Positive Nature celebrates the wonder of the natural world, highlights its importance
and promotes sustainable living and well-being.
Take a slow moment
‘Life is beautiful’ were the words that unexpectedly welled up in 2016, the year
I was diagnosed with cancer. I made this presentation during treatment
as a cry of hope inspired by the beauty in the images of nature.
Positive Nature is a continuation of my journey towards living
a greener, positive life after my health was restored.
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PROJECTS
Rural and Nature Tourism Accommodation in India and Nepal – Towards Responsible Best Practice
A multi-faceted online toolkit developed by Positive Nature for TOFTigers to show how good business can be combined with care for nature and local communities.
PROJECTS & EVENTS
A talk by Sir Ghillean Prance on the Amazon rainforest, why forests are so important and how we can play a role in securing their future. The event attended by 158 people was sold out and raised £1636 for Rainforest Concern. See Archive.
What could future land use look like? How can we develop sustainable, fair, resilient, healthy, food systems for everyone? Set against the backdrop of climate change, massive biodiversity loss and an epidemic in chronic disease, join a discussion exploring how we can move to a more positive future. Main speaker Patrick Holden, Founder of the Sustainable Food Trust. Join our mailing list for further news.
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Pilgrimage for Life
Reading Time: 5 minutes In a fragmented world, pilgrimage provides an opportunity to return to life’s beauty and interconnectedness in nature, along paths long trodden and amongst sacred spaces
Pilgrimage for the Care of Creation
Reading Time: 7 minutes A mild autumn day greeted me as I started out from home on a fourteen-mile pilgrimage1 for the care of creation2 to Salisbury Cathedral on
Giving Swifts a Home and Building Community Spirit
Reading Time: 6 minutes Swifts, intrepid migratory birds who have graced our summer skies for thousands of years, are in trouble. Numbers have more than halved
Cancer: a Call for Hope, Compassion and Empowerment
Reading Time: 6 minutes ‘Prepare yourself for the worst’ said the consultant in February 2016 as she examined a lump on my breast, which by the end of that
Going Greener – and Healthier
Reading Time: 4 minutes Life is full of dilemmas and paradoxes. I’ve been married to an oil and gas engineering consultant for over 20 years. I’m passionate about nature