RETURN

From extinction to reintroduction, our new film charts the 50-year fight to return White-tailed Eagles to our skies.

Coming Summer 2025.

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Whoop, this is a wonderful campaign win. Now momentum for nature-friendly farming can really build.

The warning couldn’t be clearer. ⚠️

Slashing the nature-friendly farming budget would be catastrophic for the nature and climate crisis, and for our long-term food security.

What's more, it would leave the UK Government’s credibility on climate and nature in tatters.

We’ve just delivered a message to Downing Street, backed by over 100,000 of you.‼️

Farmers, NGOs and the public are standing together to demand action.

UK Government, this is a call you can't afford to ignore.

Any cut now would be a disaster for farming and nature.

Three massive costs the UK could cut - if we back nature-friendly farming. 

 Let’s talk about the billions we’re wasting, and how investing in nature is the smarter choice. 

 A thread... 🧵

Seems to be a lot of unity here at #OFC25 - we need a future for food, farmers, nature & climate. Steve Reed MP put it like this to the tune of tractors' horns outside "Restoring nature is not in competition to sustainable food production, but essential to it"

In my eco angst I find hope in the power of nature to rewild itself and the power of humans to unite in crisis - this article drives home it's got to be both together. 'It will require human intention, neglect is not enough'. Fascinating @tessairini.bsky.social

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In Scotland last week I went to a farm peatland restoration project, a no-till farm, RSPB Loch Leven & had a tour of the Scottish Parliament (& a Christmas Market & a Ceilidh). Tiring, icy, but so so heartening to see landscapes being restored and democracy in action. #lovescotland

One unwanted thing in @bsky.app I didn't get on X is a couple of men have texted 'hello pretty' & 'I wouldn't trade your smile for anything' etc. I can easily block them & exit the conversation which is great. Thought about changing my photo, but not for them! Guessing others have had this too?

Sofonisba Anguissola, baroque painter, died #onthisday in 1625 at the ripe old age of 93.

At a time when women were not encouraged or supported in the arts, she made her living as a court painter, and impressed both Michelangelo and Van Dyck.

Moore has more claim to being a historian than I do, but I don’t think that the original peasants’ revolt was to do with inheritance tax on ownership of substantial amounts of land.

Someone asked if I'm proud of my son who's just started at a good university. Of course. But what made me cry tears of proudmumness was when he told me that after clubbing, twice, he gave money and sat with homeless people, and he's now volunteering at a soup kitchen #rightpriorities 🥹

I'm so glad I never got around to buying that Tesla I wanted - for ethical reasons, obviously.

🧵There's a line of thought that Trump's victory means progressive causes are doomed in the court of public opinion. I don't think that's true, but I do think it shows more thought needs to be given to what ought to be a tautology but infact often isn't - inclusive progressivism.

Searched for 'books like Lessons in Chemistry' & this Gabrielle Zevin one came up. Having nagged kids to stop gaming, it was refreshingly eye opening. Afterwards I kept wondering how the characters were doing. Can't take an actual photo of my copy because already passed it on! Signs of a #goodbook.

Bit worried I've just jumped hook line and sinker into my own echo chamber.

Have to admit it feels nice.

Also a bit uncomfortable.

I'll give it a chance, though.