This is the first in a series of pages publishing the winning and highly commended poems in our “ways to be wilder” poetry competition. We’re also publishing our competition Judge, Jen Hadfield’s comments for each poem. Summer Photograph Amy Wolstenholme (18) Bluebells bloom from the refuse heap, Plait a crown for broken pots […]
Archive | July, 2016
Re-imagining Lost Landscapes: People Need Nature Expedition to Lodge Hill, by Catherine Shoard
By milesking on July 11, 2016 in Guest blog, inspired by nature, Lodge Hill, Public Land, re-imagining lost landscapes
Today we continue our series of posts inspired by the People Need Nature expedition to Lodge Hill, Kent. This one is from the Guardian’s film critic Catherine Shoard, is cleverly disguised as a review of Independence Day: Resurgence. The CGI monsters of Independence Day will never haunt the imagination An alien from Independence […]
Testament of Hoo – Richard Baxell
We continue our series of posts about the expedition to Lodge Hill, Kent, with this from Historian Dr. Richard Baxell. Testament of Hoo You may never have heard of the Hoo Peninsula. I imagine many people living outside the south-east of England haven’t. You might, however, have come across it under the name ‘Boris Island’, […]
“Ways to Be Wilder” Poetry Competition: The winning poems
We are delighted to announce the winners of the Young Poets Network/ People Need Nature “Ways to be Wilder” poetry competition for young people. Over 200 young people from across the world entered the competition, which is far more than the hosts of the challenge YPN usually receive. So the challenge really inspired everyone to […]