As part of the recent launch of his £50m Earthshot Prize, Prince William chatted with Columbian superstar, Shakira, over video call. The singer had joined the prize council for the “green Nobel award” which will fund 50 innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing environmental concerns.You’d imagine that the successful singer’s two young children…

Junk mail was always something of an annoyance. Its short life spanning the journey from the letterbox to the recycling bin.  Maybe I’ve been too harsh. Apparently 2020 saw somewhat of a renaissance for direct mail. You may never have thought it, but it seems that the pandemic has boosted our engagement with the advertising…

Are you the type of person whose home is littered with hand-written notes to self? Reminders stuck to the fridge. Multiple notebooks bought at different times for different things. Let’s not even think about the to-do lists on our smartphones. Would you love to bring the scattered pieces of your brain altogether in one place?…

Although Lily Cole has been, for many, a household name throughout her modelling career, it was only fairly recently that I heard her talking passionately about climate change and the environment on a podcast. What was interesting about her approach was that she was looking to come at climate change from a place of optimism. She…

“Will your child be earning money or stars?” Oh gosh, I don’t know. Is she too young to be thinking in terms of actual pounds? Dollar signs in the eyes for every sock that’s picked up and returned to its rightful place? Stars are a lot friendlier. Stars are kind, helpful, considerate… not driven by…

Beavers are back, and they’re saving our ecosystems. If you headed down to Exmoor today, you’d be one of the first to see a beaver dam on this site in more than 400 years. Beavers were hunted to extinction in the UK in the 16th century, valued for their meat, fur and scent glands. Their successful reintroduction…

I appreciate that this may not be the most original blog piece of the past year, but wow, I am amazed by the extent to which I have been ignorant of the wonder of bird life up until now! The moment of dawning realisation? A recent visit to Hyde Park. A socially distanced stroll around…

I recently heard about a new scheme where instead of buying a Christmas tree, many of them lying sadly on the pavement come the new year, alternatively you rent out a potted one to see you over the festive period. You need to promise to water it, and keep it away from radiators, but otherwise they’re yours…

For many of us, 2020 has been the year of lockdown holiday daydreams. In research commissioned by Booking.com, a huge 95% of their respondents reported having spent time looking for vacation inspiration during the weeks of restriction.  Unsurprisingly, the poll into our changing travel habits also revealed a continued shift towards staying local. So-called “doorstep…