Pint-sized nature nut. All views expressed are my own.
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Kate Jennings ๐ retweeted
Hereโs hoping Scotland will join Gibraltar in supporting swifts! ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ฎ
Well today is a HUGE DAY for swifts in Scotland. Iโve travelled with my swift brick to witness Scottish Parliament in action & to thank โฆ@markruskellโฉ in person for his leadership. This evening swift bricks will be put to a vote. Will they pass into law? Watch this space!!
Falcon numbers halved in national amid fears over illegal killings mol.im/a/15383007 via @DailyMail ๐ข๐ก
๐ข The @IUCN National Committee UK's Protected Areas Working Group response to yesterday's report by the The Office for Environmental Protection:
@Natures_Voice @JNCC_UK @DefraGovUK @MaryCreagh_ @tobyperkinsmp @RSBenwell @WCL_News @GreenAllianceUK
Kate Jennings ๐ retweeted
Satellite-tagged Hen Harrier 'Circe' disappears in suspicious circumstances in Moorfoot Hills, south Scotland.
Press release & commentary โฌ๏ธ
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025โฆ
Kate Jennings ๐ retweeted
Developers have no right to trash our environmentโit doesnโt belong to them.
Labour has always understood access to nature is for the many, not a privilege for the few.
We created National Parks and the Green Belt.
Nature is at breaking pointโreal Labour values will rescue it.
An eloquent 30 min outline of all that's wrong with & all that's needed to fix the UK food system & it's implications for nature, for human health & for food security. Calling that 'Radical' kind of sums up the mess that we are in! @BBCRadio4 @amolrajan
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002mbyโฆ
Kate Jennings ๐ retweeted
Nature isnโt the enemy of housingโitโs essential for healthy communities.
Scapegoating wildlife wonโt speed up building, but it will cost us vital habitats.
The EAC report is clear: stop this lazy narrative, fix skills shortages, and protect our environment.
Nature is not the blocker to 1.5 million homes, instead itโs a necessity for building resilient towns and neighbourhoods.
Read our new report on environmental sustainability and housing growth โฌ๏ธ
publications.parliament.uk/pโฆ
Kate Jennings ๐ retweeted
What an own goal by the government...๐
The UK is the most nature depleted place on earth, this small measure would have made a big difference to endangered Swifts & other cavity nesting birds, but the people in power just DO NOT CARE! ๐ก
BAD NEWS๐if the vote had taken place earlier we would have won-Tories (majority) whipped YES but by the time of the vote, support had gone home just like 2 years ago. It is an AGONISING reality. Tell [email protected] what you think. GUTTED. Labour: what a betrayal ๐ก
Kate Jennings ๐ retweeted
Statement from RSPB Scotland Director Anne McCall on proposed amendment to close grouse moor licence loophole โ๏ธ
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raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025โฆ
Windfarms in sensible places are vital to tackling the climate crisis but Berwick Bank threatens to be the deadliest windfarm for birds anywhere in the world. Please join me & act now - tell SSE & the First Minister to #CancelBerwickBank.
seabird.org/cancel-berwick-bโฆ
Kate Jennings ๐ retweeted
Just so deeply depressing. If Ministers canโt support something as simple as swift bricks, which can have an amazing impact for swifts, then what hope is there for more complex measures? They just donโt care
BAD NEWS๐if the vote had taken place earlier we would have won-Tories (majority) whipped YES but by the time of the vote, support had gone home just like 2 years ago. It is an AGONISING reality. Tell [email protected] what you think. GUTTED. Labour: what a betrayal ๐ก
Kate Jennings ๐ retweeted
British icon, hilarious comic & bird-kind โฆ@BillBaileyโฉ thinks securing homes for birds reliant on cavity nesting habitat is an ace idea. The swift brick debate is tomorrow. Help the birds. Email SWIFT BRICKS to [email protected] & [email protected]
Kate Jennings ๐ retweeted
The Conservatives left us one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world.
Labour was elected to reverse that damage.
Right-wing deregulation and letting greed rip failed.
National renewal means breaking with that model and restoring nature like we promised.
"if, the Government is serious about tackling bird of prey persecution connected to the game shooting industry, now is the time to introduce licensing, for both upland and lowland game bird shooting" @MaryCreagh_ @FriendsDales @Bucktonbirder
"Act boldly, without delay and introduce game shoot licensing" - open letter to Defra Ministers from Northern England Raptor Forum Chair @N_E_R_F
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025โฆ
Kate Jennings ๐ retweeted
BBC's Highland Cops programme features investigation in to shot-out Goshawk nest on gamebird shooting estate in Cairngorms National Park.
Fascinating insight into the evidential difficulties faced by the police.
New blog โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025โฆ
Final call for tonight's @FriendsDales #EyesontheSkies campaign launch!
Still time to book 4 launch of #EyesontheSkies - our new #campaign - calling for an end to #birdsofpreypersecution - with Kate Jennings, UK Head of Site Conservation & Species Policy @RSPBbirders Book at: friendsofthedales.org.uk/
Very happy to add my name to > 200 others calling on @Keir_Starmer to put a stop to rumoured moves within Government to weaken the laws protecting England's #NationalParks and National Landscapes. #NationalParksMatter
We canโt afford to weaken National Park protections โ ๏ธ
But there are rumours that some in Westminster want to remove the Protected Landscapes duty - the only real power to secure action for nature
We can't let 30 years of campaigning go down the drain
cnp.org.uk/about/our-work/seโฆ
Kate Jennings ๐ retweeted
Former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, "Trump saying these things in the United Nations where we know we have to deal with a climate crisis and the scientists are telling us we're running out of time, it's incredibly stupid and reckless"
Matt Frei, "Where does it leave the world?"
Mary Robinson, "It gives an opportunity to the EU, Europe needs to go ahead"
Kate Jennings ๐ retweeted
Red Kite found dead in Perthshire confirmed to have been poisoned (banned pesticide + rodenticides) โ ๏ธ
Press release from Police Scotland โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025โฆ
