I am sitting with my connections in the Web of Life and learning about what is needed from us right now. What came is that when we go off seeking answers outside of ourselves, when we go off in our heads to past or future, we abandon our post in the Web of Life. We are being called to be […]
We are increasingly becoming aware of the harms of our perceived disconnection from the natural world and of increasing polarization amongst our fellow Humans. Whilst we work hard to counter the effects of climate change, loss of wildlife, war and social injustice, surely we cannot fix these problems using the same mindset that created them. As a foundation, we need […]
29th October 2022 It is not easy to show up authentically as a spiritual person in a world that reveres logic and the mind-made above all else, but the crises we face are, at their core, caused by this spiritual disconnection. I am coming to understand that spirituality needs to play more than just a supporting role in what I […]
I have a confession to make – a few years ago we had some squares of artificial grass to make the path in our garden. Obviously, this was before I was aware that it breaks down and sheds microplastics into the environment. It was also before I appreciated just how much impact plants in soil have on climate change and […]
Monday 11th July 2022 – Letting Go It is a restlessly hot summer morning. It is early in the day, but already I am feeling twitchy. As far as the eye can see across the acid grassland the grass is brown. Everywhere, that is, except for the rugby and cricket pitches. Those are a jarring green. Life goes on – […]
Edit Post Edit with Elementor Switch to draft Preview Update 69/100 Wildlife Gardening in the Climate Crisis – Drought There is a significant overlap between people who care about climate change and people who care about biodiversity. For starters, climate change is a threat to biodiversity – it is a […]
Objectives Feel connected with nature & where you live Cultivate a regular nature connection practice Build connection with community (in-person/online) Understand how everything is interconnected Understand how your local space fits in to the bigger picture Learn how wildlife gardening can make a difference Raise awareness of Nature-Connected Neighbourhoods Optionally raise funds for Nature-Connected Neighbourhoods Bring together Nature-Connected Neighbourhoods community/build […]
Tree planting can be fantastic and I have planted trees myself in the hopes of establishing native hedging for wildlife in my garden, so I am not entirely against it, but I want to highlight some of the things that I find troubling. The fundamental problem that I have with tree planting for offsetting stems from the “nature as a […]
It’s April 2022. For three days in March, temperatures in Antarctica were more than 40 degrees Celsius above the seasonal mean. At the same time, in the Arctic, the temperature was hitting 30 degrees above normal for the time of year. The polar ice haunts me. I want to look away, to turn the volume up on Netflix, to sleep […]
