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Julia Hailes Blog

I wrote my first blog in 2006 about twinning the town of Glastonbury with Timbuktu. When I pressed the button to post it online, I thought no-one would see it – it felt quite anonymous. Imagine my surprise when a few seconds later, I received a complaint and subsequently had to change it! That has made me more careful about what I say. But I still write in an informal style from a personal point of view. For a couple of years, my blogs were published by Telegraph online, but they wanted me to write more frequently, so I reverted to my personal blog page. And, in 2018, I’ve moved my Blog from Blogspot to my website, so am hoping that hasn’t caused any confusion.

I really like getting comments, so long as they’re not abusive or spam, so please do let me know your thoughts. Read on….

Where the Rainforest Meets the Sea (Apr22)

25th April 2022

It felt magical. We walked through the thick tangled forest and yet only meters away were the waves crashing onshore and brightly coloured crabs scuttling into their holes. We were watching monkeys swinging through the trees – there are four species indigenous to the Osa Peninsula in the South West[...]

Pura Vida Costa Rica (Apr22)

Having successfully navigated a rapid as we rafted away from Pacuare Lodge in Central Costa[...]

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Apr

Woohoo – A barn owl has nested in our box! (Feb22)

I can’t believe it. We put up the barn owl box in an old ash[...]

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Jan

The Rubbish Project is hiring! (Jan22)

Brilliant opportunity for an entrepreneurial commercial director to work with circular economy pioneers. Click here[...]

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Jan

Let’s stop needing printers (Dec21)

The biggest problem with printers is that they’re not made to last. Good Business has[...]

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12
Dec

Help! An Insect Apocalypse is happening right now… (Dec21)

The frightening thing is that we may not be aware of how devastating the decline[...]

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Dec

Cop26 The Time to Act is Now (Nov21)

Al Gore was forthright. He said that at the Paris COP in 2015, the key[...]

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Nov

Insects are on the menu and they’re better for the planet (Nov21)

Let’s start with pet food. If you want to feed your dog insects – and[...]

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Nov

Laughing gas in hospitals & dental practices should be banned (Oct21)

Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas has a global warming impact that is about[...]

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Oct

My Manifesto for COP26 and beyond(Oct21)

I’m delighted that Cop26 is getting a lot of attention. I think it’s great that[...]

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Oct

Eco-anxiety is disempowering (Oct21)

Schools should do more a lot more to prevent eco-anxiety from becoming the biggest mental[...]

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Oct

Was I a green yuppy? (Aug21)

Thirty two years ago – September 1989 – the Telegraph feature title was ‘Saving the[...]

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Aug

Rewild schools before it’s too late (Jul21)

Rewild the world before it’s too late! I’m supporting Operation Future Hope in their mission[...]

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Jul

Frogs, toads and newts (Jun21)

I’ve just sent my first recording of toads and newts to the Amphibian & Reptile[...]

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Jun

Significant life-changing benefits from family planning – CHASE Africa (May21)

CHASE Africa’s Impact Report has some really moving stories about how lives have been improved[...]

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May

My Green Life (May21)

When I was a baby my brother painted me green.. Perhaps a sign of what[...]

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May

Net zero is not good enough or soon enough! (May21)

I consider myself to be a pragmatic environmentalist – with realistic aspirations. But I find[...]