Tag: environment
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A Bucket of Water and a World of Wildlife
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Still Waiting for the Frogs When I first created a pond on my allotment I had visions of dragonflies, toads, newts, and frogs making their home and in turn heroically defending our veg patch from slugs. Despite our welcoming sign (pictured below) no frog is yet to move in. My…
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What We Lost When We Left Nature Behind
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Our historical relationship with the natural world The role nature has played throughout human history has predominantly been about survival, from hunter gatherers surviving predation, ice ages, and famine to developing agricultural practices to enhance the development of humanity. But we didn’t just use and survive the natural world we…
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Charismatic Conservation: favouring the exotic
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When I sat down to plan this blog, I was inspired by my brother’s most recent article. His writing on the histories and worlds within the soil showed one example of the incredible ecological systems that don’t fit into the more aesthetically glamorous conservation topics. It reminded me of a…
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Making room for UK rivers
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Rivers and riparian zones in the UK support vast amounts of wildlife and plant species. Where there is water, there is life. Rivers create aquatic corridors throughout the UK transporting life and supporting a huge crowd of aquatic, amphibious, and land-based species. It is no secret, however, that British rivers…
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Nature: From ownership to belonging
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“The Earth does not belong to us; we belong to the Earth.” — Chief Seattle As humans have built upon and endlessly shaped the earth, many societies have subconsciously or consciously written themselves out of nature. In doing so, a distance between humans and nature has become increasingly distinct. Historically…
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More than just a drop in the ocean
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Why ethical living is about individualised direction, not perfection What if ethical consumption wasn’t about perfection or guilt, but direction? A short look at why small, sustainable choices still matter and how they contribute to collective change. Ethical consumption is often presented as complex, expensive, and all or nothing. There are…