Temperate rainforest has become a fashionable campaigning cause that overshadows the existence & potential for nature of other woodland types in Britain, not least the Ancient Woodland Indicator plant diversity of woodlands with high ecological integrity.

"Robust, evidence-based mechanisms for managing large carnivore populations should be implemented at the national level for each EU Member State to limit the possibility that decisions will be politicized and the best available science ignored".

RT @WWFespana: 🐺El Defensor del Pueblo recurre ante el Constitucional la rebaja de la protección del #lobo. ⚖️Un paso más en la batalla leg….

Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) and pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) in coastal grassland on West Cliff, Whitby, today

RT @IntlWolfCenter: Wolf’s return transforms Veluwe wildlife and forest growth.

Sand martins feeding young fledglings at one of the nesting colonies on the soft cliffs above Upgang Beach, Whiby, today

Stalked jellyfish on sea lettuce swaying in the low tide sea at Crook Ness, Burniston, today

Why venerate cultural landscape in Britain when there is an ecosystem closest to a natural condition? Primary forests world-wide are recognised to have high ecological integrity & so does our undisturbed ancient woodland. It is not ours to carelessly lose.

RT @GCWolfRecovery: Research tells us: removing wolves disrupts their pack structure, leading to more problems—not fewer. When adults are k….

"Wolves prefer to eat game than sheep, horses or cows, research shows".

"The wolf offers us a golden opportunity to restore contact with nature. Because the Netherlands is not too small for the wolf, but the Dutch are. And by shooting wolves, we achieve exactly what we do not want: we only become more fearful".

RT @fundacjaADA: We watch with concern the EP's decision to lower the wolf's protection in the EU. While still strictly protected in Poland….

RT @Gerbrandy: Apparently it is indeed personal for @vonderleyen Otherwise the president of the EC would never tweet about changing the p….

RT @humaneworldeu: 🐺 Wolves betrayed. The European Parliament just voted to weaken #wolf protections — ignoring science and public trust.….

RT @Act4AnimalsEU: ❌🐺 The @Europarl_EN has caved to political pressure, slashing #wolf protections & greenlighting hunting, against all sci….

RT @AnimalLawEurope: 🐺MEPs voted to downgrade #Wolves under the #HabitatsDirective. 👀Spot the double standard: while defending slow #Anima….

RT @Act4AnimalsEU: Today MEPs voted to downgrade protection for #wolves, a devastating blow to wildlife conservation. 🐺💔. We urge Member St….

In spite of opposition due to the absence of a scientific basis, & doubts on the regularity of the procedure, the European Parliament voted 371-162 today to downlist protection of #wolves As the voting pattern shows, this is a victory for reactionary views.

So, all it took was a "show of hands" in the EU Parliament today to fast-track a vote on Thursday to down list protection of #wolves. The indecent haste that has characterised these moves by the EU is only matched by the complete disregard for the science.

Sand martins are back on the cliff above Upgang Beach, Whitby