‘The most important role we have as individuals is to use our voice’ – Interview with Paddle Against Plastic’s Cal Major
Plastic, and the amount of it that ends up in our oceans, has been a huge topic of conversation recently, with people feeling the pressure to change their habits when it comes to single use plastics and supermarkets being asked as to why they are using so much plastic...
Why It’s Important To Think About Nature This Winter
We are always surrounded by wildlife but sometimes it is so easy to forget that it is there. However, we should recognise that it is important to always remember and care for them, especially during the cold winters that our country endures. Birds are particularly...
BBC’s “CountryFile” Visits Local Plymouth Beach
On Sunday 13th October, BBC One viewers were treated to an episode of Countryfile featuring local Plymouth beach, Wembury. Wembury itself is a place well-known for its outstanding natural beauty, stunning coastal walks and is host to the distinctive island, The Great...
Sara-Jane Vanstone – JAMC04 Live Production Radio Package
Presenter Cue: The mindful reduce, reuse, recycle phrase is well known in the UK, but ironically as the number of people recycling rises some councils have resorted to sending their recyclable material abroad, some of which is entering our oceans which conservationist...
Saving One Ant from Extinction
Stephen Carroll is the Buglife Project Officer for the narrow-headed ant (Formica exsecta) Back from the Brink species recovery project. The wildlife conservationist talks about the latest field techniques which aim to secure the ant species future that is currently...
Could China be responsible for rhino extinction?
The Rhino horn carries a myth that has been debated for many years, such that it holds a medicinal value that can cure many illnesses. This, however, is untrue… you may as well start biting your fingernails again as rhino horn and your nails are made of the same...
Coming Soon… The Pip to Pear Podcast!
https://sites.marjon.ac.uk/doughnut/files/2019/02/Coming-soon…-The-Pip-to-Pear-Podcast-1mtj9kc.mp3 Get ready! The Pip to Pear Podcast will introduce you to some of the most hard core nature conservationists and the stories behind their latest...
Falmouth Garden Centre wants your empty crisp packets
Falmouth Garden Centre has become one of the first drop-off points in Falmouth to offer crisp packet recycling for the public. This comes almost a year since Falmouth became the third town in Cornwall to be awarded with the ‘plastic-free’ status. The garden centre,...
Polar Bear cubs bring important message to Plymouth
This winter, 20 life-size polar bear cubs have arrived in Plymouth, to raise awareness about the plastic pollution issue in the Arctic. The Polar Bear explorer trail is a project between Plymouth Waterfront Partnership and the National Marine Aquarium. People can take...
Should the uk ban pet adoption in the run up to Christmas?
This year Pet shelters in Germany temporarily banned adoptions in the lead up to Christmas. This is to stop any plans to give an animal for Christmas and to reiterate a dog is for life, not just for Christmas. Claudia Hämmerling from Berlin’s animal protection...
How eco-friendly is your Christmas?
Most of us like to indulge and go all out at Christmas time and why not, it only comes round once a year, but while we’re feeling festive, our planet is suffering. Christmas creates 30% more waste than normal. So how environmentally friendly is your Christmas and how...
A Plymouth institution fights for survival
With a fresh round of Brexit voting threatening the horizon, another local success story faces a tough bought of trouble in trying to stay afloat the rough funding waters. The Plymouth Amateur Rowing Club (PARC) has been based on the river Plym since 1947 and has been...
