Wow, I am genuinely surprised that Dartmoor was the third-worst National Park in England and Wales for sewage discharges in 2022. And not much behind Lakes and Eryri ... both of which are bigger. New campaign by Campaign for National Parks ... link below

English Folk Tales of Coast and Sea, my fourth book, will be published on 17th October in hardback, ebook and audiobook formats. SIX WEEKS TO GO! 🧜🐙🪼🐳🦀🐚🌊✨ #folktales #folklore #marine #sea #coast #england #seaside #beaches #coastalbooks #myth #legend #storytelling

REVEALED: Tory Environment Secretary Steve Barclay rejected expert advice for review of climate impacts on soil fertility Officials warned him govt's Agricultural Land Classification system is 'decades old' & will be obsolete by 2030 Story in today's Times; FOI'd docs below 1/

"Starmer’s government must update the 'nature state' to meet the C21st challenges of the climate & ecological crises... Labour must give the land back to the people." Me for The New Statesman on how Labour can give us all a greater say over how land is used: newstatesman.com/comment/2024/0…

This is such good news ... an upland area in safe hands with real ambition to restore it ...