In this film by Tom Hartwell, April Windle of the British Lichen Society introduces us to some amazing lichen in one of the UK's temperate rainforests. Meet the 'map lichen' that's even been to space, the stubble-like 'Desperate Dan', ancient woodland indicator 'barnacle lichen' and many more. This is the first of a series of 3 films over 3 months on lichen and our temperate rainforests. https://britishlichensociety.org.uk/. Twitter: @aprilwindle @BLSLichens; Instagram: @aprilwindle.nature.

In this film by Tom Hartwell, self-taught pyrography and macrame artist Hannah shows us how she creates beautiful woodland art from sustainable natural UK wood. Hannah loves all things nature and yoga, which she uses to inspire her work. https://www.knotsandembers.co.uk/

In this film by veteran filmaker Quentin Clark, we catch-up with Mike Saynor, an expert in the British countryside, and he Holt Copse Conservation Volunteers to find out how to encourage and manage bluebells in our woodlands. http://hccv.org.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/holtcopse/ https://www.facebook.com/SilkPurseVideos

In this film by internationally accomplished filmmaker Katie Vickers, we learn how to make a bat box with Mike, a member of the Men's Sheds association. Men's sheds is a UK wide organisation that seeks to improve wellbeing, reduce loneliness and combat social isolation by encourage people to come together to make, repair and repurpose, and support projects in their local communities. Find out more about this charity here - https://menssheds.org.uk/what-is-a-mens-shed/ https://menssheds.org.uk/ https://menssheds.org.uk/newsletter-archive/ https://menssheds.org.uk/shedfest-2024/ https://www.instagram.com/ukmenssheds/ More on Katie Vickers here - https://vimeo.com/820323669