Always a blast to catch up with travel colleagues at the #TravMediaAwards, and an honour to be a finalist. Warm congrats to all the winners!

Delighted to discuss the joys of nature-positive, community-friendly UK escapes with Martine Croxall Siân Anna Lewis Paul Steele aka BaldHiker this week Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). Paul's taking part in Yorkshire Cancer Research's walking challenge, #WeWalkforYorkshire. Details here: join.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/s/152/3949/t

Honoured to produce this, in collaboration with eco-activist composer John Luther Adams, for Brighton Festival Chorus. Tonight’s nature-inspired Brighton Festival concert features Adams’ gloriously contemplative soundscapes. It’s sure to be a cracker. bfc.org.uk/my-faith-in-th…

To those who have been trying to reach me over the last couple of days: My email is now back online. If your message bounced, please re-send it. Many thanks, and sorry about the glitch!

Another record year for puffins in Wales! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Tigerton (Eastern Scotland) to Tiger Bay (South Wales) in 25 Marathon-length walks: that's the plan of adventure and animal rights campaigner Paul Goldstein, who is inviting people to join him for one or more stretches. Starts 10 August, ends 5 September. independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

Sheep are destroying precious British habitats – Chris Packham theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

4 billionaires = more wealth than 750M people. This is policy failure but together, we can fix it. 📢 Read the new Oxfam report: oxfam.org/en/press-relea…

WATCH: What does real respect look like? Indigenous Peoples have protected forests, land, & climate for generations - yet they’re still being exploited and ignored. Ahead of #WorldIndigenousDay, we’re demanding justice. ✊ Sign the petition 👉 act.gp/4ofN8Fm

Is the Cotswolds the UK's loveliest holiday destination, or is it better to seek quieter, more authentic experiences elsewhere? Nice to chat about this with Jane Garvey on Times Radio today. My tips - try wild, heritage-rich Wales or sunny, under-rated Northumbria. Why not?

African Union joins calls to end use of Mercator map that shrinks continent’s size | African Union | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2025/aug…

Thank you, Travel Media Awards, very much appreciated! #TravelMediaAwards

“We are the most intellectual species to walk the planet, but we’re not intelligent. If you’re intelligent you don’t destroy your only home.” Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of Dr. Jane Goodall & the Jane Goodall Institute, spoke at the 2025 #ForbesSustainabilityLeaders Summit. forbes.com/sites/elisabet…

Jane Goodall was one of a few people to earn a PhD without an undergraduate degree. It was thought that her lack of formal academic training would allow her to remain unbiased by traditional thought and study the chimps with an open mind. It worked. ❤️

“We need to collaborate, we need to get together, we need countries and individuals to work together to make this a better world so that we can be a little bit proud of what we leave for our children.” — Dr. Jane Goodall, UNESCO, 19 October 2024. Dr. Jane Goodall delivered these

Primatologist, conservationist, animal advocate, educator, and National Geographic Explorer Jane Goodall has died at age 91. Goodall’s decades of research into the lives of wild chimpanzees transformed our understanding of these intelligent apes. on.natgeo.com/48JYSdP

In 1960, Dr. Jane Goodall’s early fieldwork observing chimpanzees at Gombe Stream Game Reserve, in Tanganyika (now Tanzania), unveiled groundbreaking research of shared behaviors between humans and apes. The Jane Goodall Institute announced on October 1, 2025, that Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall was a hero to humans, other animals, and the planet. Follow in her compassionate footsteps and choose not to contribute to the suffering of animals.

WWF joins the world in mourning the loss of Dr. Jane Goodall, a voice of hope, compassion, and courage for our planet. She reminded us that when we come together, we can shape a better future for people, wildlife, and the natural world we share. Let’s celebrate her life and

Call the fire brigade! Autumn colour in Hampshire is out of control