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Nature Directory

FORAGE & CREATE | OPENING AN BUG HOTEL

“Everything needs something to hold on to... Sometimes even nature needs help to keep it safe from itself.” TAMSIN CALIDAS, ‘I AM AN ISLAND’ The natural world is overflowing with wonder and amazement and as adults we take so much of it for granted. However, if you slow down and watch your c...

UNDERSTANDING NATURE | TREES & LEAVES

“As we move away from Slieve Muck, I can feel my feet treading more lightly and my heart rate start to slow - my anxiety about school flowing into the earth.” DARA McANULTY, DIARY OF A NATURALIST The Half Term is upon us, life has returned to a new state of normal and the break from school giv...

UNDERSTANDING NATURE | A LITTLE DIRT NEVER HURT

"Teaching children about the natural world should be one of the most important events in their lives." THOMAS BERRY

UNDERSTANDING NATURE | GARDEN BIRDS

"In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence." ROBERT LYND The beauty of the moment we find ourselves in currently is the opportunity to stop and listen. These are challenging times we are living through. We are cooped up in spaces together, in degrees of close confine...

REMEMBER, REMEMBER | ANNABEL KARMEL BONFIRE SPECIAL

“Remember, remember the fifth of November of gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.” ALAN MOORE, V FOR VENDETTA CORAL ATKINSON | TÖASTIE CLOUD PUFFER | OCHRE | COPPER Bonfire night is one of those evenings genuinely enjoyed by EVERYON...

SEEKING SUSTAINABILITY | LAUNDERING YOUR CLOTHES TOWARDS A CLEANER OCEAN

"Water and air,The two essential fluids on which all life depends, Have become Global garbage cans." JACQUES YVES COUSTEAU, OCEANOGRAPHER Plastic pollution in our oceans is more subtle and suffocating than we previously thought. The 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' or 'Pacific trash vortex' as it's...

Bird House, Le Jardin du Moulin Roty

£16.50

Compass, Le Jardin De Moulin Roty

£9.99

Endangered Animals

£15

Flower Press, Le Jardin du Moulin Roty

£18

GOOD EARTH | Gardening Kit, by Herboo

£20

Protecting the Planet for the Next Generation

We love support the learning and education or young people in out Nature Directory, which looks in closer detail at the many diversities of nature, from mini beasts, to soaring forests, to the important role that nature plays in child development and mental health. But it goes further than that, and we’re committed with everything we do to make sure we’re making every effort to make sure the planet is happy and healthy for the next generation.

Our Sustainability Promise