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gillianfoxcroft.bsky.social @gillianfoxcroft.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Lucky enough to be watching these birds in Rabat at the moment...imagine seeing them locally. Such enigmatic birds. Please support if you can #WhiteStorks #BigGive @derbyswildlife.bsky.social @josmithwild.bsky.social

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

This simply isn’t the way to do rewilding; nor is it going to win people over. A model that seeks to acquire landholdings so quickly is clearly going to make mistakes in community engagement & in land management, and I’ve seen solid evidence of both by these guys. bsky.app/profile/theg...

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust @derbyswildlife.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

🌿 Nature is flourishing at Allestree Park! A new University of Derby report shows our rewilding project is already making a big impact. Visitors are noticing more wildlife and improved wellbeing. A huge win for Derby, and this is just beginning! More: pulse.ly/p3ibgeirpz #Rewilding

Two people are kneeling on grass in a sunny field, examining a small container. One person holds the container while the other looks at a book with plant illustrations. The background features a lush green forest, and the sky is bright blue with fluffy clouds. Text at the bottom reads, "Allestree Park is wilder than ever."

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gillianfoxcroft.bsky.social @gillianfoxcroft.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Please sign the @peatfree.bsky.social petition linked by @jackwallington.com Shocked last week to see peat extraction by Godwins happening right opposite a reserve where peat restoration is happening @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @craigbennett3.bsky.social @josmithwild.bsky.social #PeatFree

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust @derbyswildlife.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

The white stork hasn’t bred naturally in Derbyshire for centuries… but together, we can change that! 🩵 Let’s bring this iconic species back to our skies and revitalise wetland habitats for all local wildlife. Help bring back lost species: pulse.ly/hfa6zwszal #Rewilding

Two storks stand atop a nest against a clear blue sky. Text above them reads "Your donation doubled," and below, "2-9 December."

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust @derbyswildlife.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

🐾 DOUBLE your donation and help reintroduce the white stork, pine marten, and Eurasian elk, with twice the impact. 🎁 £10 becomes £20 🎁 £25 becomes £50 🎁 £50 becomes £100 Thank you to Reed Foundation for match funding! Donate by 9th December: pulse.ly/ellffdz00i #Rewilding

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gillianfoxcroft.bsky.social @gillianfoxcroft.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Middleton Moor yesterday. We explored the possibilities, the future, and the past. It will improve for biodiversity and connect. More importantly, it is easy to access and people will be able to enjoy it. Please donate if you can and share. @derbyswildlife.bsky.social @josmithwild.bsky.social

2 photos in a collage
Top one showing a bright rainbow against a dark sky with bright red, berry laden hawthorn tree and drystone wall
Below a group of people walking away from the camera across the path

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Jo Smith @josmithwild.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

A fabulous day yesterday with our board, lead Wilder inclusive governance cohort and senior team talking exciting plans for nature and communities 💚

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Jim Dixon @jimdixonwriter.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

The worries and benefits of Storm Claudia, greening flood defences in the Trent Valley, a tale of two cities and their parks and gardens and a fabulous opportunity to support nature in Derbyshire. My @thetimes.com Nature Notebook online & in yesterday’s paper.

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gillianfoxcroft.bsky.social @gillianfoxcroft.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Art in nature A frosty day @derbyswildlife.bsky.social Peak Village, Rowsley Consulting with residents on plans for the allotments...improving biodiversity and growing your own @josmithwild.bsky.social

A collage of frosty leaves, seed heads and catkins

View of frozen pond and group of volunteers

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gillianfoxcroft.bsky.social @gillianfoxcroft.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

A day to remember clearing reeds on the Cromford canal...new volunteers, enthusiasm, laughter and cake..and, yes, we will ache tomorrow @derbyswildlife.bsky.social @josmithwild.bsky.social @jimdixonwriter.bsky.social #LeaWoods #Volunteering

Volunteers with rakes by an autumnal canal

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Pete Ambrose @born-to-re-wild.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

First official planting day done at Overdale Nature Reserve, near Hathersage. 2 out of the 11 plots now complete. @derbyswildlife.bsky.social @josmithwild.bsky.social Some tired volunteers now! It's hilly!

A red flag marking the boundary of one of the planting plots, bags of trees, spades, and some planted trees with their guards on.

DWT staff and volunteers planting up the second plot

The tree mix. Pedants will notice that I missed Guelder rose off the list. There were 30 of those per plot too. Impressed with my Latin? The trees are labeled in Latin by the supplier so it helps us ID which stick is which at this time of the year!

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Jo Smith @josmithwild.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

An inspiring day talking about reintroductions and recovery with @derekgow1965.bsky.social yesterday.

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Catherine Burton @phoenixnature.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Been at Allestree Park in #Derby today. Britain's largest urban rewilding project. Exploring a new corner of the park, ready to work with a client there. It's hard not to love where I work. #nature #therapy #counselling #outdoors

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Jo Smith @josmithwild.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Good to attend the Labour Party Conference to advocate for investment in nature. Lots of interesting panels and debates. Although sadly nature mostly just used in the imagery and not much mention in speeches or policy announcements.

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gillianfoxcroft.bsky.social @gillianfoxcroft.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Today @derbyswildlife.bsky.social we got involved in some #CitizenScience Even if you haven't got a #GreatUKWaterblitz kit, you can still take part in the Big River Watch between now and 25 Sept @theriverstrust.bsky.social @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social @josmithwild.bsky.social

A collage of 3 pics showing Peak Village today..Derbyshire Wildlife Trust info, and participant in water quality testing for phosphates and nitrates

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Jo Smith @josmithwild.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

It’s a good point. We have that. Will try and get it added to the website page! 💚

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust @derbyswildlife.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

We urgently need your support to help wildlife find its way home to Middleton Moor. If we lose it, rare species, vital wildlife, and wild spaces are at risk. We have until the 30th of November to raise £1.2m. Donate today to save Derbyshire's wilder future.https://pulse.ly/siftooynkl

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Wild Card @wildcard.land · 12/09/2025

England's nature is dying. Research by the @theguardian.com has revealed that only 2.83% of England's natural landscapes are properly protected. This is far below the government's commitment to #30x30. Read the full article here: buff.ly/WRChHu5 #Rewilding #NatureRestoration

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust @derbyswildlife.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Rooted in Hope at Laverstoke Court 🌿 In Derby, the community came together to reimagine an overlooked patch of land behind a housing block. What was once an abandoned strip of grass is now a thriving shared garden. It shows that no space is too small to lead the way in rewilding and reconnection

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Bear Conservation @bear-conservation.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Spotlight on Europe’s rarest bear: global conference in the Central Apennines Steps taken to help people share space with bears in the Central Apennines of Italy mean the future of the Marsican brown bear now looks brighter. rewildingeurope.com/news/spotlig...

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Spotlight on Europe’s rarest bear: global conference in the Central Apennines | Rewilding Europe

Steps taken to help people share space with bears in the Central Apennines of Italy mean the future of the Marsican brown bear now looks brighter. In 2026, an event in the Central Apennines rewilding…

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Jo Smith @josmithwild.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

A day at Common Farm, our fourth large scale rewilding site and the most exciting one so far! The last photo is the “before”.

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Jo Smith @josmithwild.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

The Planning Bill still weakens vital protections for nature. A central levy can’t replace local, science-led safeguards. It risks trashing habitats today on the promise of restoration tomorrow. Nature deserves better. #wilderfutures #naturejustice #planningbill #cashtotrash #30by30

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust @derbyswildlife.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

By 2030 we aim to: 🌱 Rewild 100,000 acres of land and water 🐾 Reintroduce pine martens, black grouse & white stork 🌍 Support 250 communities to lead local nature recovery 🌾 Grow a greener, fairer economy with people, wildlife & climate at its heart Together we can create a wilder Derbyshire 💚

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust @derbyswildlife.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

We're creating more space for nature and helping people benefit from it. Through rewilding, species reintroductions and landscape-scale change. By 2030, we aim to bring back pine marten, black grouse and white stork. Learn more- pulse.ly/nd5hsllxws

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Jo Smith @josmithwild.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Want to see pine marten and white stork in Derbyshire? So do we! Help us make it happen #Rewilding #WilderByNature #Reintroductions

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust @derbyswildlife.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

We have a vision of creating a wilder Derbyshire where people and wildlife thrive together. It will take bold, transformative action, & everyone will need to play their part to make it happen Find out more- pulse.ly/pk1jpee0jv We're wilder by nature, are you? 🌼

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Jo Smith @josmithwild.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Urban rewilding isn’t just theory—it’s happening in Derby. At Allestree Park, we’re restoring nature with people. Beavers, biodiversity, and community at the heart of a wilder city. 📖 New paper: academic.oup.com/bioscience/a... #WilderDerby #UrbanRewilding

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Rewilding Academy @rewilding.academy · 17/06/2025

A golden #eagle has been spotted in northern England for the first time since 2015, indicating the birds may soon be expanding their range south from Scotland into England, where they’re currently considered locally extinct. news.mongabay.com/short-articl... #rewilding

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Golden eagle spotted in England for first time in more than a decade

A golden eagle has been spotted in northern England for the first time since 2015, indicating the birds may soon be expanding their range south from Scotland into England, where they’re currently cons...

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust @derbyswildlife.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Nature is calling - and we’re answering with bold ideas, wild ambition, and a belief that we can all make a difference. We want to bring people closer to nature, take action for wildlife, so people and wildlife to thrive together. Read more - pulse.ly/hj2dlv2dhb

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust @derbyswildlife.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

We're on a mission to create a Wilder Derby. The UK’s Greenest City, focusing on linking Allestree Park with Derwent Meadows along the river corridor, will be one of our four priority landscape recovery areas over the coming years 🌳

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust @derbyswildlife.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

This #WorldEnvironmentDay, we’re launching Wilder2030 - a bold, hopeful strategy to reverse wildlife decline through local action, equity & green skills. It starts here. A new vision. A bold mission. We’re Wilder by Nature. pulse.ly/ihvt9y8lpg

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Wilder 2030 Strategy Animation

Our vision is simple: A wilder Derbyshire where people and wildlife thrive together.And our mission is clear: Inspiring and enabling bold, transformative act...

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust @derbyswildlife.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Nature connects us. It shapes landscapes, fuels curiosity, and gives us space to breathe. But now, it needs us. We need more wild places. More chances for wildlife to thrive. More people ready to act. It’ll take bold thinking, big energy, and belief. But we’re ready. Because we’re Wilder by Nature.

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Jo Smith @josmithwild.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

We are wilder by nature. Are you?

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Jo Smith @josmithwild.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Check out our new strategy and state of nature report. Using a people centred approach we will enable bold transformative action to #rewild 100,00 acres, reintroduce pine marten, black grouse and white stork, and so much. more youtu.be/jM-EoUZSz-o

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Wilder 2030 Strategy Animation

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Jo Smith @josmithwild.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

We launch our bold new strategy, #Wilder2030 on Wednesday evening. A bold strategy. A shared mission. A call to act. Shaped by collaboration, equity and transformation. Nature is in crisis, but hope is alive in Derbyshire. Watch this space… #Rewilding #recovery

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BBC Springwatch Fans @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Here is our #BBCSpringwatch Fans Starter Pack of presenters & top contributors to follow… go.bsky.app/JACX2pZ #Springwatch #Springwatch2025 #Springwatch20 #spring #wildlife #nature #birds

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Futurism @futurism.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

If rewilding becomes mainstream, we could see communities thriving in harmony with nature, embracing local ecosystems and sustainable living. A promising path for future resilience! #futurism

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Jo Smith @josmithwild.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️ I know which I prefer! #AndThenThereWereNon #NoMowMay

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George McGavin @georgemcgavin.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Unnecessary - Costly to tax payers - Damaging to Nature

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