Nature is Dying. It’s time to rewild!
Wild Card is a grassroots movement challenging Britain’s biggest landowners to rewild their land before it’s too late. Will you join us today and help us play the wild card?
BRING BACK OUR ANCIENT WOODLANDS
REWILD THE GHOST WOODS
Across England our ancient woodlands lie smothered beneath regimented rows of timber plantations. Now is our only chance to bring back these ghost woods. If we delay they will be lost forever.
We began our campaign by searching for the ghosts of ancient woodlands in sites across England. Next, led by a giant lemon slug called Mal, we staged a Slugrising, taking our 145,000+ petition to DEFRA. Now we need your help to continue the fight for ancient woodland restoration. Find out more and join the growing demand for action!
GETTING BACK TO THE GARDEN
REWILD THE CHURCH
The Church Commissioners of England steward over 100,000 acres of UK land—presenting both a responsibility and a remarkable opportunity to protect and restore nature. That’s why, alongside members of the Church community, we’re calling for 30% of their land to be rewilded by 2030.
Our new report, Getting Back to the Garden, sets out what a practical, financially sound and legally robust pathway to 30by30 for the Church Commissioners could look like. Endorsed by leaders in economics, conservation and land policy including Sir Partha Dasgupta, Isabella Tree, Deborah Meaden and Professor Ian Bateman, the report demonstrates that the Church Commissioners has the opportunity, the resources, and the mandate to take action at scale.
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THE GHOST WOODS video zine
In the pages of this zine you will find reflections from artists spanning the width and breadth of Britain, each of whom care deeply for our Ghost Woods.
Art is one of the most powerful tools for creating change and we hope that this collection will inspire you to see your woodlands with fresh eyes.
FROM OUR BLOG
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We Won the Ghost Woods campaign!
We have some incredibly exciting news to share… 🎉WE WON THE GHOST WOODS CAMPAIGN! 🎉 Defra have been keeping it on the down low, but we’re so happy to confirm that they have now committed to yearly funding for restoring our precious ancient woodlands. In an email to Rebecca Smith MP, nature minister Mary Creagh…
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The Synod Nature Debate: Reflections and Implications
Well: it’s been a week since the Reverend Canon Val Plumb put forward her Private Members’ Motion, calling on the Church of England to make a measurable commitment towards the UK’s 30by30 goal. This goal comes about because the UK is one of over 190 countries which have signed up to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity…
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The Church’s missed opportunity to lead on nature
The General Synod motion calling for the Commissioners to commit to 30by30 was blocked by a watered down amendment. Still, the fight for nature continues and the Church must step up to the challenge.
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