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  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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?

  • Record-breaking slugs tell government slime is up on woodland revival

    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…

  • New Report: Getting Back to the Garden

    New Report: Getting Back to the Garden

    Exploring how the Church can lead on nature At a time when the UK has committed to protecting 30% of land for nature by 2030 – a key UN target adopted by nearly 200 countries – one question remains: who will deliver it? The Government’s Land Use Framework released last month makes clear that meeting…

  • Church of England committing “an ethical and financial own goal” by not protecting nature

    These are the words of businesswoman and Dragon’s Den investor Deborah Meaden, in response to a new report examining the Church of England’s financial assets. The study, which has also been endorsed by economist Sir Partha Dasgupta, author and conservationist Isabella Tree and environmental economics Professor Ian Bateman, outlines how, as one of the nation’s…

  • Deborah Meaden and Chris Packham challenge Church Commissioners over nature crisis at General Synod

    PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Images & video will be available here early Friday 13th London: Three powerful arguments outlined why the Church Commissioners need to take greater steps to tackle the growing nature crisis at a special event held earlier today during the General Synod in Westminster. Reverend Canon Val Plumb spoke of the…

  • Brits unaware of poor state of nation’s trees, new poll shows, with older voters leading the way in wanting action to protect ancient woods

    A new survey has found that Brits are in the dark about the declining state of nature in England, with almost 9 out of 10 believing that the country has significantly more native ancient woodland than it actually has. Over half the respondents felt anger at discovering the miniscule amount of this historic habitat that…

  • 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…

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