Emma Robertshaw
@emma-robertshaw.bsky.social
Wants more nature everywhere. Swimming wild and banded demoiselles particular distractions. Works @Wildlifetrusts for change 🦋🌊🦗🐸🐳🌳🌄
Can anyone help ID this owl pellet please? Found near Hay Bluff #Wales
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April 28, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Can anyone help ID this owl pellet please? Found near Hay Bluff #Wales
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Really interesting to learn more about the vast and hugely exciting nature restoration project at the Rothbury Estate by the @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social and @northwildlife.bsky.social. £7m+ raised but need to get to £30m. My report here... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We don’t call them woolly maggots’: how wildlife campaigners put sheep at heart of rewilding plans
The Wildlife Trusts are in shock after acquiring 4,000 sheep in Rothbury estate deal as part of land restoration project
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Really interesting to learn more about the vast and hugely exciting nature restoration project at the Rothbury Estate by the @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social and @northwildlife.bsky.social. £7m+ raised but need to get to £30m. My report here... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Lots of gorgeous bluebell woodlands to visit this spring - all cared for by The Wildlife Trusts! 💙
www.thetimes.com/article/dc57...
www.thetimes.com/article/dc57...
The 20 best bluebell woodlands to visit this spring
Here’s where to find ancient trees, deer and butterflies. By Emily Sargent
www.thetimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Lots of gorgeous bluebell woodlands to visit this spring - all cared for by The Wildlife Trusts! 💙
www.thetimes.com/article/dc57...
www.thetimes.com/article/dc57...
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You have till 4 March to nominate your favourite invertebrate - for invertebrates of the year by @theguardian.com
A superb initiative
and so good it's not only insects 👌👍
Last year worms won
🐙🐚🪸🪼🦀🦞🦐🦑🐌🦋🐛🐝🪲🦗🕷️🕸️🪳🦂🪰🦟🪱
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A superb initiative
and so good it's not only insects 👌👍
Last year worms won
🐙🐚🪸🪼🦀🦞🦐🦑🐌🦋🐛🐝🪲🦗🕷️🕸️🪳🦂🪰🦟🪱
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nominate your invertebrate species of the year
We’re asking readers from around the world to nominate their favourite spineless species for our second Invertebrate of the Year competition
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
You have till 4 March to nominate your favourite invertebrate - for invertebrates of the year by @theguardian.com
A superb initiative
and so good it's not only insects 👌👍
Last year worms won
🐙🐚🪸🪼🦀🦞🦐🦑🐌🦋🐛🐝🪲🦗🕷️🕸️🪳🦂🪰🦟🪱
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A superb initiative
and so good it's not only insects 👌👍
Last year worms won
🐙🐚🪸🪼🦀🦞🦐🦑🐌🦋🐛🐝🪲🦗🕷️🕸️🪳🦂🪰🦟🪱
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🦫Here is the moment beavers returned to Northants for the first time in 400 years.
Today we released a family of 8 beavers to the Nene Wetlands nature reserve.
Read the full story at wildlifebcn.org/news/beavers...
Thanks to Anglian Water & Beaver Trust for supporting this project.
Today we released a family of 8 beavers to the Nene Wetlands nature reserve.
Read the full story at wildlifebcn.org/news/beavers...
Thanks to Anglian Water & Beaver Trust for supporting this project.
February 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🦫Here is the moment beavers returned to Northants for the first time in 400 years.
Today we released a family of 8 beavers to the Nene Wetlands nature reserve.
Read the full story at wildlifebcn.org/news/beavers...
Thanks to Anglian Water & Beaver Trust for supporting this project.
Today we released a family of 8 beavers to the Nene Wetlands nature reserve.
Read the full story at wildlifebcn.org/news/beavers...
Thanks to Anglian Water & Beaver Trust for supporting this project.
Wonderful women taking action 4 nature 🎉👇
www.nwt.org.uk/news/cute-cr...
www.nwt.org.uk/news/cute-cr...
Cute creations raise nearly £900 for The Wildlife Trusts’ Rothbury appeal | Northumberland Wildlife Trust
Local crafters’ felted Valentine’s Day decorations put nature at their heart.
www.nwt.org.uk
February 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Wonderful women taking action 4 nature 🎉👇
www.nwt.org.uk/news/cute-cr...
www.nwt.org.uk/news/cute-cr...
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🦫 Shropshire #Wildlife Trust and #Shrewsbury Town Council are thrilled to announce the release of two #beavers into the enclosure at Old River Bed Nature Reserve (ORB)! 🐾 These beavers have had a long journey to their new home so it’s important to give them peace and quiet while they settle in!
February 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
🦫 Shropshire #Wildlife Trust and #Shrewsbury Town Council are thrilled to announce the release of two #beavers into the enclosure at Old River Bed Nature Reserve (ORB)! 🐾 These beavers have had a long journey to their new home so it’s important to give them peace and quiet while they settle in!
Nature does not block growth.
envirotecmagazine.com/2025/02/03/d...
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Don't blame the newts? Challenging the false dichotomy of nature vs the economy | Envirotec
Palamte Newt (Lissotriton helveticus) on moss near a pond in Poole, Dorset. There was widespread misinformation blaming nature as a blocker to growth in the ...
envirotecmagazine.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Nature does not block growth.
envirotecmagazine.com/2025/02/03/d...
envirotecmagazine.com/2025/02/03/d...
Excellent piece on Channel 4 News about the new plans for a Land Use Framework. Great to see a spotlight on Essex Wildlife Trust defending nature - and a timely reminder of this country’s record on nature loss - some devastating stats…👇
www.channel4.com/news/farmlan...
www.channel4.com/news/farmlan...
Farmland in England could be cut by 9% to meet green targets
The Government has launched a new consultation, to map out which parts of the UK countryside should be protected from housing, solar panels or onshore wind farms.
www.channel4.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Excellent piece on Channel 4 News about the new plans for a Land Use Framework. Great to see a spotlight on Essex Wildlife Trust defending nature - and a timely reminder of this country’s record on nature loss - some devastating stats…👇
www.channel4.com/news/farmlan...
www.channel4.com/news/farmlan...
Nature campaigners have criticised chancellor Rachel Reeves after she said developers would “not need to worry about bats and newts” in her bid to ramp up growth in the UK economy. 👇
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
Rachel Reeves blasted after telling builders not to worry about 'bats and newts'
Rachel Reeves has faced criticism over her claim that developers would not have to worry about 'bats and newts'.
www.bigissue.com
January 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Nature campaigners have criticised chancellor Rachel Reeves after she said developers would “not need to worry about bats and newts” in her bid to ramp up growth in the UK economy. 👇
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
Our political leaders are saying nature protections are blocking growth - when the truth is that nature underpins our economy. Good myth-buster here 👇
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/joe-kee...
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/joe-kee...
Myth-busting bats, newts and the economy vs nature protections | The Wildlife Trusts
There has been widespread misinformation blaming nature as a blocker to growth in the run up to the Chancellor’s speech this week, writes Joe Keegan, public affairs officer at The Wildlife Trusts.
www.wildlifetrusts.org
January 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Our political leaders are saying nature protections are blocking growth - when the truth is that nature underpins our economy. Good myth-buster here 👇
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/joe-kee...
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/joe-kee...
The week the Climate & Nature bill is debated and our PM writes this👇 Horrifying…
KEIR STARMER: We'll stop the Nimbys from holding the country to ransom www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/artic...
KEIR STARMER: We'll stop the Nimbys from holding the country to ransom www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/artic...
KEIR STARMER: We'll stop the Nimbys from holding the country to ransom
KEIR STARMER: Last year, a former Green Party councillor spent years trying to block vital safety upgrades to the A47. The case reached the Supreme Court, before it was dismissed.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The week the Climate & Nature bill is debated and our PM writes this👇 Horrifying…
KEIR STARMER: We'll stop the Nimbys from holding the country to ransom www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/artic...
KEIR STARMER: We'll stop the Nimbys from holding the country to ransom www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/artic...
Good news - at last!! 👇🐝 www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Government refuses emergency use of banned bee-killing pesticide on sugar beet
Application had been made to use neonicotinoid thiamethoxam to protect sugar beet against damaging virus-carrying aphids.
www.independent.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Good news - at last!! 👇🐝 www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Want to be part of a brilliant media team publicising nature recovery and the amazing work of @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social? Apply here!👇
www.wildlifetrusts.org/jobs/senior-...
www.wildlifetrusts.org/jobs/senior-...
Senior Media Officer | The Wildlife Trusts
The Wildlife Trusts are a federated movement of 46 charities, supported by a central charity, the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. Together we have 900,000 members, 32,500 volunteers and 3,400 staff ...
www.wildlifetrusts.org
January 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Want to be part of a brilliant media team publicising nature recovery and the amazing work of @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social? Apply here!👇
www.wildlifetrusts.org/jobs/senior-...
www.wildlifetrusts.org/jobs/senior-...
Sooo many good news stories from @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social in 2024!
Thrilled to have worked on pine marten releases, beaver successes and the case for lynx reintroduction 😻
Plus tales of heroic volunteers championing nature eg Sir David Attenborough ♥️ Read more 👇
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news
Thrilled to have worked on pine marten releases, beaver successes and the case for lynx reintroduction 😻
Plus tales of heroic volunteers championing nature eg Sir David Attenborough ♥️ Read more 👇
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news
News
Keep up to date with the latest stories, research, projects and challenges as we work to tackle the climate and nature crisis.
www.wildlifetrusts.org
December 31, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Sooo many good news stories from @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social in 2024!
Thrilled to have worked on pine marten releases, beaver successes and the case for lynx reintroduction 😻
Plus tales of heroic volunteers championing nature eg Sir David Attenborough ♥️ Read more 👇
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news
Thrilled to have worked on pine marten releases, beaver successes and the case for lynx reintroduction 😻
Plus tales of heroic volunteers championing nature eg Sir David Attenborough ♥️ Read more 👇
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news
Great to see some nature recovery successes in this list - including some instigated by Wildlife Trusts (though not all named)!
Watch out for beavers, water voles, woodland and pine martens here 🎉🦫👇
www.thetimes.com/article/4baa...
Watch out for beavers, water voles, woodland and pine martens here 🎉🦫👇
www.thetimes.com/article/4baa...
52 good news stories you may have missed in 2024
Don’t despair! There are lots of ways the world got better this year, says Yasmin Choudury
www.thetimes.com
December 22, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Great to see some nature recovery successes in this list - including some instigated by Wildlife Trusts (though not all named)!
Watch out for beavers, water voles, woodland and pine martens here 🎉🦫👇
www.thetimes.com/article/4baa...
Watch out for beavers, water voles, woodland and pine martens here 🎉🦫👇
www.thetimes.com/article/4baa...
Labour to ban neonics - great news!
Craig Bennett of The Wildlife Trusts says there is "no place in British agriculture for toxic bee-killing pesticides"… the government's decision "must not be undermined by granting the emergency use of neonicotinoids next year" 🐝
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Craig Bennett of The Wildlife Trusts says there is "no place in British agriculture for toxic bee-killing pesticides"… the government's decision "must not be undermined by granting the emergency use of neonicotinoids next year" 🐝
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bee-harming pesticides' emergency approval will end, vows Defra
Planned legal changes will see three neonicotinoid pesticides completely banned from any future use.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 21, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Labour to ban neonics - great news!
Craig Bennett of The Wildlife Trusts says there is "no place in British agriculture for toxic bee-killing pesticides"… the government's decision "must not be undermined by granting the emergency use of neonicotinoids next year" 🐝
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Craig Bennett of The Wildlife Trusts says there is "no place in British agriculture for toxic bee-killing pesticides"… the government's decision "must not be undermined by granting the emergency use of neonicotinoids next year" 🐝
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Great coverage of The Wildlife Trusts’ marine review of the year today… the result of staff and volunteer observations and activity around the UK coast 🐟🐳🦀🐚
`Climate indicator´ sea slugs, whales and returning wildlife in UK... www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...
`Climate indicator´ sea slugs, whales and returning wildlife in UK... www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...
`Climate indicator´ sea slugs, whales and returning wildlife in UK...
The Wildlife Trusts´s marine review of the year reveals conservation comebacks and calls for greater protection of the waters around the UK.
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 19, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Great coverage of The Wildlife Trusts’ marine review of the year today… the result of staff and volunteer observations and activity around the UK coast 🐟🐳🦀🐚
`Climate indicator´ sea slugs, whales and returning wildlife in UK... www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...
`Climate indicator´ sea slugs, whales and returning wildlife in UK... www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...
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Morning all! Just FYI, I'll be on BBC R4 #Today at 8.10am this morning, to discuss #nature, #planning, #brownbelt, #greybelt, #greenbelt and #wildbelt
December 12, 2024 at 7:28 AM
Morning all! Just FYI, I'll be on BBC R4 #Today at 8.10am this morning, to discuss #nature, #planning, #brownbelt, #greybelt, #greenbelt and #wildbelt
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New #foodsecurity report out today - the 3 year assessment from the Ag Act - shows Government must fast-track nature-friendly farming
@WildlifeTrusts comment www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/new-foo...
@WildlifeTrusts comment www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/new-foo...
New food security report out today shows Government must fast-track nature-friendly farming | The Wildlife Trusts
Long term decline in the UK’s natural capital is a pressing risk to UK food production
www.wildlifetrusts.org
December 11, 2024 at 12:14 PM
New #foodsecurity report out today - the 3 year assessment from the Ag Act - shows Government must fast-track nature-friendly farming
@WildlifeTrusts comment www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/new-foo...
@WildlifeTrusts comment www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/new-foo...
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"If you bulldoze the foundations of the economy, the whole house falls down". Well said.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/joan-ed...
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/joan-ed...
If the UK Government is serious about improving the planning system it wouldn’t start by undermining nature – the foundation of our economy | The Wildlife Trusts
The UK Government’s commitment to improving the planning system should prioritise preserving nature, as it forms the backbone of our economy. Undermining natural ecosystems not only threatens environm...
www.wildlifetrusts.org
December 9, 2024 at 9:57 AM
"If you bulldoze the foundations of the economy, the whole house falls down". Well said.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/joan-ed...
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/joan-ed...
Green groups back farmers calling on Government to `fix farming…
Vicki Hird at The Wildlife Trusts, said: “Without…changes, we will likely see further declines in wildlife, loss of soils, more water pollution and unmanaged flooding”
www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...
Vicki Hird at The Wildlife Trusts, said: “Without…changes, we will likely see further declines in wildlife, loss of soils, more water pollution and unmanaged flooding”
www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...
Green groups back farmers calling on Government to `fix´...
The Wildlife Trusts and WWF are among numerous bodies who have signed a letter to Environment Secretary Steve Reed raising their concerns.
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 9, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Green groups back farmers calling on Government to `fix farming…
Vicki Hird at The Wildlife Trusts, said: “Without…changes, we will likely see further declines in wildlife, loss of soils, more water pollution and unmanaged flooding”
www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...
Vicki Hird at The Wildlife Trusts, said: “Without…changes, we will likely see further declines in wildlife, loss of soils, more water pollution and unmanaged flooding”
www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...