Updates from the Green Britain Foundation

Guy Ritchie's Estate

Guy Ritchie’s Ashcombe Estate investigated over alleged bird flu rule breaches

Guy Ritchie’s Wiltshire estate is under investigation after the Green Britain Foundation submitted evidence of alleged bird flu biosecurity breaches at the Ashcombe shooting estate.

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Bowyers Wood

Meet the team - Land Management

Meet the team behind Bowyer’s Wood – exploring rewilding, woodland conservation and the people working with the Green Britain Foundation to make space for nature.

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Prime beaver habitat

Beaver reintroduction at Bowyer’s Wood, East Sussex

The GBF's Bowyer’s Wood project is welcoming beavers back to East Sussex, helping restore wetlands, support wildlife and demonstrate nature-led land recovery.

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Nemesis from the sea

Fish Net Zero: tackling ghost gear and restoring our seas

Launched in June 2025, Fish Net Zero is the Green Britain Foundation’s new marine conservation programme, recovering abandoned fishing gear, freeing entangled wildlife and protecting marine ecosystems around the UK.

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Downicary: surveying and monitoring a landscape in recovery

At Downicary, the Green Britain Foundation is rewetting former grazing land and creating new wetland habitats. Our survey and monitoring programme tracks how plants, insects, birds and mammals return as the land heals.

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Crafting with nature: HopeSprings Chairs at Funnel Wood

The Green Britain Foundation has partnered with traditional chairmaker and educator Jason Mosseri of HopeSprings Chairs, who teaches green woodworking and Windsor chairmaking from our woodland in East Sussex.

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Downicary

Soil health: the foundation of land stewardship

Healthy soil underpins every thriving ecosystem. Discover how the Green Britain Foundation is restoring soil health to boost biodiversity, strengthen resilience and lock away carbon for generations to come.

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Bowyers Wood

Measuring what matters: impact reporting for land stewardship

The Green Britain Foundation’s approach to impact reporting combines science, technology and transparency to show how rewilded land is healing, species are returning, and ecosystems are thriving again.

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Earthfest 2025

Earthfest 2025: bringing sustainability to London’s classrooms

As part of Earthfest 2025, the Green Britain Foundation helped bring sustainability to every school in London through a week of curriculum-linked activities and a live interactive lesson reaching 24,000 young people.

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Ministry of eco education team

Eco Ed Events: connecting educators and innovators in sustainability

Eco Ed Events bring together teachers, academics, practitioners and policymakers to explore sustainability in education, share ideas and inspire local action for a greener future.

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mowi warrant revoked

World’s largest salmon farmer loses Royal Warrant after Green Britain Foundation cruelty exposé

King Charles has dropped his Royal Warrant for Mowi, the world’s largest salmon farmer, following Green Britain Foundation’s investigation exposing shocking animal cruelty at its Loch Harport site.

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Salmon farm in Loch Ailort.

Mowi denies harm from 75,000-fish escape — despite admitting escapes damage wild salmon

Green Britain Foundation condemns Mowi and government regulators after 75,000 farmed salmon escape from Loch Linnhe. Despite admitting escapes harm wild fish, Mowi faces no fine or penalty.

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salmon hatchery

SEPA lifts ban on toxic discharges into Loch Creran - relying on promises from a proven polluter

The Green Britain Foundation condemns SEPA’s decision to lift Scottish Sea Farms’ suspension on toxic discharges into Loch Creran, despite hundreds of pollution breaches and a history of concealment.

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Snare in Wales

Landmark investigation: first formal illegal snare-use case since bans in Wales and Scotland

Undercover footage obtained by the Green Britain Foundation has prompted the first formal police investigation into suspected illegal snare use since bans were introduced in Wales and Scotland.

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Toxic truth of “organic” salmon exposed at Loch Leven

Filming by the Green Britain Foundation exposes shocking conditions at a Soil Association-certified organic salmon farm on Loch Leven, where banned chemicals and extreme lice infestations threaten wildlife and public trust.

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Live illustration

Eco educators unite: celebrating sustainability in schools

The Ministry of Eco Education gathered inspiring teachers from across the UK for a celebration of sustainability in schools, honouring the educators shaping a greener, fairer future.

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Donald Trump

Dear Donald: a message from Scotland’s seas

When Donald Trump arrived in Scotland this week, he may have been hoping to avoid the protestors. But thanks to a creative digital campaign by the Green Britain Foundation, he couldn’t avoid the truth, even on his own social media platform.

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Dead salmon

Green Britain Foundation responds to investigation into Salmon Scotland CEO

Following reports that Salmon Scotland CEO Tavish Scott is under formal investigation for alleged unlawful lobbying, the Green Britain Foundation calls for accountability and reform within the salmon farming industry.

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telegraph coverage

Supermarkets told to remove Scottish salmon by RSPCA after seeing "extremely upsetting" footage from Green Britain Foundation

Disturbing Green Britain Foundation footage from Mowi’s Loch Harport salmon farm shows repeated animal welfare breaches. The RSPCA has suspended the site and ordered supermarkets to remove products.

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deformed salmon

Green Britain Foundation Uncovers First Video Evidence of Sick Salmon in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour

The Green Britain Foundation releases the first video footage showing sick salmon in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour, raising alarm over the survival of the critically endangered Maugean skate.

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zoonosis mirror

First ever UK case of “reverse zoonosis” as human flu found in factory-farmed pig

A Green Britain Foundation investigation has uncovered the first recorded case of human flu (H3N2) infecting a UK pig, revealing hidden public health and climate risks linked to factory farming.

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Daily record headline lobbying story

Green Britain Foundation calls for investigation into salmon industry lobbying practices

The Green Britain Foundation has lodged a formal complaint with the Ethical Standards Commissioner, urging an investigation into potential breaches of lobbying regulations by Salmon Scotland.

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Damaged salmon

‘Organic’ salmon sold in UK supermarkets exposed to harmful chemicals

A Green Britain Foundation investigation reveals that “organic” salmon sold in major UK supermarkets was exposed to toxic chemicals. The Soil Association admits a weakness in its standards allowed this to happen.

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Times story

Green Britain Foundation uncovers major unreported salmon escape in Scotland

The Green Britain Foundation has exposed the unreported escape of 80,000 farmed salmon in Scotland — the country’s largest in nearly a decade. revealing critical failures in industry transparency and official reporting.

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salmon killed by jellyfish

200,000 salmon killed as deadly jellyfish species hits Scottish fish farms

A jellyfish species that devastated Norway’s salmon farms has reached Scotland, killing 200,000 salmon and exposing the growing risks of open-net aquaculture amid a changing climate.

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criminal complaint

Dale Vince & GBF file criminal complaint against Whiteshore Cockles Ltd for environmental crimes

Green Britain Foundation has filed a criminal complaint with Police Scotland against Whiteshore Cockles Ltd, alleging illegal burial of diseased salmon waste, pollution, and fraud after regulators failed to act.

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