Will we ever feel this way about the ChiffChaff, the Robin, the Blackbird? 🐦‍⬛ #RestoreNature #DawnChorus

It’s almost surprising that we’re surprised, when we see such things - we’re animals too, we just happened to work out how to make fire and then.. well 🛞🏗️🌆🚀 But it’s magical to feel reminded that these are our cousins, and that mammals who feel safe just want to connect 🤗

A Good Life within Planetary Boundaries? Yes it’s possible 🙌🏻 if we shift our priorities from excess (aka unlimited growth?) to ‘Sufficiency’ - seems reasonable. See Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) for how Doughnut Economics works 🍩
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Most brownfield makes sense, but not this in such a dense area. If you can’t fit in all the amenities people need (including access to nature, like ACTUAL nature, not just mown parks and a scattering of trees and planters) don’t put more humans there either. ✌🏻 #NatureConnection

What a beautiful quote from an encouraging read. Thanks for sharing Esme Ward and thanks for writing John Harris - we would love to chat if you’re interested in some of our stories of land struggle and reconnection 💚 #WildService
#SaveRyebankFields
#right2roam

Oh our hearts break for you 😖 Save Rose Hill Bessacarr🍃💚🍃 #NatureInMyBackyard 💔 Please
Andy Burnham Bev Craig Jeff Smith Andrew Western MP Gavin White Step Places Manchester Metropolitan Uni Southway Housing Don’t let this be the fate of #Bluebells at Ryebank Fields, our own little pocket of doorstep wilderness 🙏🏻🐾🦋🐝

BNG seems moot unless the land has permanent protection. Climax habitats like woodlands and meadows take decades to establish, but after 30 years BNG land could just be built on. It should NEVER be used to enable development on greenfield land 🙏🏻 Andy Burnham #TheBNGFilm

What a beautiful thread - enjoy your Fridays everyone ☺️
#wildlife
#NatureLovers

🙏🏻*Don’t Strim* 🦔

We’re planning to be there and have submitted a question about giving urban #Greenfield space like #RyebankFields the same protections as Green Belt land. Let’s see what they all have to say!

We measured significantly lower air pollution levels in #RyebankFields 📉compared to neighbouring streets 📈. Ask Andy Burnham to protect our precious green lungs 🌳🫁🌳 Please don’t build on our urban #greenfield ! 🙏🏻 ChorltonLabourVoice Health at Manchester Met Manchester Metropolitan Uni Bev Craig Mums For Lungs

🙌 Yes! our nervous systems evolved to seek out #nature and be alarmed by sterility. The field of research around #NatureConnection is really engagingly explored in The Nature Fix by Florence Williams, here's a YouTube trailer for her book youtu.be/iwQkTuhId-o

👀This is the reality of offsite BNG (Biodiversity Net Gain) It takes many decades, maybe a century for a field to rewild to woodland (look at our own example #RyebankFields ) and BNG agreements only guarantee 30 years of management and protection.

Enjoying this, especially Ali Davenport powerful The Song of Ryebank Fields 💚

Some brain stretching lunchtime panels put together by our good friend Dr Jenna C. Ashton