Without knowing what a more fulfilling relationship with the natural world could look like, we won’t be able to reach it, writes Richard Louv. It’s time for a new, positive ecological vision
From passive solar heating to ‘sit spots’, author Richard Louv suggests three ways we can experience more nature in our daily lives
Adrian Kowal, co-founder of Way of Nature UK, facilitates men’s retreats in the wilderness to help shed the ‘armour’ locking in suppressed emotions
His passion for biking took root on the wind-licked Isle of Skye, where he grew up. Now a professional stunt cyclist, Danny MacAskill’s technical trickery and breathtaking videos have made him [...]
The publicity stunt by the country’s tourism board draws attention to ‘allemansrätten’ – the freedom to roam free in nature which is enshrined in Swedish law
Immersive night-time adventures into a ‘wild avian landscape’ are taking place this week as part of Brighton Festival. Artist Jony Easterby explains why he and his team created the woodland [...]
The team behind a new app hope to help Londoners enjoy nature in the city. Is using technology to encourage nature connection contradictory? Or can we ‘tap in’ to the natural world – and improve [...]
From an eerily misty loch in Cumbria, to Dorset’s chalky cliffs, a new book celebrates 10 years of the Landscape Photographer of the Year award
Experts agree that children have far too little contact with the natural world. Could lessons about flora and fauna – a natural history GCSE – be the answer?
Mary Colwell is the driving force behind a petition to urge the government to develop a GCSE in natural history. She explains why she believes the qualification could address conservation apathy
From a tenacious woodpecker to a grizzly bear swiping for salmon, these images from the last 50 years of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition have been selected for a new book. They [...]
The campaign to make London a National Park City has announced a competition to help people imagine how the capital would look and feel if it were a national park city
A citizen survey has recorded increases in the number of certain birds – from the robin to more unusual visitors – being spotted in British gardens
Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in pilgrimage; journeying on foot. Now that it is open to all – religious or not – how can it help connect us with deep meaning, the land and each other?
“There is a whole world waiting for us, ready to welcome us home,” says environmental philosopher Derrick Jensen. He explains our near-universal belief in the superiority of humans – and the [...]
From ‘tuned in’ spiders to signal-sending plants, nature has its very own advanced intelligence networks
We have lost many traditional ways of learning from nature. But what if we could reinstate them in ways fit for modern life? Nature guide Andres Roberts says everybody – from children to business [...]
Permaculture practitioner and author Stefan Geyer reflects on the principle of abundance as a framework for better relationships with each other and the planet. From designing a garden to shaping [...]
Frustrated by political indifference toward wildlife protection in the UK, Adrian Cooper took matters into his own hands. He explains how social media helped create a grassroots nature reserve in [...]
Nature columnist Lucy Purdy on how light lends a glow to autumn’s lengthening nights
