Jayson Winters
Foxearth: a journey of discovery begins
Once in a while, an opportunity arises to make a considerable difference. A Rocha UK’s CEO Mairi Johnstone shares one such vision…
Foxearth. The name has a sense of wonder to it. It sounds like it was dreamed up by C S Lewis or J R R Tolkien. But I can assure you it’s real. I’ve been there.
Indeed, I’ve seen not only the natural beauty of this spot, but also the many opportunities it offers for scientific study and spiritual reflection. All of our ideas would deepen and develop our work.
Our five core values – Christian, Conservation, Community, Cross-cultural and Co-operation – would find full expression through what we could do there.
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Sense of wonder under threat
Spiritual as well as physical damage is being done by our disconnection from nature. That’s the main message of the latest edition of A Rocha UK’s magazine ‘Root & Branch’ – which lands on supporters’ doormats soon.
In his column for the publication, Conservation Director Andy Lester explains how people have told him they miss ‘a sense of awe and wonder’ about the natural world. ‘There’s something deeply spiritual about our connection to nature,’ writes Andy, ‘and we’re losing that connection at a very rapid rate.’
Editor Jean Morgan warns of ‘the relentless pursuit of “progress”‘. She points out, ‘That loss in the natural world causes the loss of something within ourselves as well.’ In her introduction, she unpacks the journal’s theme – and how it’s reflected in such articles as an interview with celebrated birder, author and journalist Dominic Couzens and a highly colourful spread on dragonflies.