Postcard initiative generates hundreds of responses on environment to MPs

Over 250 people have written to their MPs calling for stronger laws to protect nature through Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust’s ‘Wilder Future’ campaign.

Later this year, Parliament will debate a new Environment Bill proposed by the Government to replace the current legislation protecting England’s nature and habitats.

As part of our ‘Wilder Sheffield & Rotherham’ campaign, we have produced a postcard which encourages people to write a message to their MP about why the environment needs greater protection than has been proposed in the current draft Bill.

We are calling for a commitment on local authorities to publish ‘nature recovery maps’ which record where species are, how they are faring and where habitats need improvement to form a national ‘Nature Recovery Network’ – a joined-up landscape of wilder, less heavily managed places and green corridors where wildlife can thrive They are also calling for an independent green watchdog with the power to fine public bodies and companies if they break the rules.

On 26^th June, Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust will be one of 46 national Wildlife Trusts joining other organisations from across the UK in a mass lobby of Parliament on the Environment Bill and are also inviting local MPs and their constituents to attend the event.

Some of the messages to MPs received by the Trust so far include:

“Protecting the environment is the most important thing you should be doing. We rely on it and it is in crisis”

“I am terrified by how disconnected from the natural world my own government and community are… Will you act now by calling for a strong Environment Act?”

“The environment is essential to my everyday wellbeing. It gives me the food I eat, the water I dri