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Here you can find the very latest Wilderness Foundation UK Press Releases and and Media Briefings. For further information call Jo or Richard on 01245 443073.

Press Releases

In the News

  • The best tool for helping damaged young people – nature a project that takes small groups of disruptive and emotionally damaged young people to the wildest and most remote parts of the British Isles.
  • ‘Eco athlete in Spanish Ironman’ A student from the University of Bath is going green as he trains for the Barcelona Challenge triathlon.
  • The Eco Ironman On 4th October ‘EnvIronman’ Jon Alexander will attempt to prove that environmentalism and athleticism can go hand-in-hand at Challenge Barcelona
  • Greenest Ironman who leaves no trace He will swim twice the length of Oxford Street, cycle the distance of the M25 and run a full marathon in one go – all without leaving a footprint. A carbon footprint, that is.
  • Nick Set for Toughtest Peaks Challenge A PLUCKY Ross-shire man could be paddling his way into the record books when he sets out on a stamina-sapping challenge of a lifetime this week.
  • Green youngsters make flying start TREE planting, creating wildlife gardens and campaigning for improved recycling are among the activities planned by a group of youngsters to make an impact on the environment.
  • Teens invited to join eco-group GREEN-THINKING teens are invited to take part in environmental projects across the borough. Chelmsford-based charity Wilderness Foundation have set up impACT, an environmental youth action group for 11 to 18-year-olds.
  • Cafe is Wild about Coffee and Conservation Coffee and conservation are on the menu at Shenfield’s Green Bean Coffee Co.The coffee shop has organised free, monthly talks by The Wilderness Foundation UK and speakers on the environment and natural world have been lined up.
  • SA Man wins R1M Eco Award Wilderness Foundation chief Andrew Muir has won a R1-million conservation award from Swiss watchmaker Rolex for a scheme that helps Aids orphans find jobs in eco-tourism.
  • R1M award won for an Orphan project A former Rondebosch Boys High School pupil has won $100 000 – about R1 million – in a top international award that will allow him to expand his project that trains head-of-household orphans for sustainable jobs in the ecotourism industry.
  • Turning Lives around with Nature’s Powerful Forces An Essex-based charity is achieving success in harnessing the power of nature to help turn around the lives of troubled youths from some of the county’s deprived urban areas.
  • Kids lives turned around by charity A charity that organises nature-based activities for young offenders and disadvantaged youths has been helped out with a £5,000 grant.
  • How I turned my life around A charity has helped an off-the-rails teenager turn her life around – from young offender to budding writer.
  • Friends muck in at allotments Schoolchidren and community members mucked in to tidy up a Chelmsford allotment site. The “friends’ working day” was organised by the Wilderness Foundation UK
  • Excess Baggage Once upon a time the wilderness was everywhere but mankind brought about a distinction between hearth and home and the great outdoors. Agriculture tamed and harnessed the wilderness of the natural world. In the twenty first century how much of it is left and should we even contemplate going to what remains?
    John McCarthy asks what is wilderness and talks to Jo Roberts, Director of the Wilderness Foundation
  • Ride Earth Two Leicestershire lads are attempting a trip around the world on their bikes. The trip will take about three years using mainly off-road routes.
  • Call for the wilding of Wales A wildlife conservation charity has called on landowners to introduce new species into Wales’ landscape.

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