Watch Earth in 100 Seconds. Each second reveals 1% of land and how we’re using and misusing our planet. The film is the latest in my “In 100 Seconds” films, following on from the UK in 100 Seconds, UK National Parks in 100 Seconds and the Netherlands in 100 Seconds. This is an important little
What if we could secure thousands of houses for charities to do good with? Housing for Good is a new project that aims to use gift and legacies to secure affordable housing for charitable causes. The potential impact is significant. In 2024, UK charities received £4.5 billion in legacy income; directing just 1% of this towards
“What do the UK’s National Parks really look like? To see what these landscapes are made-up of, let’s go on a walk. Each second of the walk reveals 1% of our National Parks and how they appear from above. Are you ready for the UK’s National Parks in 100 seconds?” UK National Parks in 100
News! Check out our new ambitious vision for Slow Ways – we’re going to connect millions more people and places, add more ways of getting around and enable community organisations to create active networks for their communities. Find out more and back our crowdfunder. I am the Founder and CEO of Slow Ways, an audacious
The Netherlands in 100 Seconds is a short film that explores what the country looks like from the air in its correct proportions. For many people the film is beautiful, controversial, surprising and challenging all at the same time. I used Corine Land Cover data to accurately reflect how much of the Netherlands are covered
I don’t think anyone really knows what the UK looks like. I’m not so sure… and I think that’s a problem. Twisted imaginations and incorrect assumptions can distort decisions that affect our lives. We need to get a better sense of proportion. That’s why I’ve made The UK in 100 Seconds. In this controversial short film each second = 1 % of what the UK looks like from the air.
This Summer I went on a big 563km walk around London to help catalyse and spread the National Park City campaign. The walk was an opportunity to meet politicians, activists and residents as well as visit inspiring places and projects across the capital.
In 2013 I started a campaign to make London the world’s first National Park City. Six years later, and with the support of thousands of people, the London National Park City was launched on 22 July 2019 with a major outdoor festival across the capital. The London National Park City has the support of grassroots activists,
Last year I walked 1,686km across all of the UK’s national parks and cities. On my head I wore an EEG that recorded six different emotions as I explored different kinds of places. Working with Cisco and National Geographic, the purpose of the Wild Cities project was to see how people, places, things, technology and
I was very pleased to help the BBC Bitesize make a series of 13 short videos to help GCSE geographers revise for their exams. Here’s one on glaciers. This one is on map reading.