Lost Rainforests of Britain

We're thrilled to share our campaign video for the #LostRainforestsofBritain 🌱🌳 Few people know Britain is home to temperate rainforest, even fewer know they're under threat and are in desperate need of protection. Please watch and share. 📺👇

I’m delighted that the Prime Minister has today announced a new rainforests strategy for England: gov.uk/government/new… This is something I called for in my book & campaigned for with @SeahorseEnv. Thousands of you signed our petition calling for a strategy. Thread: 1/

📢HUGE win for @LostRainforests today as the Govt. announces a new plan to recover England's temperate rainforests. With the wonderful @guyshrubsole & our founder @IsabellaGornall we've been campaigning for the past 2 years for Govt. to protect & restore this unique habitat💚

Spoke to BBC South West this evening about the planned regeneration & expansion of Wistman's Wood, one of Dartmoor's last remaining fragments of temperate rainforest - you can watch the segment here (13.55 in): bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Hugely excited that the Duchy of Cornwall, working with their tenant farmer & @NaturalEngland, will expand the iconic temperate rainforest of Wistman's Wood through natural regeneration I hope this inspires others to bring back Britain's lost rainforests theguardian.com/environment/20…

Wistman's Wood: ancient Dartmoor woodland to double in size - BBC News It's wonderful to see gathering momentum for the restoration of temperate rainforest in Britain. Next stop: expanding the Duchy's other rainforest at Black Tor Copse! bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

20% of the UK has optimum conditions for rainforest to thrive, yet it covers only 0.5% of land. On #WorldRainforestDay, we want to highlight the fantastic work by @LostRainforests to change this and restore the UK's natural temperate rainforests🌳🌲 📸creds: @Alice_Russell13

Invasive rhododendron is choking our temperate rainforests. But groups like the @nationaltrust are working hard to eradicate it - such as at this site on the Exmoor coast (the purple swathes in the background). Great to visit it with local MP @SelaineSaxby today! 1/

Useful to see this PQ response by Minister Trudy Harrison about support for temperate rainforests under ELMs. It's great that rainforest restoration is being supported in Landscape Recovery - but am speaking with landowners currently about gaps in CS. questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questi…

Second round of funding applications now open for Landscape Recovery pilots - excellent to see temperate rainforest specifically mentioned as a habitat type that could be restored via this funding: gov.uk/government/new…

Cornish farm launches project to triple UK’s temperate rainforest Delighted to support farmer & landowner @MerlinHanbury's Thousand Year Trust, dedicated to the restoration of temperate rainforest in Britain: theguardian.com/environment/20…

"Two temperate rainforests in #Wales and on the #isleofman have been named as the first to be restored by the @WildlifeTrusts, as part of a wider programme to help the rare habitat recover across the British Isles". SOoooo excited about this!!! theguardian.com/environment/20…

Great to see the @WildlifeTrusts progressing their plans for temperate rainforest restoration & expansion! This must be a spur to the UK Govt to act too - moving from acknowledging the importance of Britain’s rainforests to more protections & funding: theguardian.com/environment/20…

Invasive Rhododendron ponticum is choking Britain’s temperate rainforests. But – astonishingly – there are still a handful of plant nurseries that sell it! PLEASE HELP: Call on these firms to stop selling rainforest-killing rhododendron – contact details for them all below: 1/

There’s been huge momentum in recent months to protect & restore Britain’s lost rainforests. From David Attenborough raising the alarm, to politicians voicing support, to landowners taking action, here’s a thread summarising developments: 1/

Today is International Day of Forests! Britain is home to many different kinds of forests, including temperate rainforests.🌱🌿🌳🌲 You can see where your nearest remaining pocket of rainforest is using our map: map.lostrainforestsofbritain.org #IntlForestDay

At a Saving Morvern’s Rainforests drop-in event at Lochaline community hub and the messages of hope from schoolkids on this cardboard rainforest tree are just wonderful 😭

Amazing to see temperate rainforests on @BBCOne #WildIsles last night! Catch up on the woodland episode here 👉 bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

So great to see the inclusion of temperate rainforests in the Woods into Management Forestry Innovation Fund, which has launched again this week! 🌱🌿🌳 Details here with the full criteria and how to apply👇 gov.uk/guidance/regio…

In case you missed it check out @guyshrubsole's appearance on @BBCCountryfile chatting all things temperate rainforest and catch up with the whole episode on @BBCiPlayer!👇