Here’s a short film about one of my favourite natural heroes - and one that got me interested in the world of soil and animal behaviour as a young child. Cleopatra declared them sacred in 50 BCE, Aristotle described them as ‘The intestines of the Earth’, Darwin rated them as one of the most important animals in the world and I love them too!

My publishers, Flying Eye Books have picked out their 6 favourite nature-based DIY activities from the pages of my new book for you and your little ones to crack on with.
From how to make your own cornflower slime to making beautiful leaf prints to decorate your home, you’ll need nothing more than what you’ve already got on your shelves and in your garden.

Simply a short film walking around a heavily pollarded hornbeam tree in London’s Epping Forest.

A sneak peak at my debut book, I Ate Sunshine For Breakfast - a brand new book about plants for children and their families.

How to make an amazing Boomer-Plane (a paper plane that comes back to you) for just 1 sheet of A4 paper.

Some simple activities to do at home using inexpensive materials and a little imagination. Including a tiny natural collage, an up-cycled nature diary/scrapbook to a beautiful leaf-print bookmark and more.

Michael uses spent coffee grounds as an organic gardening mulch in his vegetable bed.

A 12 minute video featuring some amazing and beautiful invertebrates.