Year: 2026

The Church’s missed opportunity to lead on nature

By Cat Jenkins

15 July 2026

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

14 July 2026

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

10 July 2026

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

By Cat Jenkins

8 July 2026

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

3 July 2026

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?

By Rev Jules Middleton

3 June 2026

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?
Record-breaking slugs say slime is up on woodland revival

2 June 2026

On the 19th of May, Wild Card assembled the largest ever gathering of people dressed as slugs to call on the government to deliver on its promise to restore the nation’s ‘ghost woods’ (ancient woodlands buried beneath timber plantations) before they disappear for good.
Rewilding Species of the Month: Slugs

1 June 2026

When choosing a rewilding species of the month, many species will stand out as clear options: the trophic cascading of the majestic eagle, the engineering prowess of the brilliant beaver, the splendid carbon sequestering seagrass. Few would consider the much-maligned slug. Yet this is exactly why slugs need to be chosen. In rewilding the UK,…
Record-breaking slugs tell government slime is up on woodland revival

19 May 2026

London: The largest ever gathering of people dressed as slugs slid into Westminster today, calling on the government to deliver on its promise to restore the nation’s ‘ghost woods’ (ancient woodlands buried beneath timber plantations) before they disappear for good. Starting in Parliament Square, the procession slowly inched its way to Defra’s offices to deliver…
Rewilding Species of the Month: Common Ivy

1 May 2026

Ivy is a controversial plant that gets a whole lot of people reaching for the secateurs to butcher the green monster. In the UK, where Common Ivy is a native and therefore non-invasive species, this attitude can be symbolic of humanity’s need for control over nature or it may be symbolic of our misunderstanding of…