This book is curated by Ellen Miles, the founder of the Nature is a Human Right Campaign, whose ambassadors and supporters include leading and upcoming names in naturalism, environmental education and climate activism, such as Kristy Drutman, Tolmeia Gregory, Poppy Okotcha, Isaias Hernandez, Lucy Jones and Patrick Barkham (over 100k followers combined)People have turned to nature over lockdown as a creative and practical outlet and in their choice of reading, fashion, and homeware (Stylist, Jul 2020)Lockdown has shown us the importance nature for mental health; GPs now prescribe time in nature to combat depression and anxiety (BBC, May 2020)Demand for natural history programming is booming amid climate concerns and interest from top streaming platforms. During lockdown, gardening and nature shows saw a rise in viewing figures with BBC's Gardeners' World receiving its highest ratings in a decade (IBC365, May 2020)Ellen Miles is an activist and author whose work centres on bringing nature to neighbourhoods. She runs Nature is a Human Right, the campaign for the United Nations to enshrine daily access to nature as a legal right for all, and Dream Green, a social enterprise that helps communities get guerrilla gardening. @OctaviaChill
