Naturally we need to see the detail, but to have continued with them in their original form would have trashed planning rules – meaning housing and commercial developments could have been incentivised to damage nature with little or no restriction.

We want to thank YOU, our many thousands of supporters for expressing your concerns and keeping the pressure up. The announcement showed that together we can make a difference.

BUT – there's still a long way to go. While the threat of #AttackOnNature is no longer quite as acute as it was a few weeks ago – we CANNOT rest until we see a lot more #ActionForNature from UK Government.

We still need to see the REUL Bill binned. We need to see farmers properly supported for restoring nature in the forthcoming review of the Environment Land Management Scheme.