Actor & Ecologist http://www.davidoakes.co.uk 🚂 Levin in ‘Anna Karenina’ @ Chichester FT https://www.cft.org.uk/events/anna-karenina ⚔️ ‘Vikings: Valhalla’ on Netflix 🎙️ Hosts www.treesacrowd.fm 🔬 Student of Evolutionary & Behavioural Ecologyhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidoakes.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidoakes.bsky.social/post/3mf4ugkrajk2uVery proud to announce my new role with @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/famous-faces-set-supercharge-movement-natures-recovery18 Feb 2026 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:jdlftwpbpztmckjfl7e5wvxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf4ugkrajk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidoakes.bsky.social/post/3meldw7so4k24Galápagos episodes of @treesacrowd.bsky.social coming (very) soon… Until then, watch this conversation I had with my friends on Santa Cruz at the @darwinfoundation.bsky.social: https://youtu.be/MSEHgjcmUaM?si=bo-zbhr6RPuu_M5w11 Feb 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:jdlftwpbpztmckjfl7e5wvxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3meldw7so4k24https://bsky.app/profile/davidoakes.bsky.social/post/3ma4q472jsc2jCan we come up with a name for them? Moth runways Pixie hedgerows Vegan tremors Worm ramparts …? [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Dec 2025 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:jdlftwpbpztmckjfl7e5wvxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4q472jsc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidoakes.bsky.social/post/3m7up4yfzds25@robinince.bsky.social - Bravo.13 Dec 2025 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:jdlftwpbpztmckjfl7e5wvxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7up4yfzds25https://bsky.app/profile/davidoakes.bsky.social/post/3m6fey2dmq22uA short insight into my day in Samarkand at CITES CoP 20. Please watch all of it. Please share. vimeo.com/1140099514 https://vimeo.com/114009951424 Nov 2025 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:jdlftwpbpztmckjfl7e5wvxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6fey2dmq22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidoakes.bsky.social/post/3m5k2cqviys2cYup… …called it. What a sad day for British nature and British politics. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Nov 2025 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:jdlftwpbpztmckjfl7e5wvxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5k2cqviys2chttps://bsky.app/profile/davidoakes.bsky.social/post/3m4gamf2bak24When the bill returns to Parliament, should Labour whip the vote against art.130, they are proudly saying that Labour are not a party that gives a damn about nature. For a nation of nature lovers; our govt is tone deaf. Write to your MPs now, please. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Oct 2025 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:jdlftwpbpztmckjfl7e5wvxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4gamf2bak24https://bsky.app/profile/davidoakes.bsky.social/post/3m4gamf2bak24When the bill returns to Parliament, should Labour whip the vote against art.130, they are proudly saying that Labour are not a party that gives a damn about nature. For a nation of nature lovers; our govt is tone deaf. Write to your MPs now, please. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Oct 2025 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:jdlftwpbpztmckjfl7e5wvxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4gamf2bak24https://bsky.app/profile/davidoakes.bsky.social/post/3m3osvkabu224I met some extraordinary people at the IUCN WCC; I was even fortunate enough to record one of the conversations…: [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2025 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:jdlftwpbpztmckjfl7e5wvxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3osvkabu224https://bsky.app/profile/davidoakes.bsky.social/post/3m3i2fleykk2jThe shame of living where moving from Environment Sec. to Housing Sec. is seen as a promotion. The double shame of living where the integrity of our politicians shift according to the labels written on their office door. Remind your local MP: With no Nature, there’s no roof that can shelter them. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Oct 2025 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:jdlftwpbpztmckjfl7e5wvxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3i2fleykk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidoakes.bsky.social/post/3m3ew5wp7ac2uYep - @greenparty.org.uk just secured my vote. Come for the environment; stay for their social agenda. And for the naysayers; you tried Blue (a lot), Red isn’t going all that well… so maybe in three years, it’ll be time to go Green. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Oct 2025 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:jdlftwpbpztmckjfl7e5wvxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ew5wp7ac2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidoakes.bsky.social/post/3m3cfot5uoc2zIs anyone pleased with the Planning Bill? Wildlife Groups are (rightly) ‘displeased’. The Govt. continues to spout hyperbolic claims of “unshackling” Britain. And NOWHERE can I find quotes from anyone in the building sector who is genuinely excited! https://www.propertyreporter.co.uk/the-planning-bill-pretends-to-help-developers-in-reality-it-will-only-create-chaos.html https://www.propertyreporter.co.uk/the-planning-bill-pretends-to-help-developers-in-reality-it-will-only-create-chaos.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNdj8FleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHt6I3r9hxePkG62OdphOC2whsCdfvfG4_Z_smB5ecYatx71XV1gqL4IPpZo1_aem_1Q8GVGQFTrC1I3bI8NqGXg16 Oct 2025 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:jdlftwpbpztmckjfl7e5wvxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3cfot5uoc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidoakes.bsky.social/post/3m35vkriznc24The hope that quashing environmental protection will kickstart UK building is a derided fallacy. Building stops when ppl can’t afford houses: “…the market remains uncertain…” Taylor Wimpey “…we saw build costs increase by around 33%… house price inflation (is) flat.” Persimmon It’s Not Newts! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Oct 2025 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:jdlftwpbpztmckjfl7e5wvxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m35vkriznc24https://bsky.app/profile/davidoakes.bsky.social/post/3m2z2j7zapc22That said; with a united backing, I would call on @wclnews.bsky.social to coalesce around a strong and bold vision that is uncompromising in placing nature and the environment at the top of their agenda. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Oct 2025 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:jdlftwpbpztmckjfl7e5wvxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2z2j7zapc22https://bsky.app/profile/davidoakes.bsky.social/post/3m2yy5hbk5222Anything less than a united voice is proving easily batted away by a government prioritising *Planning* above the *Environment*. @wclnews.bsky.social is our best current mechanism to mount an opposition. I call on all British eNGOs (big & small) to work together to refocus the Labour govt.12 Oct 2025 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:jdlftwpbpztmckjfl7e5wvxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2yy5hbk5222https://bsky.app/profile/davidoakes.bsky.social/post/3m2763xqqq22mPLAN: 1. Locate 2nd/3rd homes on the UK mainland worth in excess of £1m. 2. Rehouse all inhabitants of Isle of Wight into these properties (reimburse previous owners with gratitude and certificate saying they’ve provided a social good.) 3. Rewild IoW - including reintroduction of Lynx & Wolves.02 Oct 2025 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:jdlftwpbpztmckjfl7e5wvxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2763xqqq22m