefits of membership, including our wildlife magazines and an exclusive guide to our nature reserves.
Join now to help us protect and restore nature: buff.ly/2VZKlpy
📚 Sign up from just £2 monthly to receive all the benefits of membership, including our wildlife magazines and an exclusive guide to our nature reserves.
Join now to help us protect and restore nature: buff.ly/2VZKlpy
February 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
📣 We're extending our half-price membership offer until Monday!
📚 Sign up from just £2 monthly to receive all the benefits of membership, including our wildlife magazines and an exclusive guide to our nature reserves.
Join now to help us protect and restore nature: buff.ly/2VZKlpy
📚 Sign up from just £2 monthly to receive all the benefits of membership, including our wildlife magazines and an exclusive guide to our nature reserves.
Join now to help us protect and restore nature: buff.ly/2VZKlpy
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How can we build 1.5 million homes and solve the climate, nature and health crises?
Join The Wildlife Trusts on Tuesday 18 February for the next Wild LIVE. Expect fantastic guests and a deep dive into sustainable planning.
Click to register:
Join The Wildlife Trusts on Tuesday 18 February for the next Wild LIVE. Expect fantastic guests and a deep dive into sustainable planning.
Click to register:
Wild LIVE: How can we build 1.5 million homes and solve the climate, nature and health crises? | The Wildlife Trusts
During Wild LIVE we discuss some of the really important issues of the moment relating to wildlife and the natural world. Each episode we're joined by fantastic guests who share their thoughts and…
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January 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
How can we build 1.5 million homes and solve the climate, nature and health crises?
Join The Wildlife Trusts on Tuesday 18 February for the next Wild LIVE. Expect fantastic guests and a deep dive into sustainable planning.
Click to register:
Join The Wildlife Trusts on Tuesday 18 February for the next Wild LIVE. Expect fantastic guests and a deep dive into sustainable planning.
Click to register:
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The proposed #HeathrowExpansion would mean:
🛬 Soaring emissions due to increased flights
🛬 Destruction of green spaces and habitats
🛬 Damage to health through poor air quality
We're calling for sustainable infrastructure over short-sighted gestures: buff.ly/3PW8xn7
🛬 Soaring emissions due to increased flights
🛬 Destruction of green spaces and habitats
🛬 Damage to health through poor air quality
We're calling for sustainable infrastructure over short-sighted gestures: buff.ly/3PW8xn7
January 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The proposed #HeathrowExpansion would mean:
🛬 Soaring emissions due to increased flights
🛬 Destruction of green spaces and habitats
🛬 Damage to health through poor air quality
We're calling for sustainable infrastructure over short-sighted gestures: buff.ly/3PW8xn7
🛬 Soaring emissions due to increased flights
🛬 Destruction of green spaces and habitats
🛬 Damage to health through poor air quality
We're calling for sustainable infrastructure over short-sighted gestures: buff.ly/3PW8xn7
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Despite a difficult year, our 2024 survey results revealed encouraging wildlife highlights:
🍄 New UK fungi species recorded
🌷 19,143 orchids at Aston Clinton Ragpits
🐦 Dartford warblers increased at Snelsmore Common
Read a full account here: https://buff.ly/423GCc4
📷 Phil Townsend
🍄 New UK fungi species recorded
🌷 19,143 orchids at Aston Clinton Ragpits
🐦 Dartford warblers increased at Snelsmore Common
Read a full account here: https://buff.ly/423GCc4
📷 Phil Townsend
January 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Despite a difficult year, our 2024 survey results revealed encouraging wildlife highlights:
🍄 New UK fungi species recorded
🌷 19,143 orchids at Aston Clinton Ragpits
🐦 Dartford warblers increased at Snelsmore Common
Read a full account here: https://buff.ly/423GCc4
📷 Phil Townsend
🍄 New UK fungi species recorded
🌷 19,143 orchids at Aston Clinton Ragpits
🐦 Dartford warblers increased at Snelsmore Common
Read a full account here: https://buff.ly/423GCc4
📷 Phil Townsend
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🎁 As a final festive gift, you can join BBOWT for half the normal price!
📚 You'll receive all the benefits of membership, including our wildlife magazine three times a year and an exclusive guide to over 60 local nature reserves.
📣 The offer lasts until 31 January: https://buff.ly/2VZKlpy
📚 You'll receive all the benefits of membership, including our wildlife magazine three times a year and an exclusive guide to over 60 local nature reserves.
📣 The offer lasts until 31 January: https://buff.ly/2VZKlpy
January 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🎁 As a final festive gift, you can join BBOWT for half the normal price!
📚 You'll receive all the benefits of membership, including our wildlife magazine three times a year and an exclusive guide to over 60 local nature reserves.
📣 The offer lasts until 31 January: https://buff.ly/2VZKlpy
📚 You'll receive all the benefits of membership, including our wildlife magazine three times a year and an exclusive guide to over 60 local nature reserves.
📣 The offer lasts until 31 January: https://buff.ly/2VZKlpy
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❄️ From frosty leaves underfoot to stunning sunsets and skeletal tree silhouettes, there's a lot of joy to be found on a nature walk in January. It's a good thing we know a few places to go!
Read our blog for some of the best nature reserves to visit this month:
Read our blog for some of the best nature reserves to visit this month:
Where to go in January | Berks Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust
With nearly 90 nature reserves across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire to choose from, which are the best to visit this month?
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January 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
❄️ From frosty leaves underfoot to stunning sunsets and skeletal tree silhouettes, there's a lot of joy to be found on a nature walk in January. It's a good thing we know a few places to go!
Read our blog for some of the best nature reserves to visit this month:
Read our blog for some of the best nature reserves to visit this month: