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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 02/10/2025
Climate change is already damaging the nature, beauty and heritage we care for. Without deep and sustained cuts to emissions, nature faces an even more perilous future and the places people love will continue to suffer. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 10/07/2025
Yesterday, we joined over 5,000 people from across the country in Westminster at the #ActNowChangeForever mass lobby - to call on MPs to protect what matters most and take more action for climate and nature.
A gathering of people with their arms in the air in front of Big Ben in London. They are holding up a banner which reads: "Act Now Change Forever." Five members of National Trust staff attend a gathering in front of Big Ben in London. They are holding up a small cards which read: "Act Now Change Forever." Two members of National Trust staff attend a gathering in front of Big Ben in London. They are holding up a small cards which read: "Act Now Change Forever." A member of National Trust staff attends a gathering in front of Big Ben in London. They are holding up a small cards which read: "Act Now Change Forever."
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
brilliant article thanks Damian
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe - major report - IPIE Report comes as a UN human rights official says climate lies should be criminalised and #COP30 Brazil host urges a global crackdown #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe – major report
False claims obstructing climate action, say researchers, amid calls for climate lies to be criminalised
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
The ‘spiral of silence’ blocking climate action and how to end it - Globally, people are hugely supportive of climate action but wrongly believe their fellow citizens are not - revealing the truth could spark a social tipping point #The89Percent Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Spiral of silence’: climate action is very popular, so why don’t people realise it?
Researchers find 89% of people around the world want more to be done, but mistakenly assume their peers do not
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 15/05/2025
Many farmers are already showing that farms can be profitable and nature-friendly. But they can’t do it alone. Alongside the RSPB, we’re calling on the UK Government to invest in nature-friendly farming. Together we can help grow a brighter future for our wildlife, our farmers, and all of us.
Close up of a bee on a bluebell flower. Text over reads, Nature can't afford a pay cut
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
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The government’s planning bill is a license to kill nature, writes National Trust Director Hilary McGrady
This Bank Holiday Monday, millions of people in the UK will be heading to their local park, woods or even to the countryside, in search of fresh air and green space.
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
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The government’s planning bill is a license to kill nature, writes National Trust Director Hilary McGrady
This Bank Holiday Monday, millions of people in the UK will be heading to their local park, woods or even to the countryside, in search of fresh air and green space.
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
The Sloop Inn, St Ives. Built in 1312, it’s one of Cornwall’s oldest inns. Could it be that this floor - denuded into concavity by a million footsteps - dates back that far?
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Getting into a scrape
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
It's hard to get your head around the scale of the environmental vandalism the Labour government is hoping to unleash. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is up there with Trump's executive orders. And the reason is the same: corporate power. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot
The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
www.theguardian.com/environment/... Creating a ‘living library’ of trees to help save Britain’s rarest and most threatened native species, the black poplar
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National Trust creates living gene bank of endangered native black poplar
Cuttings of tree captured by John Constable being planted on restored Devon floodplain
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
@bristol247.bsky.social @beardedjourno.bsky.social awful to see acts of multiple vandalism on Bristol Floating Harbour this morning from V Shed to New Moon on the Quay 😔
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Glorious afternoon on Bristol Floating Harbour. Smiling faces everywhere after such a long winter. More 🌞 please.
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Whoh, what a sky, with stars already peeking through 🤩
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 12/01/2025
Thanks Tony! We couldn't do it without yours all of our volunteers' hard work 💪
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Rachmaninov’s Isle of the Dead meets Sibelius’ Swan on Tuonela
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 10/01/2025
The National Trust turns 130 this year! While celebrating our past, we're focused on the future. This new strategy is our plan for the next decade, shaped by feedback from 70,000 partners, members, visitors, volunteers and staff asking, 'How can we serve you?' Here it is: buff.ly/40upATu
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Celebrating 130 years of nature, beauty and history with the National Trust
In 1895, three pioneering social reformers set about establishing the National Trust, to protect nature, beauty and history, for everyone, for ever.In this v...
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 10/01/2025
Since 1895, protecting nature and heritage has been the very purpose of the National Trust. 130 years later, this mission continues to guide us 🌲 Have a read of our ambitious plans to transform over 250,000 hectares of land as we celebrate our 130th anniversary - buff.ly/429tSRh
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Press release | Media
The National Trust marks its 130th birthday by unveiling hugely ambitious plans, as it launches a new 10-year strategy. See the full story
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1998... “On the eve of its 130th anniversary, Europe's largest conservation charity is pulling out the stops to try and mitigate the climate crisis”
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National Trust unveils ambitious 10-year plan to tackle climate crisis
On the eve of its 130th anniversary, Europe's largest conservation charity is pulling out the stops to try and mitigate the climate crisis
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
One of my all time favourite places. The Camel Estuary holds more special memories for me than just about anywhere else.
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Love that. The Wounded Tigris - have you come across it?
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Very proud to see my nephew in action clearing local lanes after Storm Darragh. Very sad to see so many trees down.
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 07/12/2024
We can build the homes we need without sacrificing nature. 🏡🌿 Our Director-General, Hilary McGrady shares how smart planning can create spaces that work for people and the planet. Read the full story in @inews.co.uk: inews.co.uk/opinion/keir...
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Keir Starmer, don’t make nature the enemy of growth
If the economy wins, it doesn’t mean nature has to lose
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 06/12/2024
"Hill farmers can deliver big gains for nature." Harry Bowell, our Director of Land and Nature, highlights the vital role of the hill farmers we work with. And what's at stake if the Government doesn't support them with urgently needed resources: www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
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Hill farmers’ finances ‘in jeopardy’ from delays to new farming schemes – report
Nature and climate targets, and efforts to reduce flooding, are also threatened by a lack of support for upland farming businesses, a think tank said.
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 05/12/2024
Is it just us, or is anyone else super excited about #WorldSoilDay? 🌱 Soil is the foundation of the UK's ecosystems. Over half of all living creatures rely on it at some point in their lives - including butterflies!🦋 How amazing is that? No wonder we're so excited!
A view of empty border soil beds at Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire. Two glasshouses can be seen along the wall on the left side, a wooden fence and a rickety shed border fields on the right side. A blue sky and trees can be seen in the background. A close up of a man's hand planting peas in soil at Tatton Park, Cheshire. Seven yellow wheelbarrows full of soil sit on a path in the orchard at Blickling Hall, Norfolk. Bare apple trees can be seen in the background alongside the walls of the orchard. Three spades are leaning up against the wheelbarrow at the back. A close-up of an earthworm in soil at Osterley Park and House, London.
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
“The fairest, goodliest and most famous parish church in England”, as Elizabeth I is reputed to have said of Bristol’s St Mary Redcliffe
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
🙏🏻
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Deborah Meaden @deborahmeaden.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Best investment ever ever…healthy planet and lungs full of clean air.. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-us-pl...
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Help plant a forest of 100,000 trees this winter
We need £50,000 to turn 422 acre Wick Farm into Lower Chew Forest, the South West’s largest new woodland in a generation.
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Just came across some old sketches from when I used to play role playing games as a teenager. Think I must have taken it all a bit too seriously.
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
As a wheelchair user, Melissa often faces many obstacles at the beach, and an activity in the water with the rest of her family felt unimaginable. However, an adaptive surfing session for families in South Shields, gave her that opportunity… www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/vir...
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National Trust Podcast: series eight
Delve into stories filled with history and nature in series eight of the National Trust Podcast.
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Celia Richardson @celiarichardson.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Articles that say an organisation is ‘under fire’ or ‘facing a backlash’ need to substantiate the claim. It’s usually 1 journalist calling 1 person for a negative quote. Also so-called ‘grassroots’ organisations that are private companies deserve some scrutiny. archive.ph/2024.11.30-1...
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 29/11/2024
Over a year since its illegal felling, we're making sure the legacy of the Sycamore Gap tree lives on 🌳 When the Sycamore Gap tree was felled last September, we recovered 49 saplings from its roots as part of our 'Trees of Hope' initiative - one to represent each foot in height of the tree.
Sycamore Gap seedlings at the National Trust Plant Conservation Centre. 

Photo credits - James Dobson
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Sophie Pedder @sophiepedder.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it
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✿Lily cutie ✿ @lilycutie.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Pick one carefully. .
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Where new life from Sycamore Gap saplings will spring up across the UK
A tree will be planted in Northumberland in memory of murdered 15-year-old Holly Newton
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 28/11/2024
We caught this miraculous feat of nature on Seal Cam this week! You can tune in on Youtube, live from Blakeney Point between 9:45 and 15:15 every day. It really has our seal of approval (sorry) 🦭
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 28/11/2024
This is wonderful news. Mrs Talbot's generous donation 130 years ago was the first we ever received. We thank all our donors, past, present, and future for their invaluable contribution to what the National Trust is today 💚 www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/grave-o...
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Grave of Barmouth woman who gave first piece of land to National Trust is restored
The grave of a woman who donated the first piece of land to the National Trust has been restored, almost 130 years after her generous donation.
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
🙌🏻
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Steph Spyro @stephspyro.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Very fun morning talking all things climate and nature with @markfunnell.bsky.social 🌎
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Covent Garden. Like that scene at Grand Central in The Fisher King. Just need some people to dance.
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Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 24/11/2024
⚠️ Pontypridd has been hit by devastating floods and our wonderful independent bookshop, Storyville Books, has seen much of its stock destroyed. If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath. 👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
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Storyville Books Bookshop UK
Nestled in the rolling hills of the South Wales valleys, we are the only independent bookshop in Pontypridd, selling new books and more.
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Tony Juniper @tonyjuniper.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
At the end of busy week I’m reflecting on the highly partial coverage devoted by the media to different issues. Massive coverage this week on a farm demo, but a far larger demonstration on Nature in June got hardly anything. Both about land. Why might that be? amp.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The nature march had a huge turnout – so why didn’t it make bigger news? | Just Stop Oil | The Guardian
Disruptive demonstrations are decried by the press, but given acres of coverage. This is the new conundrum of public protest: the only way to be talked about is if you’re demonised, writes Zoe William...
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
The calm before Storm Bert - let’s hope Ernie isn’t on his way too
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Filming today with Hamza Yassin on Morecambe Bay - beautiful weather
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Morecambe Bay this morning
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
It’s a really fab book!
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Today at Kedleston - the last day of the Diwali festival and the inspired programming by Simran Sandhu
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Mark Funnell @markfunnell.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
At the Clifton LitFest talking about cream teas and culture wars with Prof Helen Taylor. Relieved to report that it was a church full of woke scone lovers!
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