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Charlotte Maddix

@cwmaddix.bsky.social
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I like complicated conversations about rewilding, housing, localism and sustainable transport. Fuelled by rage about the nature crisis. Sustained by all the people doing something about it.

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The Scottish Rewilding Alliance @scotrewilding.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔥 Fire. 🌊 Flood. 🥵 Drought. Next Wednesday, 30 Sept, MSPs will debate Scotland's resilience to climate shocks – including the role nature recovery can play. Let's make this debate count. Join us outside the Scottish Parliament to demand action on climate shocks: 👉 actionnetwork.org/events/deman...
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Demand action on climate shocks: rally outside the Scottish Parliament
Extreme weather is no longer a future threat in Scotland — it’s here. From severe wildfires burning through much-loved landscapes, to streets under water and rivers running dry, our communities are p...
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Heading to the #BigPictureConference tomorrow? I STILL play the playlist from last year's rewilding demo outside the Scottish Parliament when I need to reconnect with the energy from that day. 🕊️ Give it a listen on your way to Perth: open.spotify.com/playlist/5Lw... 🌿🎧 @scotlandtbp.bsky.social
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Songs for a Rewilding Nation
The wildest and most inspiring tunes for your rewilding campaigning.
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Someone should do a deep dive article on why the wild salmon is consistently the only animal species mentioned in Scottish Government documents like the Programme for Government (its literal priorities for this parliamentary session). Hint: 💷
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The Scottish Rewilding Alliance @scotrewilding.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
While the immediate focus remains on supporting those affected, we need long-term solutions to the increasingly dry landscapes that fuel wildfires – including encouraging a wetter and more dynamic mosaic of habitats. Read our full statement here: www.rewild.scot/news-and-blo... 🧵2/2
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Statement: Cairngorms wildfire: why public education on fire risk and long-term investment in resilience are vital - The Scottish Rewilding Alliance
The Scottish Rewilding Alliance expresses its deep gratitude to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, other emergency responders, conservation staff, farmers, gamekeepers, pilots, land managers, local...
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The Scottish Rewilding Alliance @scotrewilding.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Got a bold idea for an ocean advocacy campaign – but need funding to bring it to life? @youth4seas.bsky.social has launched the Youth Ocean Action Fund to help young people (16-25) turn innovative ocean advocacy ideas into a reality ✊ 👉 Find out more and apply: youthforseas.org/action-fund
Illustrated poster with text "Youth Ocean Action Fund" featuring images inside the word "ACTION." A person holds a sign saying "Act Now!" Text below reads "Removing barriers for the next generation of ocean advocates." The background is blue with wave patterns and the Young Sea Changers Scotland logo.
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
That’s all folks! 🏛️ Farewell to this session of the Scottish Parliament. It’s goodbye and good luck to MSPs standing down, and au revoir to those hoping to be re-elected in May. After a few days to take a breath, here are my reflections on our hustings and hopes for what comes next. 🧵
A soft toy lynx sitting on a box on a chair behind a desk, with a microphone on the deskA screen with a photo of a seal and 'no question too wild' behind a panel of people seated behind desks
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The Scottish Rewilding Alliance @scotrewilding.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Scotland’s wildlife has questions ahead of the election. What would YOU ask candidates? This Friday, join us at the #HopeForNature hustings – online, or in person at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Scotland's main political parties will be there to take your questions. hopefornature.eventbrite.co.uk
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The Scottish Rewilding Alliance @scotrewilding.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Hello Bluesky 👋 #ChooseOurFuture is this year’s #WorldRewildingDay theme – and with an election approaching, it couldn’t be more apt. Before Scotland heads to the polls, join us on 20 March at Pitlochry Festival Theatre for our #HopeForNature hustings . Free tickets: bit.ly/4smwwgr
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Huge news for Scotland’s nature! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌳🦅🪱 🍄 The Natural Environment Bill has officially been voted into law, marking a landmark victory for people and nature. 🧵 (1/4)
A split-screen graphic that says "PROTECT THE BEST" on the left and "RESTORE THE REST” on the right. On the sunlit forest with autumn leaves is shown under a white heart icon. On the right, a rugged mountain valley is shown under a white icon of a hand holding a sprouting plant. A teal diagonal line separates the two landscapes.
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
In 100 days, Scotland goes to the polls. 🗳️ I worry that this election will barely feature nature, with so much else - rightly - on people's minds. It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the state of humanity, not to mention our declining natural world. 🧵
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Inside Ecology @insideecology.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Three Steps to give Scotland’s rural communities a stake in the forests they live beside #rewilding #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #ecology #environment #habitats #conservation #climatechange #Scotland insideecology.com/2026/01/23/t...
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Three Steps to give Scotland’s rural communities a stake in the forests they live beside - Inside Ecology
Scotland has been shortchanging itself from its forests for decades, and a new Parliament must set a new course for everyone to benefit from one of our most valuable natural assets. That’s the message...
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Really hope this question comes up at a #LynxToScotland event. 🐈
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Join us on #WorldRewildingDay 20 March 2026 in Pitlochry for Scotland’s first ever rewilding hustings - where you ask the questions, and politicians answer. #HopeForNature #RewildingNation 👉 Book here: eventbrite.pulse.ly/ihogwxtp0m #RewildingNation 📷 Colin Hattersley
Photo of a woman holding her hand up, with text that says: no question too wild - Hope for Nature Hustings - 20 March 2026 World Rewilding Day - Pitlochry Festival Theatre Perthshire
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The biggest impact on my life from cycling isn’t health, fitness or saving the planet. It’s the ability to time travel. ⏲️ 🪄 🚲 ⚡ 🌀 Go here to donate to @thebikestation.bsky.social's #EverydayHeroes campaign: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/everyday-h... Or read on to find out more... 🧵
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#EverydayHeroes - Help us get more people on bikes
Get more people on bikes — for their health, their minds, and the planet. Join our #EverydayHeroes and make change happen!
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
With 300+ amendments to the Natural Environment Bill lodged by MSPs, it’s clear politicians want to make their mark on Scotland’s nature laws. But will this bill put us on track to meet our international obligations to protect 30% of Scotland for nature and restore 30% of degraded ecosystems? 🌱🤔🧵
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🧵 How long does it take to move a beaver 100 miles? Hours, by van, from one river catchment to another. Days or weeks, if you're making the beaver walk. (Don't try that.) In reality? 3 years. 🦫😱
Brown beaver entering edge of water, green scrubby land in background.
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Yesterday the Scottish Parliament voted for a new law requiring owners of large landholdings to publish plans to increase biodiversity - rather than maintain the status quo in a nature-depleted nation. 🥳 The Land Reform Bill may be weak, but it's a joy to see this one provision made stronger.
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
There’s no clearer way to show the people in power how important rewilding is than turning up on the doorstep of Holyrood with a hundred campaigners... and making some noise. 📣 Tomorrow, let’s call on Scotland's politicians to #StopStallingStartRewilding! 🌱🐾🌊🪸 Sign up: bit.pulse.ly/vgngy4fyli
Alt text Photo of T shirt, megaphone and hi vis vest
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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 18/09/2025
We love this video as a quick explainer of the role of beavers in wildfire prevention. That's exactly why we're calling for of them! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAM9...
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Beavers and Wildfire: a stop-motion story by Emily Fairfax
YouTube video by Emily Fairfax
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
We're on track to have a hundred people standing side by side outside the Scottish Parliament next month - calling on the Scottish Government to stop stalling and start rewilding. 🌱💚 Room for a few more (particularly if you've got a good costume!). www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/green-mean...
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Green Means Go! Stop Stalling, Start Rewilding | Holyrood Stunt | Oct 1st
A powerful visual stunt outside Holyrood to demand action and expose the barriers to a wilder Scotland
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
🌿 The Community Rewilding Guide is here! 🎉 Your toolkit for working with others to restore nature at scale - from forming a group to practical rewilding. www.rewild.scot/community-rewilding-guide Huge thanks to everyone who helped shape this resource for co-creating the #RewildingNation!
Photo image featuring words: Community Rewilding Plan: things we'll need to get started. A list with checkboxes says: a group; agreement about waht we want to do; a place we can make a difference; access to ecological know-how; a way to track progress; inspiration and support. The first and last items are ticked. Next to 'inspiration and support' it says 'found', which is circled, with an arrow leading off to a picture of a report that says REWILDING: a guide for community groups. Graphics feature a beaver and a person with a clipboard.Photo of two copies of a report on a carpet
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Scotland can be a Rewilding Nation - if we can break through the barriers holding rewilding back. Green means GO! Call on the government to stop stalling - and start rewilding. Join us outside the Scottish Parliament on 1st October. ✍️ Sign up here: bit.ly/3GYBRs9 #RewildScotland #RewildingNation
Photo of a cheering group of people in front of plants. Text says: Green means GO! Join us, Wednesday 1st October
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
By scrapping plans for a Galloway National Park, the Scottish Government has again proved it can't successfully plot a path to a wilder Scotland. We need leadership – not another retreat from meaningful action. Read the Scottish Rewilding Alliance statement here: rewild.scot/scrapping-pl...
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 18/05/2025
🔴 NEW: A bid to release beavers in the Highlands was delayed after intensive lobbying by farmers and landowners prompted an intervention by the local MSP and deputy first minister, Kate Forbes. Find out more: theferret.scot/beave...
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Runnymede Trust @runnymedetrust.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
People of colour and Indigenous peoples across the world are facing the worst effects of a climate and nature emergency which they didn’t cause 🌍 Yet their struggles have been repeatedly ignored by people in positions of power, often with deliberate intent.
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Elect Her @electheruk.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Can you unite people? Be a Councillor! You could make the difference. Be a champion for your community. Our partners are running 3 💥 events this week to demystify the world of councillors! Our 1st event is today! Two tomorrow - find out more 👉 www.elect-her.org.uk/be-a-council...
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
I love cycling at night (such quiet streets!) but the concentration of absolute roasters racing along narrow streets is definitely higher than in the daytime. 🏎🏁🤨
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
It's World Gaelic Week - so I'm resharing the rewilding video that brought me the most joy from last year: here's the amazing Hector reading extracts from the #RewildingNation Charter in Gaelic. 🌟💚🌟💚🌟💚🌟💚 Tha ath-fhiadhachadh a’ toirt dòchas dhuinn uile.
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Inside you there are two wolves.* "What do you want to be for World Book Day?" "I'll wear my vampire costume." "I want to be Mr Funny driving his car shaped like a shoe." *children
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 24/02/2025
NEW – Revealed: More than half of nations fail to protect 30% of land and sea in UN nature plans | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @pgreenfielduk.bsky.social @giulianaviglione.bsky.social @yaninequiroz.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/4i76PLJ
The various pledges made by countries when it comes to protecting a proportion of their land for nature. Chart by Tom Pearson for Carbon Brief. Data source: UN CBD NBSAPs and national targets. Land area data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Glad to see the Natural Environment Bill is here. Without the detail (to follow in subsequent legislation) it's too soon to say if it'll lead to the recovery of Scotland's land and seas. We need clear, ambitious and updatable targets for Scotland's ecosystems. ➡️ www.rewild.scot/clear-ambiti...
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
How popular and how well-proven does rewilding need to be before Scotland's government embraces it? We're told it's a flat 'no' to lynx reintroduction - but a poll released today shows that 61% of people in Scotland want a well-managed, legal reintroduction of lynx. So what's the bar? 🤷‍♀️
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Articles like this one from @washingtonpost.com fail to connect the dots on land reform and rewilding, as well as misunderstanding what rewilding is by mixing it up with how it's funded. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu... Here are four of the dots that we need to draw some lines between... ⬇️
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‘Green lairds’ are buying vast estates in Scotland for carbon credits
New investors in “rewilding” want to plant forests, save butterflies and make money.
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
In Edinburgh? Live for or work on rewilding? Grab a drink with fellow rewilders next Thursday - message me for a link with the details. (Thanks to my fellow organisers for making sure this happens again - informal spaces for connecting are so important but it's been hard to find time!). 💚
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
John Swinney has ruled out his government reintroducing lynx: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Given we've just over a year of the current government left, this is not a surprise. This isn't a government that will do anything surprising on ecological restoration between now and the next election.
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John Swinney rules out reintroduction of lynx to Scotland
The first minister tells farmers that no carnivorous species will be reintroduced under his government.
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Edinburgh is running out of time to meet its climate and transport goals. Running a tram-train on the Edinburgh South Suburban line would cut traffic, emissions and congestion and improve access to the city for locals. 🚋🚋🚋 Sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/reopen-edi...
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Sign the Petition
Reopen Edinburgh's South Sub using Tram-Trains
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
"If you're a politician, in 50 years, people will point at you and say 'you signed that bill', 'you protected that bit of water' or 'you enabled the restoration of that forest'. And they will remember that." 💪 Watch video highlights from our #RewildingNation event: youtu.be/muSlWuGHyvQ
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Presenting the Rewilding Nation pathway to the Scottish Government.
YouTube video by The Scottish Rewilding Alliance
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Tuning in for what promises to be a gold star evidence session on the Land Reform Bill this morning. 🍿 Significant landowners - including community and rewilding landowners - are giving their views on the proposed legislation. www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/net-...
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Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee | Scottish Parliament TV
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
The school's storm day home learning activity of choice is to build a Scottish tenement out of lego or junk. Ideal. 😍
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Well done to those who managed to recapture the lynx spotted in the Cairngorms. I would like to see lynx back in Scotland. But work is already underway to do this legally and with local support. It's a conversation that Scotland has to have in the open. treesforlife.org.uk/lynx-could-r...
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Lynx could return to Scotland – but not through unwelcome illegal releases - Trees for Life
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Join us and Critical Mass Edinburgh this weekend to celebrate Scotland’s wildlife and reclaim the streets. Dress as your favorite Scottish animal and together, we’ll pedal towards a wilder future. 💚 🗓️ Middle Meadow Walk, 2pm, Saturday 30 November #RideOnTheRewildSide #RewildingNation #rewilding
Photo of Salisbury Crags with information written on it as in Bluesky post.
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Actor Brian Cox wrote to the Guardian in support of Scotland being the world’s first #RewildingNation, with nature recovering across 30% of land and sea. www.theguardian.com/environment/... Follow the link in his letter to sign the Rewilding Nation Charter: 4 principles for rewilding Scotland.
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Support rewilding to save Scotland’s natural resources | Letter
Letter: The actor Brian Cox on how we can all play a part in urging the government to make Scotland a rewilding nation to transform its future
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
I had lots of interesting conversations at Scottish Lib Dem party conference yesterday - most of them positive. But the conversation that's stuck with me is about whether beavers damage trees or whether they are playing their part in the ecosystem. 🌳🦫 Spoiler: I couldn't change their mind...
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InfraSisters @infrasisters.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Our next campaign ride: 29th November at 7.30pm, starting from Middle Meadow Walk Edinburgh. #NoExcuse for unsafe infrastructure #NoExcuse for forcing us to choose between unsafe roads and unsafe cycle routes. #OurStreetsOurNights
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Heading up to Perth under the light of the beaver moon to talk #rewilding at @scotlibdems.org.uk conference. 🌕🦫
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
“Let’s scatter seeds in everyday places. every street. Stand under the tree and know another hand planted it.” Both land reform and rewilding give me hope in a hopeless time. Collective action to restore nature needs more attention - and more support. www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/blog/reclaim...
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Scatter seeds in everyday places: reclaiming the right to rewild
Scotland Advocacy Coordinator Charlotte Maddix unpacks our new briefing paper on the relationship between land reform and rewilding in Scotland.
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Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Is messy the new beautiful? Why debates about what nature recovery looks like matter - new paper by Flurina Warrmann and @jlorimer.bsky.social www.naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/is-mess...
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Is messy the new beautiful? Why debates about what nature recovery looks like matter
Current aspirations for nature recovery to address biodiversity loss and climate change involve changing what landscapes look like What is considered neat or messy impacts on action and policy changes...
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Right to Roam @righttoroam.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Wow, already over 900 followers. Thanks for the warm welcome Bluesky! 😍 To help you find more accounts in the Land Justice space we've put together this starter pack: go.bsky.app/K6UmtN8 Let us know who we might have missed! More added every day.
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Forgot to charge my bike battery, which added an element of drama into the school pickup. Luckily home is all downhill. 🚴‍♀️⚡️
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Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
It was a difficult week last week - but I ended up in a good place (literally and otherwise): one of my favourite places in Scotland - the Crannog Centre.
Light drenched photo of a construction site stretching out into a loch. The materials are wood. Mountains can be seen on the opposite side of a loch.
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