VerdeFlowerCo.
@verdeflowerco.bsky.social
Campaigner & Advocate for British Cut Flower Growers 🌹
Co-Director at UK Youth For Nature 🐸
Owner of Verde Flower Co. 🌸
Nuffield Farming Trust Trustee
Co-Director at UK Youth For Nature 🐸
Owner of Verde Flower Co. 🌸
Nuffield Farming Trust Trustee
I ran a workshop at SAW Newcastle today, a community space for art, growing, to create a cut flower space. This caters to refugees and asylum seekers as well as members of the local community so we built in space to think about different community’s experiences of nature and flowers to our plans!
February 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I ran a workshop at SAW Newcastle today, a community space for art, growing, to create a cut flower space. This caters to refugees and asylum seekers as well as members of the local community so we built in space to think about different community’s experiences of nature and flowers to our plans!
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We hope those of you enjoying #ValentinesDay chocolates remember to thank the bats 🦇 as well as the person who gave you the chocolates ❤️🍫. Bats help to reduce insect damage in cacao plantations across the tropical world where chocolate is grown #BatsNeedFriends #Lovebats
February 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We hope those of you enjoying #ValentinesDay chocolates remember to thank the bats 🦇 as well as the person who gave you the chocolates ❤️🍫. Bats help to reduce insect damage in cacao plantations across the tropical world where chocolate is grown #BatsNeedFriends #Lovebats
I’m in this month’s Gardens Illustrated in the Gardening Talent section which is a huge honour!
I’m talking all things gardening inspiration, climate change and the importance of going peat free for nature and climate 🌍🌱🌳🌸
I’m talking all things gardening inspiration, climate change and the importance of going peat free for nature and climate 🌍🌱🌳🌸
February 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I’m in this month’s Gardens Illustrated in the Gardening Talent section which is a huge honour!
I’m talking all things gardening inspiration, climate change and the importance of going peat free for nature and climate 🌍🌱🌳🌸
I’m talking all things gardening inspiration, climate change and the importance of going peat free for nature and climate 🌍🌱🌳🌸
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Happening tonight! Excited to discuss my Youth Ambassador role with @southdownsnp.bsky.social, being on the committee for the Sussex Mammal Group and the Ecological Society at Brighton Uni, and my new role as an ambassador for @campaign4parks.bsky.social
On @ukyouthfornature.bsky.social Instagram!
On @ukyouthfornature.bsky.social Instagram!
Super excited to be interviewed by Raman for my Instagram Live with @ukyouthfornature.bsky.social on Wednesday evening!
Excited to discuss all things nature recovery, National Parks, my pond research, and more! Promises to be a great conversation if you can tune in!
Excited to discuss all things nature recovery, National Parks, my pond research, and more! Promises to be a great conversation if you can tune in!
February 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Happening tonight! Excited to discuss my Youth Ambassador role with @southdownsnp.bsky.social, being on the committee for the Sussex Mammal Group and the Ecological Society at Brighton Uni, and my new role as an ambassador for @campaign4parks.bsky.social
On @ukyouthfornature.bsky.social Instagram!
On @ukyouthfornature.bsky.social Instagram!
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Super excited to be interviewed by Raman for my Instagram Live with @ukyouthfornature.bsky.social on Wednesday evening!
Excited to discuss all things nature recovery, National Parks, my pond research, and more! Promises to be a great conversation if you can tune in!
Excited to discuss all things nature recovery, National Parks, my pond research, and more! Promises to be a great conversation if you can tune in!
February 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Super excited to be interviewed by Raman for my Instagram Live with @ukyouthfornature.bsky.social on Wednesday evening!
Excited to discuss all things nature recovery, National Parks, my pond research, and more! Promises to be a great conversation if you can tune in!
Excited to discuss all things nature recovery, National Parks, my pond research, and more! Promises to be a great conversation if you can tune in!
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Been reading through the Government's new Land Use Consultation. Here's the juiciest bits I've seen so far!
An excellent, bold proposal to spare 9% of England's least-productive land for nature & carbon - restoring peat bogs & regenerating woods - & changes to ag land use over a further 10% /1
An excellent, bold proposal to spare 9% of England's least-productive land for nature & carbon - restoring peat bogs & regenerating woods - & changes to ag land use over a further 10% /1
January 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Been reading through the Government's new Land Use Consultation. Here's the juiciest bits I've seen so far!
An excellent, bold proposal to spare 9% of England's least-productive land for nature & carbon - restoring peat bogs & regenerating woods - & changes to ag land use over a further 10% /1
An excellent, bold proposal to spare 9% of England's least-productive land for nature & carbon - restoring peat bogs & regenerating woods - & changes to ag land use over a further 10% /1
January seemed to the busiest month I could have imagined! I'm looking forward to a slightly less hectic February and a chance to properly get myself set up for the year rather than just running to keep up with it all!
February 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
January seemed to the busiest month I could have imagined! I'm looking forward to a slightly less hectic February and a chance to properly get myself set up for the year rather than just running to keep up with it all!
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"Today, the government begins a consultation into its much anticipated #LandUseFramework, and we, like many other landowners and policymakers, will be scrutinising the specifics."
Hilary McGrady, director general @nationaltrust.bsky.social, discusses how to get the upcoming framework right:
Hilary McGrady, director general @nationaltrust.bsky.social, discusses how to get the upcoming framework right:
The stakes are high for the Land Use Framework
This post is by Hilary McGrady, director general at the National Trust. “Land is not made by any man, but exists in a limited quantity.” Those were the words of Robert Hunter, one of the founders o…
greenallianceblog.org.uk
January 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"Today, the government begins a consultation into its much anticipated #LandUseFramework, and we, like many other landowners and policymakers, will be scrutinising the specifics."
Hilary McGrady, director general @nationaltrust.bsky.social, discusses how to get the upcoming framework right:
Hilary McGrady, director general @nationaltrust.bsky.social, discusses how to get the upcoming framework right:
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🦇 Nature vs Growth? The false choice threatening our future: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/01... .
Should developers 'stop worrying about the bats and the newts'? They don't have to; pitting nature against development is dangerous, irresponsible and unnecessary.
Should developers 'stop worrying about the bats and the newts'? They don't have to; pitting nature against development is dangerous, irresponsible and unnecessary.
Nature vs Growth? The false choice threatening our future - News - Bat Conservation Trust
Should developers 'stop worrying about the bats and the newts'? They don't have to; pitting nature against development is dangerous, irresponsible and unnecessary.
www.bats.org.uk
January 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🦇 Nature vs Growth? The false choice threatening our future: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/01... .
Should developers 'stop worrying about the bats and the newts'? They don't have to; pitting nature against development is dangerous, irresponsible and unnecessary.
Should developers 'stop worrying about the bats and the newts'? They don't have to; pitting nature against development is dangerous, irresponsible and unnecessary.
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With news expected tomorrow about a Consultation on Land Use, we look forward to hearing more about government's plans to improve decision-making & balance policy objectives.
If you need a reminder of what a Land Use Framework is & how it could change things, watch our 📽️👇
youtu.be/DEiJVNAsrR4?...
If you need a reminder of what a Land Use Framework is & how it could change things, watch our 📽️👇
youtu.be/DEiJVNAsrR4?...
The time is ripe for a Land Use Framework
YouTube video by Food, Farming and Countryside Commission
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January 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
With news expected tomorrow about a Consultation on Land Use, we look forward to hearing more about government's plans to improve decision-making & balance policy objectives.
If you need a reminder of what a Land Use Framework is & how it could change things, watch our 📽️👇
youtu.be/DEiJVNAsrR4?...
If you need a reminder of what a Land Use Framework is & how it could change things, watch our 📽️👇
youtu.be/DEiJVNAsrR4?...
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The decision to greenlight a giant new oilfield off Shetland has been ruled unlawful by the courts.
Great work from #StopRosebank, @tippingpointuk.bsky.social Uplift and @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social 👏
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Great work from #StopRosebank, @tippingpointuk.bsky.social Uplift and @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social 👏
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rosebank oilfield decision ruled unlawful by Edinburgh court
Court of session says UK government go-ahead for Rosebank and Jackdaw permits does not take into account carbon emissions
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The decision to greenlight a giant new oilfield off Shetland has been ruled unlawful by the courts.
Great work from #StopRosebank, @tippingpointuk.bsky.social Uplift and @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social 👏
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Great work from #StopRosebank, @tippingpointuk.bsky.social Uplift and @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social 👏
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Our reaction to the Chancellor’s speech on Wednesday🗣️:
"If the Chancellor wants to drive economic growth, she must also prioritise a healthy, resilient and thriving natural world. Clean water, healthy ecosystems and a stable climate are vital for sustainable growth.”
"If the Chancellor wants to drive economic growth, she must also prioritise a healthy, resilient and thriving natural world. Clean water, healthy ecosystems and a stable climate are vital for sustainable growth.”
January 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Our reaction to the Chancellor’s speech on Wednesday🗣️:
"If the Chancellor wants to drive economic growth, she must also prioritise a healthy, resilient and thriving natural world. Clean water, healthy ecosystems and a stable climate are vital for sustainable growth.”
"If the Chancellor wants to drive economic growth, she must also prioritise a healthy, resilient and thriving natural world. Clean water, healthy ecosystems and a stable climate are vital for sustainable growth.”
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Environmental rules are vital to protect wildlife, but with intelligent planning it is perfectly possible to boost development & nature together🏘️
Government must stop demonising nature protection
Read more on our response to yesterday's speech from the Chancellor👇
www.wcl.org.uk/response-to-...
Government must stop demonising nature protection
Read more on our response to yesterday's speech from the Chancellor👇
www.wcl.org.uk/response-to-...
Response to Chancellor Rachel Reeves' speech on growth
Wildlife and Countryside Link reacts to today's speech from Chancellor Rachel Reeves, and nature being pitted against development
www.wcl.org.uk
January 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Environmental rules are vital to protect wildlife, but with intelligent planning it is perfectly possible to boost development & nature together🏘️
Government must stop demonising nature protection
Read more on our response to yesterday's speech from the Chancellor👇
www.wcl.org.uk/response-to-...
Government must stop demonising nature protection
Read more on our response to yesterday's speech from the Chancellor👇
www.wcl.org.uk/response-to-...
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“There's no doubt that raising growth is hard” but “the UK's ‘first green chancellor’ shouldn't pit growing the economy against making it greener.”
Steve Coulter, head of economy, for @businessgreen.bsky.social:
Steve Coulter, head of economy, for @businessgreen.bsky.social:
Rachel Reeves had a green growth plan - she should stick to it
There are few quick fixes for driving UK growth, and the economic case for expanding Heathrow is very shaky, writes Green Alliance's Steve Coulter
www.businessgreen.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:52 AM
“There's no doubt that raising growth is hard” but “the UK's ‘first green chancellor’ shouldn't pit growing the economy against making it greener.”
Steve Coulter, head of economy, for @businessgreen.bsky.social:
Steve Coulter, head of economy, for @businessgreen.bsky.social:
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Stop worrying about bats and newts? No Rachel Reeves MP – start worrying about the future of our economy if we tear down the nature it depends on.
Nature isn’t a blocker; it’s the foundation of growth.
Nature isn’t a blocker; it’s the foundation of growth.
January 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Stop worrying about bats and newts? No Rachel Reeves MP – start worrying about the future of our economy if we tear down the nature it depends on.
Nature isn’t a blocker; it’s the foundation of growth.
Nature isn’t a blocker; it’s the foundation of growth.
Loved this episode from three of my lovely cohort all about nutrient dense food, public procurement, and leadership and teams. It’s never been more relevant to have some of these big discussions!
open.spotify.com/episode/5K13...
open.spotify.com/episode/5K13...
R2Kast 289 - Tales of a Nuffield Scholar with Hannah Batty, Hannah Fraser, and Tom Pearson
R2Kast - People in Food and Farming/All In · Episode
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January 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Loved this episode from three of my lovely cohort all about nutrient dense food, public procurement, and leadership and teams. It’s never been more relevant to have some of these big discussions!
open.spotify.com/episode/5K13...
open.spotify.com/episode/5K13...
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Zero Hour’s statement following the #CANBill’s second reading debate in the House of Commons on 24 January—and Ed Miliband’s response to that debate, here: x.com/Ed_Miliband/... @ed-miliband.bsky.social
January 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Zero Hour’s statement following the #CANBill’s second reading debate in the House of Commons on 24 January—and Ed Miliband’s response to that debate, here: x.com/Ed_Miliband/... @ed-miliband.bsky.social
Watching the 2nd reading of the Climate and Nature Bill and my GOD this is the vision of the future I want to see!! I am so ENCOURAGED to see this debate. Thank you @rozsavagemp.bsky.social and thank you @zero-hour.bsky.social. This is change in action!
January 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Watching the 2nd reading of the Climate and Nature Bill and my GOD this is the vision of the future I want to see!! I am so ENCOURAGED to see this debate. Thank you @rozsavagemp.bsky.social and thank you @zero-hour.bsky.social. This is change in action!
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Even average usage of some fertilisers can be disastrous for populations of flowers & pollinators, study shows👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Farmers are crucial to restoring nature, so we're calling on Government to properly fund & support nature-friendly farming👩🌾
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Farmers are crucial to restoring nature, so we're calling on Government to properly fund & support nature-friendly farming👩🌾
High fertiliser use halves numbers of pollinators, world’s longest study finds
Even average use of nitrogen fertilisers cut flower numbers fivefold and halved pollinating insects
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Even average usage of some fertilisers can be disastrous for populations of flowers & pollinators, study shows👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Farmers are crucial to restoring nature, so we're calling on Government to properly fund & support nature-friendly farming👩🌾
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Farmers are crucial to restoring nature, so we're calling on Government to properly fund & support nature-friendly farming👩🌾
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Otters among UK wildlife carrying toxic ‘forever chemicals’, analysis shows. Some wildlife species have accumulated many times more than safe amount of PFAS in their tissue and organs www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Otters among UK wildlife carrying toxic ‘forever chemicals’, analysis shows
Some wildlife species have accumulated many times more than safe amount of PFAS in their tissue and organs
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Otters among UK wildlife carrying toxic ‘forever chemicals’, analysis shows. Some wildlife species have accumulated many times more than safe amount of PFAS in their tissue and organs www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Every January, Oxford hosts two farming conferences: the mainstream Oxford Farming Conference and the newer Oxford Real Farming Conference, which focuses on transforming the food system. 👨🌾🌱
We attended both this year, and in this blog, @lucypegg.bsky.social writes on the lessons we learned:
We attended both this year, and in this blog, @lucypegg.bsky.social writes on the lessons we learned:
Five things we learnt at the Oxford farming conferences
Early in January every year, Oxford hosts two farming conferences: the Oxford Farming Conference and the newer Oxford Real Farming Conference. Whilst the original conference is attended by the main…
greenallianceblog.org.uk
January 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Every January, Oxford hosts two farming conferences: the mainstream Oxford Farming Conference and the newer Oxford Real Farming Conference, which focuses on transforming the food system. 👨🌾🌱
We attended both this year, and in this blog, @lucypegg.bsky.social writes on the lessons we learned:
We attended both this year, and in this blog, @lucypegg.bsky.social writes on the lessons we learned:
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Popping a link to the starter pack here for anyone who may be looking for it: go.bsky.app/LNv5K8h
Still putting it together if anyone has any recommendations or suggestions of people I’ve missed 😊
Still putting it together if anyone has any recommendations or suggestions of people I’ve missed 😊
January 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Popping a link to the starter pack here for anyone who may be looking for it: go.bsky.app/LNv5K8h
Still putting it together if anyone has any recommendations or suggestions of people I’ve missed 😊
Still putting it together if anyone has any recommendations or suggestions of people I’ve missed 😊
🔔Shout out time🔔
Shout out to one of our amazing volunteers at UK Youth for Nature @robsonpeisley.bsky.social for putting together a nature starter pack here this week. Doing the HARD work of connecting nature folks together!
A legend amongst us, a joy to be around. Thanks Robson ✨
Shout out to one of our amazing volunteers at UK Youth for Nature @robsonpeisley.bsky.social for putting together a nature starter pack here this week. Doing the HARD work of connecting nature folks together!
A legend amongst us, a joy to be around. Thanks Robson ✨
January 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🔔Shout out time🔔
Shout out to one of our amazing volunteers at UK Youth for Nature @robsonpeisley.bsky.social for putting together a nature starter pack here this week. Doing the HARD work of connecting nature folks together!
A legend amongst us, a joy to be around. Thanks Robson ✨
Shout out to one of our amazing volunteers at UK Youth for Nature @robsonpeisley.bsky.social for putting together a nature starter pack here this week. Doing the HARD work of connecting nature folks together!
A legend amongst us, a joy to be around. Thanks Robson ✨
This is a MAJOR issue, and at a very bare minimum we should be matching the EU’s ambition on non-essential use of PFAS in the UK!
As EU moves to ban non-essential uses of PFAS "forever chemicals" it seems the UK is failing to match in the fight against chemical pollution🧪
Experts have called on UK to regulate PFAS as 1 group📜
More by @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social & @leanahosea.bsky.social 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Experts have called on UK to regulate PFAS as 1 group📜
More by @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social & @leanahosea.bsky.social 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK failing to match EU in fight against ‘forever chemicals’, say scientists
Experts criticise Defra’s decision not to use OECD definition of PFAS, with one asking if move is ‘politically based’
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
This is a MAJOR issue, and at a very bare minimum we should be matching the EU’s ambition on non-essential use of PFAS in the UK!
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How many more wake-up calls do we need? We don’t have long to stop catastrophic damage to the natural world we love and rely on. The Climate and Nature Bill will be voted on next week - there's no excuse for politicians of any party not to vote for it. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Window to stop decline of England’s nature closing fast, watchdog says
Office for Environmental Protection calls for urgent action after finding government is falling short on most targets
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2025 at 11:25 AM
How many more wake-up calls do we need? We don’t have long to stop catastrophic damage to the natural world we love and rely on. The Climate and Nature Bill will be voted on next week - there's no excuse for politicians of any party not to vote for it. www.theguardian.com/environment/...