The Value Of Trees: Nutrient Cycling
The nutrient cycle describes the process by which energy and matter are transferred between living organisms and non-living features of the environment. Nutrients are taken up by plants, consumed by animals and released back into the environment following their death as decomposition by microbiota in the soil occurs [1]. Throughout this cycle, matter is converted […]
Video: Great British Trees – The Sycamore
Our virtual woodland of British native trees continues with the Sycamore tree. These videos have been lovingly created and curated by one of our wonderful volunteers, Anna Parkinson.
Welcoming our Patron: Clare Nasir
January can feel like a very strange month. In reality, it’s a welcoming gateway to a raft of potential and a wealth of possibilities that the unfolding year could offer. Yet in Britain, it’s often a cold, wet and difficult month to traverse. This year it has been made especially challenging given our current global […]
Is this ‘The Last Chance’ Decade? Our Chair of Trustees replies
Simon West takes care of all sorts of things in the office. He’s our Chair of Trustees, he looks after all of our digital requirements and our finances too. He’s a passionate environmentalist and a physicist at heart and when he was asked by Christine Fieldhouse for NOW if he’d like to contribute to a […]
New Winter Collection of Beautiful Warmth
It’s 2021, but it’s still winter and times are not easy. That’s why we’re really excited to launch a new collection of beautiful hoodies and sweatshirts, which our brilliantly creative designer Bethany Martin refers to rather wonderfully as ‘organic warmth layers’. This collection takes us back to our roots (forgive the pun), with designs that […]
Kate Winslet on Word Forest: ‘They are Utterly Extraordinary’
For the most part, our days in the home office are consistently busy and frequently beset with challenges, some of which we’re able to overcome, but that’s not always the case. A great many we have no option but to roll with and fundraising challenges sit high on the list. When good news lands in […]
Video: Great British Trees – The Spindle
Our virtual woodland of British native trees continues with the Spindle tree. These videos have been lovingly created and curated by one of our wonderful volunteers, Anna Parkinson.
It’s Time for ‘Good News Shared’
I remember a time when the last item on the nightly TV news was introduced with: “…and finally” and it was always a really uplifting piece. It gave you something heartwarming to smile about as you headed off to bed: I think we could all do with a daily dose of that. Did you know […]
Rosa’s Footprint
Here’s a question for you. What do a paleontologist, a children’s author, a writing competition for primary school pupils and a small environmental charity have in common? The answer? A 240 million year old footprint. Are you intrigued? Let me explain. Seven years ago, Dr Rob Coram, a paleontologist from Bristol University, found a fossil […]