NHP and one of our partner schools, Thomas Jones Primary School, were delighted to have a visit from the hugely knowledgeable and inspiring author, Ben Martynoga. Ben has the wonderful ability to create stories out of biological research, allowing children to explore and enter into a world that might otherwise remain unknown. Ben has just released his fourth book in his ‘Explodapedia’ series called ‘Rewild’.
As NHP goes into Climate Week, Ben captivated the children’s attention with interesting thoughts about the human vs nature relationship that we have developed. He talked about scientists exploring the idea of bringing back the woolly mammoth to save the ice caps, the dream of making the earth 50% wild, and the idea of looking after our ‘keystone’ animals such as beavers and wolves.
Ben taught the children about ten steps that we can all take to make this dream a reality from throwing seed bombs in forgotten places, to planting a tree and thinking about the actions we take: and many more!
