St John's Residents Association🍃💚🍃

Join us – Sat 18 April, 2pm 📍 St John’s Fields Be part of a National Day of Action.
We’re forming a human chain along the footpaths to show how much these fields matter. Family-friendly + kids’ scavenger hunt STAND WITH US! 🌿
#ProtectBullockWood #SaveOurFields #Colchester

If you're near Colchester on 18th April, come and listen to @TrooperSnooks talking about "Words from The Hedge" and more at 2pm, Aldham Village Hall. It's one of the national day of action for nature, parks and green spaces events. @CommunityPlann1 @northessexnotes @nfsway60 Here's an excerpt that will ring true to many campaigners!: "On the far side of the wood from us, two human shapes appeared. Noisy humans, rustling and crackling the brash as they walked with a sloping tread… These interlopers were loud in every way. The hi-viz outfits they wore, so jarring and out of place, fitting for road menders perhaps, but not for woodland walkers. They marched, talking to one another, neither appearing to look at the wonders about them. We could see one carried a tablet computer, both had binoculars slung low around their necks, each step causing them to swing like dual pendulums… …’What are you up to? Out for a walk?’ I quizzed the couple, who seemed intent on marching by without stopping, ‘Bird habitat survey’, the lady replied. eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-by…

In the south east and east of England there has been poor sapling and whip survival rates because of increasingly hot and dry summers ..yet developers continue to fell #mature trees and woodlands.. the UK continues to see legally binding targets of tree cover getting further away. inews.co.uk/news/governmen…?

It’s been a lovely day in #Colchester around #BullockWoodSSSI and our farm fields. #BigSkies on Easter Monday. These beautiful clouds soon disappeared as the sun came out.

@TonyJuniper @NaturalEngland We need you to properly monitor what we already have, like ancient woodland #BullockWoodSSSI - and give SSSI protection to new places like @SaveRanges . These are both mega important wildlife sites in Colchester.

The @NaturalEngland Species Recovery Programme has for decades supported successful efforts for hundreds of species, avoiding or reversing national extinction for dozens. We look forward to making the most of the opportunities that arise from this significant new investment.

@EmmaforWycombe @TonyJuniper You cannot just throw money at this serious problem and ignore the real reasons for biodiversity decline - LOSS OF HABITAT. Thats what really needs protecting, so building everywhere & anywhere is counter productive.

This Government is delivering the largest ever investment in species recovery, bringing threatened wildlife back from the brink. It is a decisive step towards reversing the decline of nature and protecting it for generations to come. independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

As we go into the Easter weekend, we have reached 150 groups signed up for the day of action for nature, parks and green spaces! Happy Easter 🐣 and enjoy nature 🌳 🐦 🐝 @CommunityPlann1 @WoodlandTrust @CPRE @_BCT_ @BadgerTrust @ChrisGPackham google.com/mymaps/viewer?…

Please, please sign and share. The ONLY way to stop the pollution of our waterways, decimation of our marine life, river flora and fauna, and give us back our beaches, is to #RenationaliseWater #bbcnews #Newsnight #bbclaurak #SaveOurWaterways petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7574…

UK’s smallest bird of prey, the merlin, among 200 species at risk of extinction, study finds - unless climate change is halted, and land use practices are not so damaging. The way we destroy and damage habitats is vitally important theguardian.com/environment/20…

@RosieP4 This was one of those occasions when the insurance companies were insisting this tree was the cause of subsidence to nearby houses. It was heartbreaking for the home owner concerned who is one of us. 😢

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Look out for our adverts on trains going into London over the next few weeks. The website linked to the QR code goes live before Monday, which is official launch of the ads, but we hear some posters are already on trains! If you spot one, take a photo and let us know! This is all linked to our day of action. #VoteForNature #DayOfAction @CommunityPlann1

@RosieP4 @MarkGoacher @SandyofSuffolk @BeesWingedEyes I see it’s all sorted. I passed the info on to Sarah.

@Stjohnsfieldsra @MarkGoacher @SandyofSuffolk @BeesWingedEyes Could you message me a press contact name and email?

A nice picture of rural Suffolk, England. Preserve these places. Object to solar panels and ugly housing estates. And remember when it's gone, it's gone. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Local coverage for the day of action @SaveRanges @Stjohnsfieldsra @PylonsEAnglia @CommunityPlann1 gazette-news.co.uk/news/25987914.…

A or B? Stop building "high-sided boxes" and start building communities. Once the concrete is set, the chance for green infrastructure is gone forever. Landscapes are the mental health necessity we keep ignoring. Design for people and biophilia, or don't design at all. 🌿✨

The UK is one of the most nature depleted nations on Earth – and it’s about to get worse. A new report predicts that hundreds of species are set to go extinct in Britain in the next 50 years - but which of these groups will be impacted the most?

Please sign ✍️ Petition: We need house building reforms! 1.4 million homes with planning permissions unbuilt since 2007. Why is @UKLabour allowing developers to build another 1.5 million homes over our #greenbelts and countryside? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7623…

@RosieP4 @MarkGoacher @SandyofSuffolk @BeesWingedEyes Sounds like a plan!

@Stjohnsfieldsra @MarkGoacher @SandyofSuffolk @BeesWingedEyes Thank you!! Good luck. Would join you but have an event at 2pm in Aldham. However, we can do joint press release to Gazette???? eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-by…

@RosieP4 @MarkGoacher @SandyofSuffolk @BeesWingedEyes We are asking people to join a human chain around our fields at 2pm from the public footpath that begins between Bullace Close & Green Lane in St John’s CO4 0JA, followed by a kids’ scavenger hunt. All welcome to support our campaign to protect Bullock Wood SSSI.

@SandyofSuffolk @BeesWingedEyes AND join the day of action! 130 communities are already! google.com/mymaps/viewer?…

It’s been a ragged old day today. #Colchester #stJohnsFields #Windy

@RosieP4 @Steveredwolf The only problem with this is when the farmer is the one who puts forward his land in a call for sites. This is what has happened to us. It’s a shame because he’s used a lot more sustainable methods over the past few years.

We need sustainable farming and we should not be building on farmland thetimes.com/article/381266…