Wild at Heart
Rewilding has become a familiar term these days, even finding its way into Radio 4’s long running series The Archers. The ‘everyday story of country folk’ has been keeping up with current trends from solar-power to kombucha production. Rewilding takes…
The Long Road to Sustainability
On a recent road trip to Scotland, Kent Barker and Susan McFie were on the lookout for a changing environmental landscape and to see if the UK government’s carbon neutral plans could outpace Extinction Rebellion’s worst fears? You don’t have…
Walking and the Meaning of Being Present
By Katie Fielder “Live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find eternity in each moment.” Henry David Thoreau They say that walking is a thinker’s pastime. Philosophers, poets and writers throughout history have all credited their thinking ability…
Sea Shepherd Removes Hazards from Bexhill Beaches
Sea Shepherd UK volunteers spent hours removing debris and hazards such as discarded fishing net from the Bexhill coastline on Saturday 29th May. A Bexhill resident discovered the materials washed up on the shore. Unsure what to do about it,…
Failure to Roundup Glyphosate
Looking out of my window the other day I was greeted by an unexpected sight… a municipal vehicle spraying the weeds with herbicide. As our local council has spoken out strongly against this practice I was rather hoping this was…
Property development flouts animal welfare in Bexhill
The Queen’s speech recently revealed government promises to improve standards of animal welfare. The Action Plan for Animal Welfare now includes the recognition of animal sentience. Under EU law animals are acknowledged as able to feel pain and emotion. However,…
Coastal Protection Works Underway
Many locals will have noticed the changing ‘beach-scape’ over the last few weeks. Deep pools suddenly appeared on the shore trapping fish and attracting the curious. Suzanne Kelly investigates for HIP. Conservation measures carried out at the end of April…
Foraging close to home
Lockdowns and restrictions have been a mixed bag as far as our environment is concerned. On the positive side, many of us have found more time and inclination to engage with nature. Humans that had spent much of their lives…
Every day should be Earth Day
MARTIN DICKIE examines global and local events that took place on 22nd April and asks whether Earth Day is still relevant in the 2020s. Like pen friends, Live Aid and MySpace, Earth Day seems like an anachronism in 2021. Not…
Opportunity to bloom for budding horticulturalists
Four young horticulturalists are being offered an opportunity to sow the seeds of a career in gardening and agriculture. Thanks to the Kickstart Scheme from the Department of Work and Pensions, Hands of Hope Charity has four paid trainee grower…