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If Nature had a Celebrity Lifestyle Magazine
I was wandering past a newsagents yesterday and noticed an ad (it was very large) for a celebrity magazine with the strap line “The stars you care about”. After thinking that it’s more important to care about the state of nature, I wondered … Continue reading
Connecting Children with Nature: By Nature Trails and Learning or through Art?
The main focus of my research is finding the best ways to connect people with nature, because it’s good for nature’s and human wellbeing. As the interest in our connection to nature is relatively recent, most of the previous research … Continue reading
Nature: From Identification to Emotion.
Our efforts to engage people with nature are often based on knowledge and identification. A national paper last weekend gave a couple of good examples – watching birds had 6 pages on identification, while going to the local woods was … Continue reading
The Blackbird’s Final Song
As the blackbird’s sing their final songs of summer, I thought I’d share some words that emerged as I sat listening to their song; an imagined journey to a time when blackbird’s sing no more – it could form an … Continue reading
Five Themes for Going Wild in Nature.
This short blog recycles the opening of my guest blog for The Wildlife Trusts’ 30 Days Wild campaign, just so I can add a few more ideas for going wild in June, and beyond! A prosperous future depends on nature. … Continue reading