The Perfect Christmas Present

Decorated Christmas tree by Michel Stockman on Unsplash

Christmas has sneaked up on us again. Even in this very odd year, it seems to have come around surprisingly quickly. It’s certainly going to be very different for everyone in 2020; the world as we knew it has changed radically and that has given us a chance to reflect on and re-evaluate so many […]

Video: Great British Trees – The Lime

Great British Trees - The Lime

Our virtual woodland of British native trees continues with the Lime tree. These videos have been lovingly created and curated by one of our wonderful volunteers, Anna Parkinson.

Video: Great British Trees – The Juniper

Great British Trees - The Juniper

Our virtual woodland of British native trees continues with the Juniper tree. These videos have been lovingly created and curated by one of our wonderful volunteers, Anna Parkinson.

Celebrating The Celebri-Tee-Shirts

celebri-tees on a family of four at christmas

Celebrities Join Forces to Design Tees for Trees Today we are delighted to announce the launch of a new and exclusively designed range of environmentally-inspired, eco-friendly Celebri-Tee-Shirts. They’re available now in The Word Forest Organisation’s Ethical Charity Shop. The talented designers and other supporters of the campaign include Kate Winslet and the iconic children’s animated […]

How do you turn a Christmas tree
into a mango?

Decorated Christmas tree by Michel Stockman on Unsplash

This isn’t a tired old cracker joke. It’s real. You can turn your Christmas tree into a mango with our help. For most of us, the first tingles of Christmas come when we’re walking through rows of piled-up cut trees. How tall do we want it? How wide? Does it have a flat side or […]

The Extent of Plastic Pollution In Kenya

Rainbow plastic Image by Jasmin Sessler from Pixabay

Plastic pollution is one of the greatest challenges of our time. With society’s increasing demand for single-use plastics and its throw away culture, we have created this incredibly hard-wearing and versatile material that is now widely utilised around the world. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) estimates that more than 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic […]

Video: Great British Trees – The Holly

Great British Trees - The Holly

Our virtual woodland of British native trees continues with the Holly tree. These videos have been lovingly created and curated by one of our wonderful volunteers, Anna Parkinson.

Book Review: How To Break Up With Fast Fashion by Lauren Bravo

Clothes on a rack in an up-market boutique

Describing the relationship we as a society have with fast fashion, in this book Bravo takes us through the classic stages of a toxic relationship; a perfect analogy for an industry that promises more than it can give and keeps you coming back for more, all while steadily reducing your self-esteem.  Fast fashion is a […]