Tim Sexton

Sheep are destroying precious British habitats – and we taxpayers are footing the bill | Chris Packham Large parts of Dartmoor have been denuded of wildlife, harmed by farming and a mess of government schemes that are costly in every way, says naturalist and broadcaster Chris Packham

Dartmoor is dying. “Where once there was purple heather, bilberry and buzzing insect life, there are now over-grazed, sheep-infested ecological disaster zones.”

Brilliant piece by @chrisgpackham.bsky.social on how upland commons should be prioritised for nature:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Blast it with a shotgun for realism 👍

#nufc

BREAKING: DEFRA asks England’s biggest landowners to come up with plans to restore nature.

The new National Estate for Nature is a bold move by Labour, summoning landowners who own a tenth of the country to report on their stewardship.

With comment from me:

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Good morning, from the back page of Private Eye magazine!

#noshitsherlock

Petition: Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship Advertisements encourage the use of products and sponsorship promotes a positive reputation & creates a social licence of trust & acceptability. In 2003 a ban on all tobacco advertising was introduced...

For too long fossil fuel giants have had largely unlimited budgets to greenwash their dirty reputations - they’ve spent over £4 billion on sports partnerships alone .

lovera.ge/ban-ffa

Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...

12,000 signatures. Woohoo! Thank you!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

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Musk's lost the Morris dancers. It's Over.