A new e-book, Prophet and Loss, celebrates the wildness legacy left by the founder of UK nature conservation, Charles Rothschild. It’s written by Simon Barnes reveals and illustrated by wildlife artist Nik Pollard, and is s a must-read says the Wildlife Trusts. Barnes re-visits seven of the 284 special places which Charles Rothschild and his…
The University of Cambridge’s David Attenborough Building was formally opened in early April after undergoing a £58-million revamp to transform it into a global centre of conservation excellence. A dramatic ‘living wall’ covered in plants forms the centrepiece of the new centre, which will house over 500 biologists, conservationists and students, and provide a base for research, conferences,…
Here are some forthcoming Project Dirt activities: Saturday 30th April Vegan Permaculture Design Course, Puglia, Italy, with Graham Burnett– Outside UK… (9am – 5pm) Introduction to Permaculture – Totnes, Devon (9:30am – 5:30pm) Discover Nature at the Urb Farm – Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (10am – 1pm) Staffordshire Day Celebrations – Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire (10:30am – 4:30am) Pigpen Radio Crowdfunder…