Travel Writer & Author. AITO Travel Writer of the Year 2022. Author/Co-author/Ghostwriter of eight books. FRGS MITG. Royal Literary Fund Fellow
England, United Kingdom
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My huge thanks to Elinor Fewster (I think) and @HarperCollinsUK (I think) for this glorious surprise set of @nationaltrust books from @BushMagic @DaveGoulson Robyn Booth and Linda Collister in all my favourite subjects. All out this Spring!
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After more than a year of campaigning against poor practices in the insurance industry, Which? is today making a super-complaint to industry regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
which.co.uk/news/article/whi…
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Big thank you to @josiahmortimer @BushMagic @ChezSpecter and @laurenelclark for contributing to this blog post, sharing their hopes and goals for 2025!
Check it out below 👇
We asked journalists what their hopes are for the year ahead - check out the verdicts from @josiahmortimer @BushMagic @chezspecter @laurenelclark 🎉
➡️tinyurl.com/3ubp4cbm
ALT Overhead photo of plans for 2025 on a desk top.
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‘Badgers have strong family bonds and live in the same set over generations, right back to their great-great-grandad!’
✨Badger painting age 6
✨Pen drawing age 7
Stop the cull, stop persecuting these incredible creatures.🖤
Please share and sign 🙏 petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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‘Meet Britain’s new nature defenders: guerrilla guardians who don’t own the places they protect but care for them anyway’
Very proud to be one of the chapter authors of Wild Service, a new anthology book by @Right_2Roam & friends, published today!
m.cmpgn.page/kqCFTs
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A refusal to tolerate wolves, lynx and even beavers in our landscapes is sort of understandable, if blindly wrong. But *moles*? Tiny harmless moles in their velvet suits whose tunnelling is essential in aerating the ground? Truth is, there are a lot of ‘custodians’ who’d really rather there were no wild creatures at all in the land. And they’re doing quite a good job of ensuring that there aren’t.
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In response to our swift brick campaign the conservation world is UNITED in support. Check out the letter&signatures😍
To be flanked by members of @WCL_News feels ACE!ThankYou!
Dear @michaelgove EVERYONE is urging you to act. Sincerely, Hannah Bourne-Taylor & the birds (👁️the🐦⬛)
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In 1944, British troops stationed in France for D-Day were desperate for beer. So the RAF hatched a plan for flying pubs. Listen to the story of the beer bombs in our podcast: storiesofbritain.com/post/pu… @BushMagic @BBGuides @RoyalAirForce
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Dear @michaelgove 1 year ago my petition reached the 100k signature target. The public, scientists, politicians led by @ZacGoldsmith urge you to act. A swift brick requirement to Building Regs is drafted, ready. The housebuilders have no objections. We've done all you asked. So?
Richard Madden retweeted
EIGHTEEN MONTHS into my campaign. The proposal to add a swift brick requirement to Building Regulations is ready, approved & recommended by ALL experts. Without swift bricks there’s no guaranteed nesting habitat for swifts&there never will be. The govt CAN give them a future. ⏳
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Spring is knocking at our door, so it's the perfect time to lace up your boots for the Big Green Hike and raise funds for a greener, wilder Britain🚶
Support #RewildingBritain and sign up for the #BigGreenHike today:
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'we are in a situation today where one man’s actions or inaction could well determine the fate of one of our most iconic species.' - Zac Goldsmith
(talking about Michael Gove, swift bricks and swifts)
Govt is taking far too long to approve this simple measure. It should be so straightforward I cannot understand why @michaelgove won’t take a decision. Almost everyone (incl even house builders) supports it.
Whatever the reason, we are in a situation today where one man’s actions or inaction could well determine the fate of one of our most iconic species.
If you too want the govt to do the right thing for once, please write to Michael Gove and your local MP. Pressure can & does work 🤞
@WriterHannahBT
Richard Madden retweeted
While greedy companies like The Metals Company @themetalsco are pushing to plunder the deep sea, our right to protest at sea is in danger at the #ISBA29, but we won't be silenced.
Share this video and sign the petition to stand with us bit.ly/3JkY4hb
#StopDeepSeaMining
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New stats show #rewilding in Britain has surged in the last three years!
We launched the Rewilding Network in 2021 to support and connect rewilders – and it's grown beyond expectations.
Let’s join @GlobalRewilding on #WorldRewildingDay and share their story of #HopeIntoAction ⭐
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We are still waiting. Now it's SEVENTEEN months @michaelgove which means our proposal is 17 months more urgent. The swifts will be on their way back home soon and without swift bricks there's no guaranteed nesting habitat anywhere in the UK and there never will be.
15 months ago #TheFeatherSpeech began. In July the bird’s acecard @ZacGoldsmith committed to securing our collective goal to save swifts. On Monday we have our 2nd govt meeting to ask for swift bricks to be added to Building Regs. Only their existence is at stake. No pressure 🤞
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Much, much better than Christmas – it's @ALCS_UK day, when writers rejoice as we receive our royalty payments. If you contribute to books, magazines and scripts and haven't signed up yet, what are you waiting for?
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Ever wondered what your pension gets up to when you’re not looking?
Meet Oblivia Coalmine 🔥
#FrackingHell
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We've been granted judicial review – we're taking the government to court over the delay and abandonment of key Net Zero policies .
At this crisis point for nature and climate we need robust leadership that listens to best informed advice , not short termism and politicking .
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Pine martens caught on camera playing on children's swingset in Ardnamurchan, Scotland. The owner of the video, Les Humphreys, tells us this is a nightly occurence in his garden.
Credit: Les Humphreys, Ardnamurchan Wildlife Watch Facebook Group
#pinemarten #wildlifephotography
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This week we laid out a memorial to the more than 11,500 Palestinian children and 36 Israeli children who’ve been killed since October 7th. It was a line 5km long of children’s clothes. Huge thanks to the volunteers who came to Bournemouth and made this happen #CeasefireNow