Rewild schools before it’s too late (Jul21)
2nd July 2021

Rewild the world before it’s too late!  I’m supporting Operation Future Hope in their mission to change the devastating impact of current land management practices in schools. School grounds have become wildlife deserts. They’re chopped, mown, poisoned and slashed. The brief is for well ‘managed landscapes’ – neat and tidy.[...]

My Green Life (May21)

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

11
Jun
Frogs, toads and newts (Jun21)

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

04
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[...]

14
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[...]

07
May
Why is our MP not supporting the Dorset National Park? (May21)

Why hasn’t Chris Loder, Dorset MP, talked to the Dorset National Park supporters? Chris Loder[...]

11 Comments

04
May
Peat in compost is environmental vandalism (Mar21)

That’s what Monty Don says and I agree. But it’s incredibly common. UK gardeners are[...]

7 Comments

29
Mar
Right to Repair is good – my E-waste poem in the style of Dr Seuss (Mar21)

I wrote a slightly different version of this poem in 2012 when I was campaigning[...]

1 Comment

10
Mar
Clover Hogan is a Force of Nature (Mar21)

If you haven’t come across Clover, have a look at her most recent Ted Talk[...]

07
Mar
I’ve learnt to love moles (Feb21)

My mother was very keen on mole traps, following a tradition that apparently started in[...]

15
Feb
Is the EU’s Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Directive better for the environment (Feb21)

No.  I don’t think it is – at least not all of it. Mid 2021 the[...]

08
Feb
Too many boardrooms are climate incompetent (Feb21)

Very interested to see this FT article lamenting the lack of directors with expertise in[...]

05
Feb
READY, STEADY, STOP AT BIG YELLOW (Jan21)

I was excited to join the board of the Big Yellow in March 2020 to[...]

2 Comments

15
Jan
Farmers Must STOP Killing Earth (Dec20)

Why are most rivers brown or red? A soupy earthy colour.  It’s because they are[...]

5 Comments

18
Dec
BEING FRIENDLY TO BARN OWLS (Dec20)

I’m learning about owls.  My interest has been propelled by the regular nightly call of[...]

2 Comments

13
Dec
ECOPOD COFFINS ARE NOT QUITE DEAD (Dec20)

But pretty nearly.  What a pity. These beautiful paper mâché, seed-shaped coffins are gorgeous.  They’re[...]

1 Comment

02
Dec
TV Clips of Julia Hailes – Green Consumer Compilation from 1988/1989/1990 (posted Nov20)

Many people will be surprised to know how much interest there was about green consumerism[...]

14
Nov