Synchronicity Earth Trustee Catherine Bryan describes how her perception of the world around her has shifted since she moved into the environmental sector eight years ago, and explores the capacity we all have to help bring about positive change for nature.
Giving nature space
Writing during this summer’s unprecedented heat wave, I sat in the shade in my garden watching the butterflies dance through the long grass that was once a closely cropped lawn. Earlier in the year we delighted in finding another orchid, in addition to the two that have flowered in previous years, in the same area of unmown grass. I wonder how many other people are now allowing a more ‘untidy’ approach to gardening to make space for wildlife? I can only say how much I have enjoyed seeing what happens when you give nature space to thrive, even in a small area, so how do we do that at larger scale and how do we work together to really bring about change?
