Author: Hazel Draper

  • Ban Driven Grouse Shooting

    Ban Driven Grouse Shooting

    By Elena Grice

    Our friends over at Wild Justice have a petition to ban driven grouse shooting that is currently about 16,000 signatures off the required 100,000 to be debated in public. With moorland burning leading to carbon emissions, out-of-control wildfires, damage that leads to flooding, as well as air pollution and raptor persecution, driven grouse shooting needs…

  • Rewilding Species of the Month: The Nightingale

    Rewilding Species of the Month: The Nightingale

    They might not be much to look at, in fact anyone new to birdwatching might categorise one as an LBJ (little brown job), but the nightingale has inspired poets and lovers alike to win their place as one of the UK’s best loved birds. They are also one of the most endangered. In fact, the…

  • What land does the Church of England own?

    What land does the Church of England own?

    We don’t always think of the Church as a landlord, do we?! The Church of England as a whole owns 200,000 acres of land – some of which includes the things you would expect, like church buildings and graveyards. Less obviously, 105,000 acres of this land is actually owned and managed by the Church Commissioners,…

  • Another warm invite to the Church Commissioners

    Another warm invite to the Church Commissioners

    On March 1st, 200 members of the Climate Choir Movement put on a stunning show in St Paul’s Cathedral, in support of the Rewild the Church campaign. The rousing choir called on the Church Commissioners to protect nature by rewilding 30% of their 105,000 acre investment estate by 2030. Amongst other media, the Church Times…

  • Climate Choir Flash Mob Sings Out for our Rewild the Church Campaign

    Climate Choir Flash Mob Sings Out for our Rewild the Church Campaign

    On Saturday, Wild Card joined forces with the Climate Choir Movement to call on the Church Commissioners, the investment body of the Church of England, to commit to rewilding 30% of their 105,000 acre estate by 2030 – as part of our Rewild the Church campaign

  • Why Visiting Ancient Woods is Good for Your Child and the Planet.

    Why Visiting Ancient Woods is Good for Your Child and the Planet.

    By Hazel Draper

    People in the UK today often need to relearn how to be connected to nature – something which should come so instinctively.  This is why access to nature is so important and why it needs to start at a young age.  It’s not just good for nature connectedness, it’s good for your child’s health too:…

  • Radical rest

    Radical rest

    By Hazel Draper

    To be at rest and to be acting when and where needed without exhaustive demands on productivity is to thrive.  We must begin to appreciate the intrinsic value in this.

  • Why is rewilding important for climate justice?

    Why is rewilding important for climate justice?

    By Annie Randall

    With the interconnected impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss being felt most acutely by the poorest communities, nature-based solutions should be championed as ways to benefit both nature and humans

  • How much land do the Royals own?

    How much land do the Royals own?

    Over the past 1000 years the Royal Family has built up a vast and intricate network of land holdings, via an esoteric set of semi-feudal legal entities that have survived, and for the most part thrived, during the various political upheavals of Britain’s history as a monarchy.

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