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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I'll be doing the #GreatNorthRun two weeks today to raise money for our #Rothbury appeal which is now tantalising close to reaching it's £30m fundraising target! Please do sponsor me if you can, and THANK YOU to those of you who already have! ajbellgreatnorthrun2026.enthuse.com/pf/craig-ben...

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Why I'm running for The Rothbury Estate appeal I’m Craig Bennett, CEO of The Wildlife Trusts, and I’m taking on the Great North Run to help secure The Rothbury Estate. This is a once-in-a-generation o

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

So, against my better judgement, I'm going to be doing the #GreatNorthRun in wonderful #Newcastle in September to raise money for our #Rothbury appeal. Please do support me if you can! Thanks ajbellgreatnorthrun2026.enthuse.com/pf/craig-ben...

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Tom Bowman @tomkbowman.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Good luck.

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I'll be on BBC Radio 5 just after 11pm to discuss this 👇 BBC News - Temporary disposable barbecue ban over wildfire risk - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Temporary disposable barbecue ban over wildfire risk

Single-use grills pose a "significant risk to the public" in current drought and heatwave conditions, the government warns.

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 09/08/2026

Unprecedented heat has affected much of Europe this summer and this week will be no exception🌡️ Yet another spell of extremely hot weather is set to spread north across much of the UK with temperatures reaching the mid 30s Celsius in places📈🌍

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pippaneill.bsky.social @pippaneill.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

"If it was a foreign power poisoning water in England with cancer causing chemicals, politicians would be horrified. Instead politicians across the political spectrum have come together with a conspiracy of silence and inaction", said @craigbennett3.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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All bodies of water in England polluted with toxic chemicals, official data shows

Environment Agency assessments find just 14.3% of country’s surface waters in good ecological status

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This excellent piece in @theconversation.com provides a much more reasoned and evidenced based assessment than some of the stuff currently circulating in print and online... How #rewilding could help stop the spread of Britain’s #wildfires theconversation.com/how-rewildin...

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How rewilding could help stop the spread of Britain’s wildfires

Done properly, rewilded landscapes are more fire-resistant.

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Carl Sayer @carlsayer.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Come and do our amazingly popular @uclgeography.bsky.social MSc Aquatic Conservation, Ecology & Restoration. Now in its 24th year, the course famously underpins practical aquatic conservation & restoration with the very best science @tonyjuniper.bsky.social @craigbennett3.bsky.social

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ENDS Report @endsreport.com · 02/06/2026

🎙️ @craigbennett3.bsky.social, CEO, @wclnews.bsky.social 🎙️ @richardbenwell.bsky.social, CEO, @wclnews.bsky.social 🎙️ @ruthchambers.bsky.social, senior fellow, @green-alliance.org.uk 🎙️ Paula Chin, circular economy advocate (1/3)

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Durham Wildlife Trust @durhamwildlife.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Join us to support local nature restoration 💚 By becoming a member you could help us to manage over 50 nature reserves between the River Tees and River Tyne, restoring much-needed homes for wildlife at risk🌳🌼 Find out more today at www.durhamwt.com/join-durham-...

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Chris Rose @campaignstrat.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Really good series of climate news reports on AMOC current, a critical N Atlantic current by @channel4news.bsky.social and Alex Thompson. Do watch if u can Well done C4 News for doing it properly @craigbennett3.bsky.social @tonyjuniper.bsky.social @themarshtit.bsky.social @wildernorfolk.bsky.social

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I'll be reviewing the papers on @skynewsrss.bsky.social at 6.45am. Do join me if you are awake!

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ENDS Report @endsreport.com · 09/01/2026

This year's King’s New Year Honours List for 2026 is out. A pop star, a policy mandarin and several green leaders like @craigbennett3.bsky.social all got their 🏅 green gongs. We discuss who's on the list alongside an AI deep-dive on the latest 🎧 ECO Chamber podcast out now. 🎙️ pod.fo/e/373e61

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Vicki Hird MSc FRES @vickihird.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Have a watch of this fab discussion Can We Afford Nature Friendly Food? with farmer and doctor @thospearson.bsky.social, food activist, Dev sharma and Julia kirby-smith with @craigbennett3.bsky.social at @ORFC www.youtube.com/live/I-Fnn_7...

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Wild LIVE: Can we afford nature-friendly food?

YouTube video by The Wildlife Trusts

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

I had good fun reviewing the papers with @darrenmacca.bsky.social @skynewsrss.bsky.social on Tuesday morning. If you weren't awake and watching at 6.40am, do check out some of our conversation here...

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

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Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Catch up with last night's Wild Live session on blue carbon and seabeds, featuring @sussexkelp.bsky.social's George Short with @craigbennett3.bsky.social and an expert panel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2APd... #Nature #Carbon #NetZero

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Wild LIVE: Mud matters - How do we protect our blue carbon stores in UK seabeds?

YouTube video by The Wildlife Trusts

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Make no mistake, this is a centralising Govt taking power&decision making away from people And these shambolic amendments to #PlanningBill, tabled last minute, build on months of lies from #RachelReeves pathetically scapegoating nature for a struggling economy.. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Nature groups rebuke Reeves for ‘cynical’ 11th-hour planning bill changes

Chancellor accused of removing environmental protections to win short-term growth and save her budget

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Nature groups rebuke Reeves for ‘cynical’ 11th-hour planning bill changes

Chancellor accused of removing environmental protections to win short-term growth and save her budget

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Very well put Tony The #ClimateCrisis is obviously a huge threat to people, our economy, our security, our food production and our water supply... And also one of the greatest threats to #nature Any party that seeks to deny or dismiss climate science, is not fit for Govt

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

"We can absolutely win for nature and win for the economy. They are not in competition". Welcome comments from Minister @emmahardymp.bsky.social at #LabourPartyConference We need to hear this narrative more frequently and consistently from across the Government please, not least from No10 & No11!

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Butterfly Conservation - Cambs & Essex @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Banking on Trumpington Meadows. One of the best sites for butterflies in Cambridgeshire, has just got better. @tonyjuniper.bsky.social @brianecambs.bsky.social @craigbennett3.bsky.social

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Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Did you see our Chief Executive @craigbennett3.bsky.social on @channel4news.bsky.social speaking about a critical risk facing nature? UK Government promised to protect nature – but new changes to the planning system threaten to do the opposite. More > buff.ly/3jTsoyL

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

My review in The Evening Standard of #IsARiverAlive, the latest beautiful book from @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social "Macfarlane has yet again demonstrated his genius as an author in creating a book that is alive, that has personality, that talked to me". www.standard.co.uk/culture/book...

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Is a River Alive? by Robert Mcfarlane: A beautiful overture for our dying rivers

There’s been a lot of noise about the state of our rivers these past few years, and quite right too. An Environment Agency report in 2020 revealed that not a single river, lake or stream in England wa...

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I'm not religious, but I recognise & respect how important faith is for billions of people With #LaudatoSi, #PopeFrancis offered a powerful analysis of the linkages between social & environmental justice, and a much needed call for action #RIPPopeFrancis www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

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Pope Francis: outsider whose reforming mission made him an ally of progressives

The pontiff took on church traditionalists and rightwing populism, making powerful enemies on the way

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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

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Pope Francis: outsider whose reforming mission made him an ally of progressives

The pontiff took on church traditionalists and rightwing populism, making powerful enemies on the way

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