Month: July 2025

  • Ghost Woods Local Actions

    Ghost Woods Local Actions

    July 6th-13th was an exciting time in the Wild Card calendar as we stepped up our Ghost Woods campaign with a whole week of local actions. Working with local groups across England, from the undulating landscapes of Oxfordshire to the Pennine hills of West Yorkshire, these events were billed as a week of citizen science, art and protest…

  • Petition to restore ancient woodlands, backed by Dame Judi Dench, reaches 100,000 signatures

    Petition to restore ancient woodlands, backed by Dame Judi Dench, reaches 100,000 signatures

    PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday 17th July 2025 Huge show of public support comes after it was revealed that Government targets to restore native forest will be delivered 81 years late unless urgent action is taken A petition calling on Forestry England to fulfil its commitment to bring back the nation’s “ghost woods” –…

  • Church communities rewilding together

    Church communities rewilding together

    Across the country, church goers and church communities within the Church of England are taking action to restore the health and flourishing of biodiversity within their local areas, driven by the passion within their congregations for creation care

  • Failure to rewild could cost the Church of England

    Failure to rewild could cost the Church of England

    In this article, we explain four key risks the Church Commissioners face if they fail to meet 30×30, and what they can do to avoid them.

  • Dame Judi Dench calls for England’s ancient “ghost woods” to be revived

    Dame Judi Dench calls for England’s ancient “ghost woods” to be revived

    PRESS RELEASE EMBARGOED: 00:01hrs Friday 4th July 2025 Government targets to restore native woodland will be delivered 81 years late unless urgent action is taken, say campaigners who have teamed up with the Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench has backed a new campaign calling on Forestry England to fulfil its commitment to bring back the…

  • Rewilding Species of the Month: Dragonflies

    Rewilding Species of the Month: Dragonflies

    One of the highlights of our visit to the Moor Barton rewilding project was when we entered a newly created wetland area and were met with a flurry of odonata activity (dragonflies and damselflies). It was a sign that this is truly a landscape that is working for nature.

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