June 14, 2019
Category: nature
June 12, 2019
Get Outside To Enjoy A Wild Night Out
Ordnance Survey has teamed up with Wild Night Out for this year’s UK national wild adventure on Saturday, 1 July. It’s designed to encourage people of all ages and abilities to use the night and day as an opportunity to get active and enjoy the outdoors.
June 10, 2019
Icebreaker Partners With Plastic Pollution Research
Over 35% of the projected 1.5m metric tonnes of microplastics found in the oceans come from synthetic textiles. Washing clothing can release up to 700,000 synthetic microfibres per full load and are polluting our waterways. The more we discover the levels of plastic pollution to our planet, the greater the need to learn more and to raise awareness of the problem.
June 5, 2019
REI’s Fresh Take On Active Travel For Under-35s
Long-established outdoor retailer REI is a nimble player in the evolving outdoor and adventure travel markets. It has launched its first Under-35 trip collection offering immersive experience packed with hiking, biking, paddling and other physical activity with plenty of opportunities to get close to local people, places and cultures.
June 2, 2019
EOCA Conservation Funding Reaches €3 million
In March this year, thousands of outdoor enthusiasts joined the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA), and its members, to take part in the annual spring public vote. As a result of the public vote, plus the members’ private vote, six new conservation projects have been selected for EOCA support. It also marks a milestone in the history of EOCA – the funding of €3 million for conservation projects around the world.
June 1, 2019
RSPB Citizen Science Pufferazzi Project
The RSPB’s ground-breaking Puffarazzi Project is back and needs help to find out more about one of the most-loved seabirds. In 2017, visitors to puffin colonies around the UK and Ireland were asked to join the puffarazzi by photographing these colourful seabirds with fish in their bills and now the project is re-launched.
May 30, 2019
Oceana Backs California’s Single-Use Plastic Reduction Act
Plastic pollution has grown into a major global crisis for the oceans, with an estimated 17.6 billion pounds of plastic entering the marine environment from land-based sources every year.
May 25, 2019
At The Edge Of The World On The Faroe Islands
Described as being 'on the edge of the world', the Faroe Islands, with their population of 50,000, comprise 18 spots of land in the North Atlantic, about halfway between Norway and Iceland. Few places on earth are as wild and untouched as the Faroes, with their combination of towering cliffs, dramatic mountains and crashing surf.
May 17, 2019
Traynor On The Trail 