In a Green Shade: The English & Nature
Mya-Rose Craig aka BirdGirl
"For me it's a bit of an addiction, you're trying to capture the perfect conditions for a photo, whether it's a sunset, sunrise or an inversion -it'll never end" Tom wild camping, Lake District
"This place is magic - I'm here as much as I can be," Vincent, Brockwell Community Greenhouses
"My earliest memories outdoors: running wild in Jamaican woods and fields." Dwayne Fields: Adventurer, Scouts Ambassador & Environmental Advocate, Leyton Flats
12th Generation New Forest Commoner Ann Ferrier
"We climbed a hill and tonight we're going to have marshmallows on the fire" Will (with Dad, Pete) camping on the Peak District.
"I saw an advert on facebook - I went along, was given tuition, a lifejacket, a litter pick, a paddle board and paddle and went out into the elements to pull trash out of the canal - something just clicked" Planet Patrol Ambassador Tom Rooke.
"I'm just about to label the home-made jam for the shop" Errol, Brockwell Community Greenhouses
"This is my future - I'm the third generation of farmers - I joined our business last year." Tory (with Doug & Kiwi) on Folly Farm, Berkshire.
"The plants I've bought in lockdown need care: moving them around, seeing what room they flourish in, watering, caring, pruning, even talking to them...gives me a sense of routine, peace and calm," Danielle, Barking, East London.
"In Summer it's the best job in the world in the sun, but winter less so!" Abraham Habte Michael of Bouquets & Beans, Kennington .
"After my mum's cancer diagnosis I replanted lots from her Scottish moorland garden in the orchard here" Cat near the wildflower border, Brockwell Community Greenhouses
Sabrina topping and tailing gooseberries, Brockwell Park Community Garden Greenhouses
Taking a look behind the scenes on shoot with me and my assistant on the Lake District.
Photographer: Michael Wharley.
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