Month: October 2025

  • An ark, a bag of seeds, and a call for the new Archbishop to give nature hope

    An ark, a bag of seeds, and a call for the new Archbishop to give nature hope

    By Claire Rogers

    Bright and early last Friday morning, donned in beanies, gloves, wings, leaves and feathers, members of the Rewild the Church movement gathered at Festival Gardens outside St Paul’s Cathedral, coming together to deliver a message of hope to the incoming Archbishop of Canterbury and current Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally.  With Bishop Sarah’s historic…

  • Emma Thompson, Chris Packham and Stephen Fry lead call for new Archbishop of Canterbury to defend British wildlife.

    Emma Thompson, Chris Packham and Stephen Fry lead call for new Archbishop of Canterbury to defend British wildlife.

    PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday 24th October 2025 Images and video available here London: A diverse collection of actors, scientists, academics, TV personalities, politicians, theologians and naturalists, along with over 120,000 members of the public, have joined forces to call on the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, to lead the Church of England…

  • Leading names urge new Archbishop of Canterbury to stand up for nature

    Leading names urge new Archbishop of Canterbury to stand up for nature

    Embargoed until 6:00 AM Thursday, October 23, 2025 Note: Stories may appear in print editions of newspapers dated October 23, 2025 Nearly 50 leading public figures and organisations, including a Nobel Laureate, a former Archbishop of Canterbury, a Party leader, scientists, academics, TV personalities, politicians, theologians, naturalists and activists, have signed an open letter to…

  • Wild Card trip to Embercombe

    Wild Card trip to Embercombe

    As a group that’s all about nature but which organises via technology, it’s vital to Wild Card that we return to our roots whenever we get together. Hence, our in-person meet-ups prioritise opportunities to get out into the field, (though that field might be a meadow, a moor, a wetland or a woodland). These visits…

  • Shakespeare and the Ghost Woods

    Shakespeare and the Ghost Woods

    Finding Shakespeare’s Ghost Woods Whether it be Hamlet’s father, Richard III’s victims, or Banquo and his gory locks, everyone knows Shakespeare’s connection with ghosts. Far far fewer are aware of the connection between Shakespeare and the Ghost Woods. Yet, as our team began to research the sites of ancient woodland smothered beneath conifer plantations, we…

  • Rewilding Species of the Month: Bats

    Rewilding Species of the Month: Bats

    October seems the ideal time to celebrate bats as our rewilding species of the month. They will soon be emerging in window displays of Halloween bat bunting and, if you’re lucky, your local bakers may even be serving gingerbread bats. Extended nights can also mean you’re more likely to spot a bat in the wild…

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