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April 20, 2018 Of garlic and goosanders

At 5.30am on an April morning the birds are bloody noisy. The song thrush is persistent, not only repeating its…

October 2, 2016 A reflection on jays

There’s one bird whose very heart is a beating contradiction. As I walk through the wood I can hear their…

August 16, 2016 Vision for Nature

The Vision for Nature report, published on 25 July 2016, sets out young people’s visions for the future of wildlife…

July 24, 2016 This is the Earth

The world. Makes you think of a blue and green blob floating in blackness, perhaps glimpsed from the moon or…

June 25, 2016 The world keeps turning

I’ve cried. I’ve barely slept. When I have slept I’ve dreamed dreams I didn’t want to. No matter what the…

June 21, 2016 Tiny windhovers

Gazing out of our window today I spotted a thin-winged, fan-tailed shape circling above the ears of corn. Against a blue…

April 29, 2016 Power companies to receive renewable energy subsidy for burning kittens

Environmental organisations have criticised new revelations that power stations, including Cremat-em Ltd, are burning kittens for energy. Kitten burning policies…

March 13, 2016 Far from home

Last weekend I watched a female hen harrier drift past my front window. It has now been a week and…

March 7, 2016 Mother’s Day, interrupted

I clutched a freshly brewed mug of tea to my chest and turned down the soothing, Geordie tones of Ruth…

February 21, 2016 Cambridge Climate and Sustainability Forum 2016

Having helped to organise the 2012 Cambridge Climate and Sustainability Forum, it was an honour to be invited to speak…