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The Best Non-Krill & Plant-Based Omega-3 Supplements in the UK

I was chatting over the fence with my neighbour the other day about the research I’ve been diving into for my next documentary and our conversation turned to krill. We ended up down a real rabbit hole discussing how heavily these tiny Antarctic crustaceans are harvested for everyday human Omega-3 supplements and pet treats (more on the pet aspect in the next article).

He dropped a nugget of wisdom that really hit home: “Sue, let’s be honest – as humans, we can be a bit lazy! If someone else does the hard work, dives into the research and hands you a clear ‘use this, avoid that’ list, it makes choosing the right option so much easier.” He wasn’t wrong!

So, to save you hours of deciphering ingredient labels, I’ve done the legwork for you! Here is your ultimate, hassle-free guide to making sustainable choices for both your own health routine – without starving the Southern Ocean.

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October 21, 2026
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Environment, Sustainable Travel

The Quiet Crisis Facing the Chinstrap Penguins of the Sandwich Islands

Today, I need to write about something much more sobering than some of my latest topics celebrating sustainable community groups and the return of wildlife to the British countryside . We need to talk about the Southern Ocean and a crisis unfolding far from our everyday lives that demands our attention and our concern.

For years, remote volcanic outposts like Zavodovski Island in the South Sandwich Islands chain have played host to one of the most astonishing spectacles on Earth – home to millions of chinstrap penguins, in massive colonies that resemble scenes from another world. But recent scientific findings from researchers, including teams from the British Antarctic Survey, have revealed a devastating truth. The world’s once-great chinstrap populations are in steep, alarming decline.

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October 13, 2026
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Environment, Sustainable Travel

Inside the Chorleywood Community Shed: Tea, Timber and Building Community at the Memorial Hall

We often look to grand policy meetings or technology pioneers to bring about positive change, but as you know, lately I’ve been finding the most inspiring stories right on my doorstep – in the quiet, persistent work of local individuals rolling up their sleeves and this time asking: “How can we do this better, together?”

This week, I popped down to the Chorleywood Memorial Hall on a Monday to sit down with Debbie and Andrew, the husband-and-wife duo behind the Chorleywood Community Shed. Launched in September 2024, this local initiative is a masterclass in reducing waste, sharing practical skills and above all, combating modern isolation through simple, human connection.

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October 6, 2026
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Environment

The Quiet Return: How Beavers, Pine Martens and Wildcats are Reclaiming the British Countryside

For centuries, Britain’s woodlands and waterways sat strangely quiet. Missing from our native ecosystems were the essential “eco-engineers” and top predators that once shaped the landscape – the tree-climbing pine marten, the elusive Scottish wildcat and the industrious Eurasian beaver. Driven to near or total regional extinction by historical hunting, trapping and habitat fragmentation, these iconic species were lost from much of our countryside.

However, across England, Scotland, and Wales, a quiet revolution is underway. Through pioneering rewilding projects, strategic conservation partnerships and community support, these three key species are returning home – and transforming the British landscape in the process.

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September 23, 2026
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Environment

The “Right to Repair” is Coming for Your Wardrobe

We’ve all been there. You have a favourite jacket with a broken zip, or a beloved pair of trousers with a split seam. Your first instinct might be to fix it, but then reality hits: finding matching buttons is impossible – I have a whole tin full but still can never find the one I took off that new purchase – and a professional repair costs more than the item is worth.

So, with a heavy heart, it goes into the bin. But what if the brand that sold it to you was legally required to help you fix it?

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September 1, 2026
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Environment

Room by Room: How One Small Swap Transformed My Shower (And Why I’m Loving Shampoo Bars!)

I’m always looking for ways to live a little more sustainably. But let’s be honest: trying to overhaul your entire house to be eco-friendly all at once is exhausting and overwhelming. I’ve found that the best way to tackle it is by taking a “one room at a time” approach.

I’ve been standing in each room of our house, looking around with fresh eyes, and asking myself a simple question: Where are we unnecessarily using single-use plastic here, and how can we make this space just a little bit greener? And while that is definitely still ‘work in progress’ when I walked into our shower room, the answer was staring right back at me from the ledge: a sea of plastic shampoo bottles.

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August 11, 2026
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Environment

Where Have All the Windscreen Bugs Gone?

Have you taken a drive through the countryside on a warm summer evening recently and noticed something strange about your car windscreen?

For those of us born in the 60’s and 70’s, summer drives in our younger years meant one inevitable chore: cleaning a windscreen plastered with countless splattered insects. Back then, a long drive in July or August guaranteed a front bumper and windscreen thick with tiny bugs. Today, you can drive hundreds of miles across the UK and arrive home with a glass windscreen that is almost entirely spotless.

It might feel like a convenience, but in truth, it is a alarming symptom of a ecological crisis unfolding right in front of our eyes.

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July 27, 2026
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Environment, Sustainable Travel

The Quiet Eco-Heroes at the Scottish Open

There is something profoundly hopeful about finding environmental innovation in the places you least expect. We often look to scientists in labs or policy-makers in government buildings to “save the world,” but lately, I’ve been finding the most inspiring stories in the quiet, persistent work of individuals and businesses – people who are simply rolling up their sleeves and asking, “How can we do this better?”

Last weekend, I stumbled upon a fantastic example of exactly that: the Genesis Scottish Open.

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July 13, 2026
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Environment, Sustainable Travel

The Last Great Antarctic Untold Story: Meeting Mark Reed and The Quest for Shackleton’s “Last Cache”

We often fall into the trap of thinking that the golden age of exploration is a closed chapter in a history book. We imagine that the great maps were all filled in during the early 1900s, leaving nothing left for the modern world to uncover.

But this past May, while attending the bi-annual James Caird Society dinner at Dulwich, I was seated at a table that completely shattered that illusion. Another reason why I just love being a member of the that Society, you meet such interesting people, doing incredible things…

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July 7, 2026
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Environment

The ‘Environmental Responsibility Disconnect’: Why Individuals Say One Thing and Do Another

Have you ever noticed a strange gap between what we know about what needs to be done to preserve our planet and how we actually live our daily lives?

It’s a psychological puzzle. As humans, we can be deeply moved by the plight of the environment, yet completely blind to how our own small, daily choices contribute to the bigger picture when in fact individuals can have such a positive impact.

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June 19, 2026
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