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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

@chrisgpackham.bsky.social any chance of a retweet of the below please as this is, as you know, a vital source of funding for UK nature. Just thinking Back from the Brink, Woodbury Wetlands, The Flow Country, RSPB Minsmere etc etc…

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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Dear All. Government is reviewing how money from the National Lottery Good Causes is used in the UK. £53billion has been raised since 1994 with around £2billion awarded by Heritage Fund for land, sea and nature projects. This is your chance to have you say by 23 Sept. www.gov.uk/government/c...

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National Lottery Good Causes: Fund what matters to you

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Inspiration & actionable information re: urban nature-based community enterprise today. Many thanks to @naturetownscities.bsky.social for convening such an interesting, expert practice-based panel. 🙌 @naturalengland.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk #NationalLottery @helengraham.bsky.social

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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Anyone able to help ID this butterfly pls? Spotted in our garden in the @chilternsnl.bsky.social. Sorry poor picture. @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

New job in Blackpool working on a @naturetownscities.bsky.social project. Deadline 6 Feb. A chance to help nature recover across Blackpool. www.greater.jobs/en-gb/job/75...

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Vincent Wildlife Trust @vincentwt.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

One of #MartensOnTheMove volunteers had a lovely surprise on Christmas Day when they recorded a pine marten visiting their feeder in our Brechfa Monitoring Hub. The feeder was put up in November and this is the first time the volunteer has recorded a marten! #NationalLotteryHeritageFund

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Vincent Wildlife Trust @vincentwt.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

#MartensOnTheMove attended the Wales Biodiversity Partnership Conference and discussed how the project is working with local communities to support pine marten recovery across Monmouthshire, Powys, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. Full article here ➡️ bit.ly/4pK1RJ2 #NationalLotteryHeritageFund

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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Totally support this and delighted to sign-up at a Campaign for National Parks event last night in Parliament 👏💚

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Vincent Wildlife Trust @vincentwt.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

VWT’s #MartensOnTheMove hosted a pine marten den box training day in Forestry England Forest of Dean. The team showed volunteers how to: - Pick the right tree for a den box - Install a den box - Monitor it for pine marten presence - Carry out a maintenance check #NationalLotteryHeritageFund

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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Want to come and work with me at the National Lottery Heritage Fund? We’re looking for a Policy Project Manager to work across heritage policy including nature and communities. Deadline 23 Nov. heritagefund.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/v...

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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

National Lottery Heritage Fund is looking for a Committee Member for our Midlands and East Committee. Deadline 7 December. We are looking for someone with landscape and nature expertise to help us make decisions on grants between £250k and £5m. heritagefund.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/v...

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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Great to see the first ever Nature Towns and Cities communities conference happening today in Manchester drawing community groups together to share learning from across the UK. Well done those supporting including #HeritageFund, #TheCoop, #CommunityFund, #NationalTrust and #NaturalEngland

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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

New Carbon Garden at Kew Gardens - worth a visit - simple interpretation, clear messaging and nice pavilion

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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

We’ve announced a £15million investment in Nature Towns and Cities, a UK-wide mission to enable millions of people to enjoy nature and green space close to home. It’s a partnership with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, National Trust and Natural England. www.heritagefund.org.uk/news/nature-...

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Nature Towns and Cities launches with £15million investment

We’re supporting 40 towns and cities across the UK to improve and create accessible green spaces, streets and neighbourhoods.

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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Now we need to save our woodlands. Woodland Trust ‘State of Woodlands’ new report. 37% drop in woodland birds since 1995. 47% drop in woodland butterflies between 1990 and 2022. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Woodland Trust report calls for action to save woodland wildlife - BBC News

Nearly a quarter of Surrey is covered in woodland but the quality is declining, says Woodland Trust.

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Chilterns Chalk Streams Project @chilternstreams.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

JOB VACANCY! Citizen Science Coordinator with the Chiltern Chalk Streams Project Want to support conservation of chalk streams, conduct research and work with citizen scientists? Apply below Deadline: 30 June

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Citizen Science Coordinator (Chalk Streams)

We are seeking a motivated professional with experience in recruiting, coordinating and facilitating volunteer activities for citizen scientists to conduct research and monitoring effectively, safely ...

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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Excited to announce this new Landscape Connections project today! www.heritagefund.org.uk/news/scotlan...

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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Met members of Peakland Environmental Farmers and Swaledale & Wensleydale Environmental Farmers this week with @heritagefunduk Trustee Julian Glover. Supported with some grant funding they plan to work collaboratively across nearly 200 farms to help nature recover.

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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Audley End, Saffron Walden dating from 1831. William Sawrey Gilpin parterre “Gilpin obliged with a parterre garden stretching out towards the Temple of Concord and composed of 170 geometric flower beds crisply cut from the turf - no yew hedges, no clipped box.” @englishheritage.bsky.social

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Calling all nature lovers in cities, towns and villages! 🐦🦆 Have you signed up to our Birds in Greenspaces pilot survey yet? ➡️ bit.ly/birds-greensp... #UKBirding #Birds

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

📢We’re hiring an Events and Special Projects Coordinator! This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who is passionate about Nature Recovery and wants to work with a team that really makes a difference! 🌳 We have some exciting events in the pipeline that you could lead! Deadline 11th April!

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Wrong trees in the wrong place can make cities hotter at night, study reveals While trees can cool some cities significantly during the day, new research shows that tree canopies can also trap heat and raise temperatures at night. www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

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Wrong trees in the wrong place can make cities hotter at night, study reveals

While trees can cool some cities significantly during the day, new research shows that tree canopies can also trap heat and raise temperatures at night. The

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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Beautiful afternoon to visit the newly completed restoration works at Greenwich Park supported by @heritagefunduk.bsky.social. Avenue planting, 1661 Grand Ascent reinstated, view point refurbished and new education garden. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...

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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Magnolia stellata ‘roses’. Stunning.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Humans are driving biodiversity loss among all species across the planet, one of the most exhaustive global studies on the subject ever conducted finds. This is *us*, people: you + me. It's up to all of us to get into the fight for the natural world. 🌏 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Biodiversity loss in all species and every ecosystem linked to humans – report

Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Great to see that one of three new national forests is planned for the west of England. Positive there’s a focus on urban areas too (including Bristol) where trees are going to play a crucial role in supporting climate resilience.

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New national forest to see 20m trees planted across West by 2050

The government says the new Western Forest project will help the UK meet its tree-planting targets.

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Countryside Jobs Service @countrysidejobs.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Trainee Gardener - Historic & Botanic Garden Training Programme with English Heritage, various garden locations around the UK, full-time for 12 months. If gardening is your passion and you want to make it your career, apply now! See: c-js.co.uk/4imaQvT

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Dr Wendy Morrison @hillfortian.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I'm officially launching this tomorrow with a newsletter thru work and the CHAP initiative, but Bluesky gets a sneaky preview. please share amongst students, friends, enthusiasts. It's going to be a good summer for #archaeology in the @chilternsnl.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1272753914...

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Archaeology Training Excavation / Fieldschool

Looking for fieldwork experience and skills training? CHAP (Chilterns Heritage & Archaeology Partnership) offers a training excavation!

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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Two trustees wanted by The Ernest Cook Trust. One focused on land management and one on growth. Paid too! join-ernestcooktrust.co.uk/all-roles/

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All Roles | The Ernest Cook Trust

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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Good to see this MHCLG report published. “Integrating parks and green spaces into the strategic vision and core strategies of the local authority underpins successful practices”. Learning from Heritage Fund supported Future Parks project in LB Islington. 👍 www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Bumblebee Conservation Trust @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

It’s official, 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began🚨 The latest findings from #BeeWalk, our national bumblebee monitoring scheme, have revealed bumblebee numbers declined by almost a quarter (22.5%) across Great Britain💔 Read on: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/british-bumb...

A bumblebee dusted in yellow pollen sitting in a greyed-out flower. Text reads: 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began.

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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Applications open! The LinneSys grant supports small-scale research and education projects in the fields of taxonomy and systematics on any organism group with grants of up to £1,500. Follow the link below! www.linnean.org/the-... @systassn.bsky.social

An open wooden drawer containing pinned butterflies of varying sizes and patterns.

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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Thank you Lord Tony Hall and all the team at the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Nature for the tour last night. Fantastic resource as below. Do visit! @nhm-london.bsky.social www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/ce...

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 18/02/2025

Think solar farms are bad for nature? Think again. Those designed for nature in East Anglia are teeming with birdlife - including threatened species. A new study reveals why. ⤵️ @eastangliabylines.co.uk

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New research: birdlife soars on nature-friendly solar farms

Nature-friendly solar farms in East Anglia support more bird species than arable land, boosting biodiversity

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

LET’S CELEBRATE COMMUNITY GARDENING! ➡️Are you are involved with a community garden, charity veg box scheme or food bank or know someone who has helped an allotment site to get back on its feet? If so message us or drop an email to KG editor Steve Ott at sott@mortons.co.uk

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Countryside Jobs Service @countrysidejobs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

It’s been 130 years since @nationaltrust.bsky.social was founded by three people who believed everyone should have access to green spaces. To celebrate, they’re launching 130 new apprenticeships nationwide. Learn more about their new strategy & how to apply here c-js.uk/3EpY1SA

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Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

FIRNS is currently open for applications. A launch webinar will be held on Monday 17th of February 2025. @naturescot.bsky.social and Heritage Fund supported. www.nature.scot/funding-and-...

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