– content/uploads/2025/03/Call-of-the-Void-by-Avilash-Ghosh-The-Nature-Photography-Contest-2024-Plant-Life-Winner-1000×0-c-default.jpg” rel=”gallery” alt=””> Check out the stunning category winners of The Nature Photography Contest 2024! From natural landscapes to wildlife, macro photography, underwater scenes, birds, and plant life, these photographers have captured the beauty and diversity of our natural world. Congratulations to all the winners! Read the full article on Positive News here: Read… Continue reading Bearing nature’s beauty and fragility – snoozing king of the Arctic wins photo contest
Author: Lucy Purdy
New free London Underground map helps cyclists to discover the city’s green spaces
In 2021, Helen Ilus, a graphic designer, introduced the Greenground Map, a unique take on London’s interconnected parks and nature spots, inspired by Harry Beck’s iconic tube map. Rather than focusing on tube stations, the map highlighted the city’s green spaces such as forests, cemeteries, parks, and waterways. Recently, Ilus unveiled a cycling edition of… Continue reading New free London Underground map helps cyclists to discover the city’s green spaces
Rubbish repurposed – for fun. Unique playground reopens in London
At the Southbank Centre in London, a unique adventure playground has opened for the summer, showcasing art made entirely from repurposed waste materials. Replay, created by Hull-based Herd Theatre, is a space where discarded items are given a new life. Ruby Thompson from Herd mentioned, “We reached out to theatres, events companies, factories, and businesses… Continue reading Rubbish repurposed – for fun. Unique playground reopens in London
Winners of inaugural nature music prize announced
The winners of the 2025 Tune into Nature Music Prize, a national music competition celebrating nature and inspiring hope, have been announced. Founded by Prof. Miles Richardson from the University of Derby, this unique competition aims to promote a stronger relationship with nature among young musicians aged 18-30. The competition welcomed entries from unsigned musicians… Continue reading Winners of inaugural nature music prize announced
‘Lush bread – for all.’ Placing affordable loaves where they’re most needed
A new initiative in Bristol is offering families an affordable alternative to traditional white sliced bread. The project, led by Jodie Smith, is focused on promoting wellbeing by providing an additive-free wholemeal and white loaf to the community. This unique loaf, called ‘JustBread,’ contains 15% wholemeal flour and is made without any additives. Since November… Continue reading ‘Lush bread – for all.’ Placing affordable loaves where they’re most needed
The bakery that offers pay-as-you-can-afford bread
In celebration of Real Bread Week, a pioneering bakery in Scotland is advocating for equal access to high-quality bread for all individuals. Tom Kirby, development manager at Granton Community Gardeners in Edinburgh, shed light on their pay-as-you-can-afford scheme and the insights they have gained from this initiative. The bakery originated in 2019 after the success… Continue reading The bakery that offers pay-as-you-can-afford bread
We want to know: where does abundance show up in your life?
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Restoration is helping native raptors thrive in Scotland, report shows
Such work is vital in giving threatened species a chance to recover and thrive, a message that was brought home by the recently published State of the UK’s Birds report, which revealed an increase in the populations of some raptors, including the buzzard, peregrine falcon and kestrel, as a result of conservation efforts. “These two… Continue reading Restoration is helping native raptors thrive in Scotland, report shows
Three good things: linking people and place via sound
ook. We recorded on the beach with no one around. Listen to episode 244 for the sound of gentle waves on the rocks.” 3) ‘The Sound of Tranquility’ In 2024, BBC Radio 3 broadcast a series called The Sound of Tranquility. Presented by sound recordist Chris Watson, it explored how nature can help our wellbeing. The first… Continue reading Three good things: linking people and place via sound
The rising movement for better bread. Plus what else to expect in the new issue of Positive News
Positive News magazine’s latest issue has introduced the word ‘meliorism,’ which means the belief that people can make the world a better place through human efforts. In today’s world, where the media focuses on the worst of humanity, it’s essential to believe in meliorism. The latest issue of Positive News magazine showcases various ways in… Continue reading The rising movement for better bread. Plus what else to expect in the new issue of Positive News