Year: 2026

  • Rewilding Species of the Month – Wild Ponies

    Rewilding Species of the Month – Wild Ponies

    The tale of horses and ponies in the UK to some extent embodies humanity’s relationship with the rest of the natural world. At times it is a relationship of deep love and respect. At others it is a tale of dominance, born of an idea that the rest of nature has purpose only in terms…

  • Dame Judi Dench-backed campaign welcomes £6m funding for woodland restoration

    The Oscar winning actor called the win “a wonderful moment for Britain’s ghost woods,” as campaigners call for new administration to honour commitments made under Starmer to restore ancient woodland Following mounting public pressure and calls for action from high-profile voices, including Dame Judi Dench, the Government announced in May major new funding to restore…

  • We Won the Ghost Woods campaign!

    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…

  • The Synod Nature Debate: Reflections and Implications

    The Synod Nature Debate: Reflections and Implications

    Cat Jenkins

    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…

  • The Church’s missed opportunity to lead on nature

    The Church’s missed opportunity to lead on nature

    By Cat Jenkins

    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.

  • Church of England votes to water down move to protect nature

    General Synod members today missed a landmark opportunity to protect nature, voting to dilute a motion that would have committed the Church Commissioners to protect nature on 30% of their land by 2030. The Church of England’s national assembly instead passed an amendment that highlighted their current environmental efforts and did not include any measurable…

  • Church to vote on 30×30 after landmark legal opinion clears path for nature targets

    New legal analysis rejects Church Commissioners argument that the Church of England cannot support global goal  An independent legal opinion by leading ecclesiastical lawyer Mark Hill KC has found that the Church Commissioners face no legal barriers to adopting 30by30 nature restoration targets, directly challenging their claim that fiduciary duties prevent them from doing so. …

  • Landmark legal opinion supports the Church Commissioners to go further for creation care

    Landmark legal opinion supports the Church Commissioners to go further for creation care

    By Cat Jenkins

    A landmark legal opinion has confirmed that the Church Commissioners for England need not feel inhibited from going further in their care for creation. The opinion confirms that they face no legal barrier to adopting “30by30” nature restoration targets – indeed, there are sound moral and theological imperatives for them to do so.

  • Rewilding Species of the Month – The Golden Eagle

    Rewilding Species of the Month – The Golden Eagle

    In 2016, the last Golden Eagle in England passed away. It was in reading Lee Schofield’s book ‘Wild Fell’ that I was first introduced to the plight of this incredible species, as well as the importance of rewilded landscapes to their survival.

  • What does the Bible say about Rewilding?

    What does the Bible say about Rewilding?

    By Rev Jules Middleton

    As Rewild the Church asks the Church Commissioners to rewild 30% of their land by 2030, guest author Rev Jules Middleton asks the question What would a theology of rewilding look like? What does the Bible say that might help us make a case for nature protection?

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