Author Archives: Miles

May 2026 marks a small but meaningful milestone for my findingnature.org.uk blog: 12 years online and reaching 500,000 views. What began as a space to explore ideas and share research around nature connectedness has grown into a global resource, with … Continue reading →

My latest research in the Journal of Environmental Psychology explores how everyday life conditions have shaped mental health discourse and prevalence over the last two centuries. Mental health difficulties have increased across many societies and this suggests that mental health … Continue reading →

Back in January, we opened the call for contributions to Nature Connections 2026 on 16th July. Since then, the response has been both heartening and revealing. We were oversubscribed three-fold, pointing toward a field that continues to deepen, diversify, and … Continue reading →

If we want to repair our relationship with nature, we first need to understand the system that has been steadily eroding it – my latest research paper. Responses to declining nature connection often centre on individuals or on providing more … Continue reading →

Over the past year I’ve been focussing on the bigger picture of nature connection, what factors explain differences between nations and over 200 years? I looked at long-term trends in a paper in Earth last summer, then differences between nations … Continue reading →