Tag: Rewild the Church

  • An ark, a bag of seeds, and a call for the new Archbishop to give nature hope

    An ark, a bag of seeds, and a call for the new Archbishop to give nature hope

    By Claire Rogers

    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

    How Rewilding Can Boost Farmers’ and Landowners’ Income

    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

    Church communities rewilding together

    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

    Failure to rewild could cost the Church of England

    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

    The Church Commissioners and Tenant Farmers

    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?

    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

  • The Theological Case for Rewilding

    The Theological Case for Rewilding

    By Dr. Rev. Clara Rushbrook

    So where does re-wilding fit into the Bible and to our faith. I would say that this is the thread that runs all the way through from Genesis and on into the New Testament and beyond.

  • Summary of the Rewild the Church Webinar

    Summary of the Rewild the Church Webinar

    The Rewild the Church webinar was very well-attended, with about 350 people joining us to see how we can drive forward this campaign into tangible outcomes.

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