Author: Philip Lymbery

Sir David Attenborough has spent his life helping us to understand the natural world and why its fate is inseparable from our own

Of all the world records ever broken, perhaps the most striking has just happened beyond our planet. With Artemis II, humans travelled further from Earth than ever before, circling the Moon before splashing down safely back home. But amid the

Humanity’s future will not be secured by travelling to another planet but by understanding the extraordinary universe of life to be found in Earth’s soils

Why our food system has become a hidden threat to global stability What’s the one thing the war in Iran has shown us? – it’s that things happening in faraway places can have a big effect on all of us wherever

Industrial agriculture is eroding the natural foundations of global food production

'Should We Care About Nature?' - Chris Packham CBE, Isabella Tree and Sir Michael Morpurgo with Philip Lymbery at Oxford Literary Festival, March 2026

‘Wild for Life’ - Chris Packham CBE in conversation with Philip Lymbery at Oxford Literary Festival

On love, hope and healing and the magical power of animals, why we should care about nature, what food labels really tell us, plus lots more news and stories.

Last weekend, BBC wildlife presenter and animal activist Chris Packham CBE, children’s author and Farms for City Children charity founder Sir Michael Morpurgo, author

It was a real honour recently to welcome wildlife presenter,  environmentalist, animal activist and Compassion Patron, Chris Packham CBE