We plant trees, wildflowers, and remove invasives to tackle the climate/biodiversity crises, and literally everyone can get involved! Registered charity 1192453
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The planet will not be protected by supporting fascists and Nazis, so we’ll see you over on Threads.
Also on Instagram and LinkedIn, but definitely not here.
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Trees - wonderful natural machines making every aspect of city living better. Straight from an expert's mouth!
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PLANTED!
This weekend, we collaborated with @ProtectEarthUK to plant a whopping 2,600 trees on Mossgiel 🌳
These trees will grow to provide shelter belts for the cows, walks for the humans and better biodiversity for nature - a win for everyone!
An ENORMOUS thank moo to the army of volunteers who came along to help; with food & coffee provided by the @gilmartinsbakery team 💪
We never stop trying to do better tomorrow than we did today - and we’re not slowing down on it either
#MossgielFarm #Trees #PlantingFutures
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Look at the map. As someone who shoots I’m appalled and embarrassed in equal measure. Fully metastasised across the entire country with a hot spot on my patch. Bloody hideous. Well done @Natures_Voice
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Charly @pocketfullofac1 visited @philsturgeon from @ProtectEarthUK who’s restoring High Wood, a 64-acre #ancientwoodland in #Liskeard back to its #temperaterainforest glory. 🌱
With only 2.5% ancient woodland left in the UK, restoration is key! Stay tuned for our next film. 🎥
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You may remember that we supported the charity @ProtectEarthUK when they were raising funds to try to buy and protect Blackswarth Rd Wood. They are now looking at a site near Bath and this time there is no auction process. You can find out more on crowdfunder.co.uk/p/reforest…
Exciting news for people near Bath, we’re starting a new community woodland! Contribute to this crowdfunder, because if we can raise enough money to buy this 70 acres of disused farmland we can do our most amazing project yet! crowdfunder.co.uk/p/reforest…
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We’ve been filming with @philsturgeon @ProtectEarthUK down in Cornwall on their #AncientWoodlandRestoration site for a new film. Interestingly they are also looking to take on a new #wetlands project on a riverside parcel of land near #Bath. Please donate to their crowdfunder!
🚨 New Community Woodland Crowdfunder! 🚨
Protect Earth are buying 70 acres of woodland near Bath, on the River Avon and bordering Warleigh Wood! I need your help raising the funds to get this land.
Please help us raise £50k, stretch goal £100k.
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/reforest…
Exciting news for people near Bath, we’re starting a new community woodland! Contribute to this crowdfunder, because if we can raise enough money to buy this 70 acres of disused farmland we can do our most amazing project yet! crowdfunder.co.uk/p/reforest…
This is bad for farmers, bad for biodiversity, bad for climate targets, and completely unnecessary when the government could save £15bn scrapping damaging road schemes instead. theguardian.com/environment/…
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You know I bang on about scrub a lot? And how to create it in a useful way on farms?
Well look at this! This is NOT a hedge. It’s an infield scrub patch and it’s glorious!!!
Easy to grow, can be farmed around, sitting on a steep rocky bit of land and full of Food!!
Love it!
ALT Me by a huge bramble patch
ALT The bramble patch.
ALT A field with a scrub patch in it.
Local authorities, water companies, landowners, various Trusts, if you have knackered habitat and are struggling for help, get in touch. If you’re broke we’ll find/raise funding, source volunteers, bring the equipment, and if all else fails our trustees will do it theirself.
REVEALED: just 16% of nature reserves owned by water companies are in favourable condition - from official data I FOI’d
Major landowners must be made accountable for how they treat land - the central theme of my book The Lie of the Land, out 12th Sept 1/
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You can pop your details in here and we’ll be in touch with next steps. There’s no time for messing about. protect.earth/landowners
The next 100 people to follow us on Threads will get a free native British tree certificate. You’ll see what species was planted, and where, so can go visit it and see how the woodland is doing. threads.net/@protectearthuk?…
High Wood is a sanctuary for threatened bird species, including some on the UK's Red List. Discover how recent observations reveal this woodland's vital role in supporting biodiversity. Read more about High Wood's wildlife.
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When a community-led reforestation project faced setbacks, Protect Earth took action to restore it. Despite not being our project, we saw the importance of supporting the community by self-funding the effort. Click the link to read more: buff.ly/46LlyHC
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Worried about the climate crisis & not sure what you can do?
Helping charities such as @ProtectEarthUK financially or through volunteering is one of the most effective things you can do.
They have huge amounts of knowledge, enthusiasm, contacts & energy.
We’ve finished budget planning for the upcoming planting season, and it’s looking positive. We’re doing 100,000 trees this year, doubling the work we’ve done in the last four years(!!), but cash flow is the tricky bit. Help us by sponsoring a trees now.
protect.earth/donate
We’ve finished budget planning for the upcoming planting season, and it’s looking positive. We’re doing 100,000 trees this year, doubling the work we’ve done in the last four years(!!), but cash flow is the tricky bit. Help us by sponsoring a trees now.
protect.earth/donate
On June 8th, Protect Earth hosted its 2nd annual Open Day at High Wood. A day filled with education, hands-on workshops, and a delicious BBQ. Discover the highlights and read the full blog here: buff.ly/3YAUuZO
Vaccinating badgers shows better reduction in bovine TB rates than badger culls. Amazing to see Cornish farmers, @CwallWildlife @cornishbadgers and @OfficialZSL all getting into the science.
Now let’s hope @SteveReedMP considers this and pushed for more modern and humane policy.
For once a little GOOD NEWS about bovine tuberculosis control for UK farmers 🐄🦡💉! I'm proud to share our latest paper, you can read it for free here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi… 1/19
It’s been a long weekend but we got the deadwood processed for our friends who are going to turn it into biochar: pure carbon. This will improve soil, increase water retention, neutralise acid from conifer needles, and hopefully speed up natural regeneration.
