Environmental issues Archives ~ Kathryn Rose Newey

Wild animals included as characters in the book Animals in the Forest by Kathryn Rose Newey

Animals in the Forest: The Day Terrible Things Came is much more than a story from the animals’ point of view. It’s also “a story to save the Earth“! How does one story save the Earth, you ask? The story itself is about an increasingly concerning […]

May 20, 2023September 21, 2025
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Bees and Other Pollinators – New Eco-Worksheet!

Environmental issues

The 20th of May is World Bee Day! It’s the day we acknowledge the more than 16,000 species of bees on this planet and how they, and other pollinators, provide food for humans and other animals, sustain biodiversity and help Mother Nature. In celebration of […]

March 15, 2021September 22, 2025
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Plastic in our Oceans – New Eco-Worksheet!

Environmental issues

Plastic is a wonderful, useful, clever thing we humans invented and now can’t seem to live without. From bags that hold our shopping, to plant pots, to computer keyboards, to furniture, to pens, to containers for foodstuffs… It’s everywhere. But I was saddened recently to […]

May 10, 2020September 22, 2025
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New! Interactive Worksheet: ‘Trees in Numbers’

Environmental issues

Trees are not only life-saving storers of carbon, creators of oxygen, and bringers of peace and greenery, but there are large numbers of them on Earth. Three trillion, in fact! Unfortunately humans are depleting them by 10 billion trees every year. And while planting baby […]

May 1, 2020August 9, 2023
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Erbacce-Prize for Poetry 2020: Poems Long-Listed!

Animal rights

Erbacce-press, a UK-based publisher of poetry, arranges an annual, worldwide poetry competition, the erbacce-prize for poetry. They recently announced their 2020 long-list of around 140 poets, chosen from over 9000 submissions, and I’m on it! You can read more of my poetry here – some […]

January 7, 2020August 7, 2023
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Veganism in 5 Minutes: 5 Videos to Support your Veganuary

52 ways to save Earth

All your questions about Veganism answered in this series of 5 minute videos, each covering a different aspect of Veganism and being a Vegan: Vegan in 5 – Video 1: What’s a Vegan? What it means to be a Vegan, Veganism compared to Vegetarianism, the Vegan […]

December 22, 2019September 22, 2025
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‘Why are Trees Important?’ Eco-Poster

52 ways to save Earth

Why are trees important? It’s simple: We need trees, and they need us. Or life on Earth won’t survive. But trees fulfil lots of important functions. Find out more here: 4 Reasons Why We Need Every Tree and Plant on Planet Earth. ‘Why are Trees Important’ […]

December 19, 2019September 21, 2025
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4 Reasons Why We Need Every Tree and Plant on Planet Earth!

52 ways to save Earth

The Amazon is burning! Forests are being cleared by the football-field! Trees are being cut back or felled! These things are awful, but why should we care? What have trees got to do with us? Why do we need trees? You might have heard that […]

July 21, 2019September 22, 2025
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‘Butterflies and Moths Matter’ Eco-Poster

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Butterflies and Moths are very important pollinators and invertebrates. If we don’t start looking after the little things like Butterflies and Moths, we humans won’t survive on Earth. Find out why Butterflies and Moths matter in this blog post. All the main info is summarised […]

July 19, 2019September 20, 2025
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Butterflies and Moths Matter! Here’s How You Can Help Them…

52 ways to save Earth

Butterflies and Moths are fascinating, other-worldly, fluttery creatures. As it’s now summer in the Northern Hemisphere, you should be seeing them around flowers on sunny days, particularly butterflies. If you’re lucky. I say ‘lucky’, because butterfly and moth populations, like many invertebrates and other species […]

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Environmental Activists and Indigenous Tribes Honoured in Animals Eco-Fiction