Thanks to all who joined in the discussion, including the National Wildlife Crime Unit, Northern England Raptor Forum, and @werahobhouse.org.uk!
The Government is considering planning loopholes that could strip nature from England’s most deprived communities. ❌
The consequences of bycatch are devastating.
Seabirds, porpoises, seals, sharks and other wildlife are accidentally caught in fishing gear intended to catch other species, often suffering injury, drowning or slow deaths.
The shocking reality? Bycatch is avoidable.
Take action today and call on the UK Government to close the loopholes and ensure BNG delivers.
action.rspb.org.uk/page/192593/...
There are proposals to make changes, though not for better.
They involve even more exemptions, meaning more developers will be able to avoid contributing back to communities and wildlife through Biodiversity Net Gain.
Happy #WorldPeatlandsDay! 😍
Swifts need your help!
It’s officially breeding season for swifts, and there’s a few things you can do to help them, including help mapping their nesting locations.
We have a full guide here:
www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu...
Currently, as many as 86% of residential development applications avoid Biodiversity Net Gain.
This is through the de minimis exemption, which allows developers to opt out of BNG entirely by classifying their own impacts on nature as ‘very small’, often without providing detailed evidence.
Great to present the RSPB’s Patterns of Persecution report in Westminster yesterday, hosted by Curlew Champion @joemorrismp.bsky.social
The message was clear: England needs a licensing system for gamebird shooting to protect our birds of prey.
www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wi...
Biodiversity Net Gain is designed to ensure that nature is restored alongside the delivery of new developments.
But in practice it isn't delivering what it should or could.