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Rob Stoneman

@robstoneman.bsky.social
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Director of Landscape Recovery at the Wildlife Trusts. Into politics, anything to do with the natural world, hiking, birding, good food and Leicester City FC.

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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Wildfire warning signs put up in Peak District as climate crisis increases threat
Signs more typically seen in Australia aim to raise awareness after more than 30 moorland fires since March
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Not just us saying this. Your own independent advisors are saying the same. This is a bad policy, badly thought through and will be immensely unpopular with voters. Forget green scapegoats. You are much better than this @teamlabouruk.bsky.social www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
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Keir Starmer given warning as Labour slated for 'ripping up' wildlife protection
PM told the new Planning and Infrastructure Bill is a ‘regression' and could harm environmental outcomes
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Time for a rethink on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill #AngelaRaynor @marycreagh.bsky.social @teamlabouruk.bsky.social. Ripping up environmental protections won't accelerate economic growth. Just leaves a dirtier, greyer, and poorer world. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Irreplaceable habitat’: planning bill raises fears for England’s chalk streams
Environmentalists worry that the post-Brexit legislation will allow the destruction of rare and fragile ecosystems
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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 25/04/2025
The Wildlife Trusts are in the process of buying a 3,850 hectare estate, one of the largest nature regeneration projects in the UK 💞 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘We don’t call them woolly maggots’: how wildlife campaigners put sheep at heart of rewilding plans
The Wildlife Trusts are in shock after acquiring 4,000 sheep in Rothbury estate deal as part of land restoration project
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Time to end peatland burning @marycreagh.bsky.social www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/ban-bur...
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Ban the burn – protect all peat! | The Wildlife Trusts
Evidence shows burning peatlands harms nature and climate
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Burning has no place in our uplands. Let nature return and bring some ecological richness and balance back to our glorious upland landscape. Listen: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (listen from 05:18)
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Farming Today - 01/04/25 Review of agricultural pollution rules in Wales, ban on burning peat, island ferries - BBC Sounds
An independent review into rules around muck in Wales.
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Exciting news! I'll be speaking at the Nature Finance Forum 2025 in Paris on April 28, organised by @Climate_Action_ in partnership with @UNEP_FI Join us: events.climateaction.org/nature-finan... #NFFEU #NatureFinance #SustainableInvesting #NaturePositive #ClimateAction
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Or let beavers free everywhere and let them build natural flood defences. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK must spend £1.5bn a year on flood defences to protect public, experts warn
Researchers cite £2.4bn annual cost of flooding and say a third of England’s critical infrastructure is at risk
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
A beacon of good news. It's not too late to push back against Trumpian madness - we still have time to address the climate and nature crisis. The forces of the good will rise again. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Storrington in West Sussex named UK’s first European stork village
Village joins continental network alongside nearby Knepp estate, as birds previously extinct in Britain flourish
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Surely a statement of the bleedin’ obvious but good to see disgraceful NFU taken down in court. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Chicken manure can be classified as industrial waste, judge rules
US-style mega-farms in Herefordshire face tough new regulations after high court ruling
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
This is a wake-up call. We need global action to cut out plastic from our lives. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Diversity is strength. Proud be working for an organisation that celebrates diversity. @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/wild-ab...
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Celebrating Elke Mackenzie: Explorer, scientist and lichenologist, in honour of LGBTQ+ History Month | The Wildlife Trusts
Finley Reynolds, Co-Chair of The Wildlife Trusts' Out for Nature network, explores the legacy of Elke Mackenzie—a trailblazing botanist and explorer whose lichenology work shaped natural sciences.
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... And a bit more beaver talk. This time on Radio4 Today. Listen in at 43mins.
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Good to talk beaver on @bbcbreakfast.bsky.social. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Breakfast - 09/02/2025
The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team.
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
The @teamlabouruk.bsky.social must stick to net zero pledges. Voters and our beleaguered planet will not forgive. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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PM faces growing internal backlash over potential approval of Rosebank oilfield
Labour MPs describe ‘breaking point’ in relations, calling for Keir Starmer to stand by party’s manifesto commitments
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Most garden centers I visit provide a multitude of ways to kill stuff - seems like the opposite of gardening. A sea of poison and death. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Why are Gen Zs deserting garden centres? Maybe they’re more into planting than shopping | Claire Ratinon
They can be joyful and important social spaces, but a new generation of customers runs a mile from the shelves of plastic and chemicals, says food grower and writer Claire Ratinon
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Celia Richardson @celiarichardson.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
If you’d like to apply for this job at our ‘ultra-progressive institution’ please visit the National Trust Jobs website. NB our member retention has remained higher than average throughout the cost of living crisis and visits & donations have increased. www.gbnews.com/news/nationa...
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‘Woke’ National Trust SLAMMED for 'Head of Inclusivity' job - 40k a year for THREE days a week, huge pension, 32 days off and more
The ultra-progressive institution saw membership drop last year as it pursued various woke policies including mandatory vegan food quotas in cafes and slavery reports
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 02/02/2025
Charing Cross Road, pedestrianised today. Glorious. Because whenever you take cars away, cities get better.
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Wow
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Poor speech from Rachel Reeves. Yesterday's growth solutions are not the way forward. We need to grow an economy that secures a liveable future for all. Polluting airports for the few ... sigh. Labour had a green growth vision that many voted for. Stick to it. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Rachel Reeves confirms government backing for Heathrow third runway
In economic growth speech, chancellor says move would make UK ‘world’s best-connected place to do business’
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Highlands Rewilding @highlandsrewilding.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Jeremy Leggett, founder and CEO of Highlands Rewilding, on how #business can restore #nature. For the full interview covering the challenges and opportunities within the nature recovery space, rural repopulation, and his own journey 👉https://youtu.be/tX7jMNoFkJc?si=emiTKgkXP1jt0mcb #rewilding #hope
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
We await for Rachel (Truss-) Reeves talk at Davos trumpeting growth before net zero. Let's hope she comes back to sense - there is no worthwhile growth without resolving the climate and nature crisis. Ask homeowners in Somerset (or Los Angeles or Valencia or ...): www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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UK weather: homes evacuated as rain and wind continue to batter England and Wales
Severe weather warnings remain in place as Somerset declares major incident after homes and businesses flooded
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kami @kami7.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
It’s hard for 🇺🇸 to understand why it’s so complicated to ok beaver, wolf and martin reintroduction in the UK. Can you briefly explain…
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Finally - a glimmer of nature positivity coming from @teamlabouruk.bsky.social. Good news indeed. www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Pesticide emergency authorisation denied for 2025 to protect bees
An emergency authorisation for Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide, will not be granted
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
The case against the fossil fuel companies for the ecocide of our planet is building. It is increasingly becoming a question of when rather than if fossil fuel board members end up in prison. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Wildfires drive record leap in global level of climate-heating CO2
Data for 2024 shows humanity is moving yet deeper into a dangerous world of supercharged extreme weather
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
www.theguardian.com/environment/... Not sure they have but time to stop faffing and get on with allowing beavers back.
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No 10 blocks beaver release plan as officials view it as ’Tory legacy’
Exclusive: Natural England furious that years of work has been undone, with minister urged to push policy through
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Rather than going to the courts, we need DEFRA to focus on cleaning up agri-pollution. This is not burdensome red tape, simply compliance with pollution laws. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Ministers to appeal against river pollution ruling won by Yorkshire anglers
High court had ruled government was not meeting legal duty to clean up Costa Beck near Pickering
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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
A regular reminder that #beavers are brilliant for climate change #adaptation. They store water in times of drought, and hold it back in times of flood. And not just small volumes, but millions of litres. We could really use their help. www.wildlifetrusts.org/saving-speci...
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Beavers | The Wildlife Trusts
Once extinct in Britain, beavers have been reintroduced to a few select sites. Discover what The Wildlife Trusts are doing to help this charismatic mammal.
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Spot on sadly: open.substack.com/pub/bengolds...
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Scotland's missing lynx
The strange appearance of a family of Eurasian lynx in the Highlands of Scotland raises an important question about just why these elusive creatures haven't long ago been officially reintroduced
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
The cost of climate change damages to the UK projected to increase from 1.1% of GDP at present to 7.4% by 2100. The cost of the Los Angeles fires estimated at $135bn – about a 3.5% total GDP loss to the Californian economy in one week. Perhaps we've under-estimated. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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LA wildfire damages set to cost record $135bn
Some of the most expensive properties in the US have been wiped out by the fires.
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Rob Stoneman @robstoneman.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Hello Bluesky folks. I've transferred from X. I'm the Director of Landscape Recovery at the Wildlife Trusts and fascinated by the interaction between politics and nature's recovery. Want to see a cleaner, greener and more peaceful world. So do follow, Rob.
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