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Ollie Newham

@ollienewham.bsky.social
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Nature campaigner, progressive politics, policy @RewildingBritain.

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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 27/09/2026
We’re set up and ready to go at Stand H12 in Liverpool for the Labour Party Conference! Stop by our stand and say ‘yes’ to rewilding. Let’s bring back Britain’s wild hero’s - the engineers, architects and champions of our natural world. #Lab26 #Rewilding #HopeAgain
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 20/09/2026
Brilliant to join Paddle UK, Surfers Against Sewage, Marine Conservation Society, and Rewilding Britain on Brighton Beach this morning for a beach clean. Great turnout and we are committed to protecting our coastlines and water.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This summer Britain burnt. 3000 people died from the heat. Yet this Government is drilling for more gas, despite scientist warnings & it won't make a difference to bills in the UK. We need to double down on renewables, not bend to the wishes of fossil fuel bosses. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Jackdaw gas field set to be approved as soon as mid-September, sources say
The government is set to give the go-ahead for the gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands.
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Zach Boren @zdboren.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
as britain endures its worst harvest on record, it's worth knowing: 85% of UK farmland is used to feed livestock. and half of our wheat harvest doesn't feed people, it feeds animals
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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 14/08/2026
Rewilding is the buffer we need now. 🌳🦫  In response to the Daily Mail's recent piece on wildfires and land restoration, our CEO Rebecca Wrigley has written directly to set the record straight: f.mtr.cool/wohxycndfw 🧵(1/4)
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Rewilding is the buffer we need now
A response to the Daily Mail from Rewilding Britain CEO, Rebecca Wrigley, addressing recent misinformation about rewilding and increased wildfire risk.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
What brazen liars. By restoring water-retaining natural ecosystems, rewilding REDUCES wildfires.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
We are on the verge of a climatic upheaval greater than any of us can imagine. Global leaders and media aren't paying attention. They are focused on a series of self-inflicted crises that have left us dangerously vulnerable and totally unprepared. My latest. charlieangus.substack.com/p/what-keeps...
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What Keeps Me Up at Night
Rising temperatures in the Pacific will blow away any previous “Super” El Niño by a “truly mind-blowing margin.” - Zeke Hausfather
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 04/08/2026
Done properly, rewilded landscapes are more fire-resistant.
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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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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
For GOD'S SAKE. Massive landowners call for ban on disposable BBQs, but at the same time call for "a lifting of the ban on controlled burning" 'You oiks shouldn't burn moorland - that's OUR job' Entitled double standards. Ban both. @georgemonbiot.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Calls to ban disposable barbecues in England and Wales over wildfire risk
Lib Dems and many Labour MPs join farmers, landowners and firefighters in urging temporary prohibition
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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 07/07/2026
Calling a by-election over the sovereign right of every MP to take secret gifts from a convicted criminal. What a time to be alive.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
What they taught in school: GDP up = good. What they left out: The atmosphere has a limit Soil can die Water runs out 8 billion people need a living planet, not just a growing economy
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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Feeling the heat? Climate change is a threat to our way of life. If a hostile state was posturing toward wrecking our infrastructure and ecosystems, the Government would find billions overnight. Treat climate change as a national security risk.
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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
On Wednesday, Parliament will vote on the UK's 7th Carbon Budget, aligned with the scientific advice from the Climate Change Committee. Kemi Badenoch will lead her party in voting against it. The temperature in London on Wednesday:
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The Great Dartmoor Pony Cull Conspiracy of 2026 is such horseshit. Nobody is proposing a cull, FFS! Currently being whipped up on Musk's hellsite by the Leader of the Opposition, who clearly has nothing better to do. Reality: www.dartmoornature.org.uk/post/ponies-...
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Today is World Lynx Day. Soon we could see these wonderful creatures back in the UK
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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 11/06/2026
A day in the life of a Eurasian lynx 🐾 These beautiful, elusive creatures once called Britain home, playing a vital role shaping our ecosystems, but their forest habitat was destroyed and they were hunted to extinction here. As a result, many people don’t know much about them.  🧵1/6
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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 08/06/2026
Our ocean hosts incredible, resilient ecosystems, but it needs help 💙🌊 We've launched a new 12 Steps to Marine Rewilding guide on #WorldOceansDay – for individuals, coastal communities & organisations: f.mtr.cool/jqyjabkfhi
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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 06/06/2026
Five bison are now at the Castletown Estate in Cumbria 🙌 It was thrilling to see the herd thriving in the landscape. Bison reshape woodlands through their natural behaviours: grazing bark, felling trees and taking dust baths. They open up dense areas, improve soil health and create new habitats.
Grazing European bison photo alongside headline about relocating bison to an estate to restore habitatA bison standing in a green fieldLarge brown bison standing in a grassy field near a wire fence with dense green trees in the background.
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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 28/05/2026
Marine wins are taking over this month 🌊 From a new study revealing extraordinary seabed recovery in Scotland to majestic sea eagles returning to Exmoor, rewilders have been busy creating a wilder future for us all. Scroll down to discover all of May’s #RewildingWins👇 🧵1/6
Underwater photo of a grey seal looking into the camera with kelp in the background and text on the image that reads: "Rewilding wins of the month".
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Fiona Harvey @fionaharvey.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I wrote this a year ago. Seems quite relevant again. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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How ‘out of touch’ Tony Blair became a serious threat to climate action
Even before his call for a net zero ‘reset’, there had been criticism of ex-PM’s lucrative links with fossil fuel nations
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Paul Behrens @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Another scorching day. The Climate Change Committee's ratings on how ready the UK is for climate change. 🟥 Red: Insufficient 🟧 Orange: Limited 🟨 Yellow: Partial 🟩 Green: Good Delivery: 0 good. Policies/plans: just 3. We're sleepwalking into this... but hard to sleep in the heat. 🧵 1/2
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
daaaamn london
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
1. Every year, large areas of gorse in Dartmoor and Exmoor national parks are deliberately burnt. It’s an appalling act of vandalism, killing wildlife, preventing regeneration of crucial habitats, releasing toxic smoke and carbon. This thread is about why it’s happening. Pic from this weekend. 1/7
Burnt gorse on Dartmoor
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SANTA CLAUS @santaclausalaska.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK "Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.” ~ Jeff Zentner
A poster with a colorful stack of books on the left and this text on the right:
“Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.”
~ Jeff Zentner
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Jon Moses @jon-moses.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
There is a viral video going around on X and Facebook which has been seized on by the far-right. It claims to show a young British Asian destroying a dry stone wall. But as so often with such ragebait, the video isn't what it seems. Here is my, probably forlorn, attempt to correct the record.
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The far-right and a dry stone wall
a viral video promoted by racists is not what it seems
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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
🎉OCEAN WIN: A new law banning trawling and scalloping in an area off the Sussex coast has been approved by the govt! The new law now sees almost 30% of the inshore waters in Sussex protected from trawling. What a major victory for ocean life! www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp84p23…
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Sussex trawling ban: new protections for marine habitats
The ban around Beachy Head East MCZ brings new protections to marine life.
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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 15/04/2026
Have you heard? Lynx were spotted in Westminster yesterday 🐾 Alongside The Missing Lynx Project we held a parliamentary event to talk to MPs about the possibility of bringing lynx back to Britain.  @joshnewburymp.bsky.social  🧵1/3
Five people standing on Parliament lawn with Big Ben behind them, each holding a small soft toy lynx. Young man in a suit listens to an older man beside informational posters for The Missing Lynx Project at an indoor exhibit.
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
NEW: Analysis from @globalwitness.org shows windfall global oil companies are likely to make if oil prices remain elevated for the rest of year $234bn Meanwhile it's reasonable to expect there'll be people struggling to afford to stay warm by end 2026 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Did BBC radio 4 #Today programme really just do a whole package about drilling in the N Sea without once even mentioning #climate change? And not having anyone challenging the one-sided claims of former BP boss? So irresponsible #bbcr4today
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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 19/03/2026
It's been a landmark week for big-picture thinking on land use, and how better approaching it can secure a wilder, greener and more resilient future 🙌 Yesterday the UK Gov published its first ever Land Use Framework (LUF) and the Scottish Gov released its Fourth Land Use Strategy (LUS). [1/8]
Person at a rally holding a placard saying: Rewild 30% by 2030
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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 20/03/2026
Happy #WorldRewildingDay! 🌱 Today, we’re celebrating rewilding in all its wild and wonderful glory. Forests buzzing with birdsong. Seagrass meadows sheltering marine life. Peat bogs locking away carbon. Share this post to join the chorus of voices calling for a wilder future. #ChooseOurFuture
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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 20/03/2026
Happy World Rewilding Day 🌍 All around the world, people are choosing a wilder future — and the results are breathtaking. 🧵1/7
Elephants grazing in an African savanna with a distant snow-capped mountain. Text on the image reads: 'Rewilding Wins from around the world'. Image credit: Kyslynskyy/Getty images/Canva
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
VICTORY! Government to open up the Land Registry - bringing to an end a thousand years of secrecy shrouding who owns England. I’ve been campaigning for this for ten years: the new Land Use Framework, published later today, makes it government policy. 1/ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Government to lift paywall from large parts of the Land Registry
Exclusive: finding out who owns land will become simpler under plans to make the best use of green spaces and hit net zero targets
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WildDartmoor @tonydartmoor.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
BREAKING: Great news - and a huge WELL DONE to @wildjustice.bsky.social 🙏 ❤️ wildjustice.org.uk/dartmoor/wil...
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Wild Justice wins High Court ruling that Dartmoor commons have been mismanaged - Wild Justice
Wild Justice wins High Court ruling that Dartmoor commons have been mismanaged The High Court has ruled that Dartmoor commons […]
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Wild Card @wildcard.land · 27/02/2026
We sincerely hope they can convince those who are sceptical. There’s a lot of misinformation that needs to be addressed but some brilliant work being done on understanding community concerns and sharing how successful reintroduction projects have worked in Europe.
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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 24/02/2026
We're less than 100 days away from elections in Scotland. But nature doesn't get a say. Join the Hope for Nature hustings in Pitlochry on 20 March to help us put rewilding firmly on the national agenda👇 f.mtr.cool/peihkxqnkt
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Fixed that headline for you: ‘One (1) farmer who farms 1,000 acres doesn’t like rewilding, we’ve made that the basis of our headline in a classic example of false balance. PS everyone else in the story loves the idea of the Wildlife Trusts buying the Rothbury Estate’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Bid to buy Rothbury Estate as divisive as Brexit'
Funds are being raised to buy the Northumberland estate - but the plans have split opinion.
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Jon Moses @jon-moses.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
The biggest rewilding project in Wales has been launched today 💪🌿 "this site will demonstrate what’s possible when we allow nature to take the lead and work for people again." Awesome news for all of us in Wales. Welcome Tir Natur! nation.cymru/news/charity...
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Charity secures 1000 acres for Wales’ largest rewilding project
A Welsh charity has secured over 1,000 acres to establish what will become the country’s largest rewilding project. Tir Natur, who acquired the 1,195-acre site at Cwm Doethïe in Ceredigion’s Elenydd (...
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 03/10/2025
We’ve arrived at the Green Party Conference 👊 Ready for a busy few days of championing the power of rewilding and co-hosting our fringe event with @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social and @cprecountryside.bsky.social, and our panel Tir Natur, @oceanauk.bsky.social, @mcsuk.bsky.social and Nattergal. 🧵1/2
Oliver Newham and Jacques Villemot standing at Rewilding Britain's stand at the Green Party Conference holding signs supporting rewilding by 2030. Posters feature wildlife and conservation messages.
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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 07/07/2025
Last week’s debate on driven grouse shooting was frustrating for many of us that want to see positive, progressive change in England's uplands.
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Liberals and Democrats for Nature and Climate (LDNC) @ldnc-uk.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
🐦We're delighted to launch Liberals and Democrats for Nature and Climate — a new group working to strengthen liberal action on nature & climate. It was great to hear from @pippaheylings.bsky.social and @eddavey.libdems.org.uk last night on how the Lib Dems can champion environmental action!
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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 12/05/2025
It was a pleasure to join @elliechowns.bsky.social on a rewilding site visit on Friday, witnessing a landscape undergoing a bold transition.
LR: Oliver Newham, Ellie Chowns, James Hitchcock
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Ollie Newham @ollienewham.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Happy #BlackFlyDay! This dance fly was a welcome allotment visitor last spring. #Devon #Nature
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Ollie Newham @ollienewham.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Sadly this story is all too common, fox hunting still goes on here. Important challenge in the article from @leagueacs.bsky.social for Dartmoor National Park Authority to step up and join other national parks and stop it happening. #Dartmoor #Foxhunting #DNPA www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
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Family in tears after Dartmoor fox hunt distress
They say they will never visit again
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Ollie Newham @ollienewham.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Happy #fungifriday to all #fungifriends! #Devon #Dartmoor
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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
We're offering a PhD place on Rewilding! This PhD will study the wilder grazing at Purbeck Heaths ‘Super National Nature Reserve’, which is shifting towards the restoration of natural processes to create a more dynamic, complex landscape www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Somerset Wildlands @somersetwildlands.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
In times of flood our rewilding sites - such as here at Athelney in 2023 - can store huge amounts of water, protecting homes elsewhere. www.somersetwildlands.org
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Fintan Kelly @fintankelly.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland rewilding project - "Wildlife can recover, and quickly, if we just give it a little space and let nature work her magic" #RestoreNature www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bum...
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Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland project
‘The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been replaced by the most beautiful meadows, full of wildflowers, young saplings and the buzz of bees’
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