Gardening is a great pastime that provides light physical exercise and relief from stress. It helps to keep you healthy in body and mind. It can also be a source of fresh vegetables, fruit and herbs all of which can add to its health benefits.

Paul Hetherington

Paul Hetherington is Director of Fundraising & Communications at Buglife and is a driving force behind the b-lines initiative, a beautiful solution to better connect pollinators across fragmented habitats. B-lines are now a nationwide movement, engaging communities, local authorities and businesses in the collective effort to protect pollinators. Paul has previously worked for other charities including The Woodland Trust and WaterAid. If you have supported wildflower pathways in the UK, you will have heard Paul’s impressive knowledge on all things insects.

| 06 Jan 2026

Environmental education is something we care deeply about at GreenTheUK and we work with our partners around the country to deliver impactful and educational projects in schools every year.

Ellen Bradley

Ellen is manager at Curlew Action, a charity working to reverse the decline of the Curlew and campaigning for more natural history education. In addition to this role, Ellen is a wildlife artist and co-director of UK Youth for Nature, the UK's leading youth movement calling on the government to act on the nature crisis.

| 12 Sep 2024

If you’re reading this article, you may already be a GreenTheUK partner or you are seriously considering it. Whichever you are, you are undoubtedly concerned about the state of the natural world in the UK and interested in playing your part in restoring and protecting it.

Nikki Mattei

Nikki has specialised in marketing strategies for purpose-driven brands for the past 15 years. She is a Chartered Marketer and understands what consumers and sustainable business owners are looking for and how to communicate with them in an honest and compelling way.

| 16 Jun 2023

You only need to take a walk through the supermarket to see these environmental buzzwords jumping out at you from the packaging on every shelf. We’re not just talking about food or household products.

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| 16 Jun 2023