Tag: Rewild the Church

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.
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?
New Report: Getting Back to the Garden

29 April 2026

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…
Rewild the Church Update: Our Seed of Hope Takes Root!

By Claire Rogers

19 February 2026

This year, the Rewild the Church campaign is really bursting into bloom! Thanks to the passion and efforts of so many across our movement, the seeds of hope we’ve been planting are now sprouting into something truly remarkable – and it’s as exciting as watching the first green shoots of spring!
An ark, a bag of seeds, and a call for the new Archbishop to give nature hope

By Claire Rogers

28 October 2025

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…
How Rewilding Can Boost Farmers’ and Landowners’ Income

19 August 2025

Farmers – whether owner-occupiers or tenants – manage around 70% of UK land. If we are to rewild 30% of land by 2030 without compromising food security, some of this must come from farmland.
Church communities rewilding together

9 July 2025

Across the country, church goers and church communities within the Church of England are taking action to restore the health and flourishing of biodiversity within their local areas, driven by the passion within their congregations for creation care
Failure to rewild could cost the Church of England

7 July 2025

In this article, we explain four key risks the Church Commissioners face if they fail to meet 30×30, and what they can do to avoid them.
The Church Commissioners and Tenant Farmers

29 April 2025

How can large landowners like the Church Commissioners rewild their tenanted land? We’re asking the Church Commissioners to commit to rewilding 30% of their land by 2030 but we are also aware that much of this land is leased out to tenant farmers. With a just transition forming part of Wild Card’s values statement, we…
What land does the Church of England own?

25 March 2025

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,…