2020 was a particularly challenging year for everyone, but looking back over the year, I’m so proud of how much the programme has managed to achieve. The year started well with a successful event in Northern Ireland where 40 young people from Ulster Wildlife and the Belfast Hills Partnership met with key decision makers [...]
Hi! My name is Patrycja Bialecka and I took part in the 2020 Our Wild Coast Traineeship. I am a third-year student, studying Zoology with Animal Behaviour at Bangor University and I love everything about nature. Whether it’s going on hikes or swims, conservation work or handling animals – I love it! So, it was [...]
After much thought and careful planning, Milestones, alongside Youth Action Wiltshire, launched into their Summer activity programme at the end of July. It was wonderful to welcome young people back on to our reserves, even with the many restrictions and procedures that we had to put in place. With wellbeing as a key focus for [...]
By Isla King I joined the Wildlife Trusts’ Our Bright Future team just last month, and those first few weeks have already flown by. It’s been a strange experience starting a new job while we’re all still working from home, but that’s done nothing to diminish my excitement at being part of such an inspiring [...]
By Michelle Payne My name is Michelle and I am an MscRes student at Bangor University studying primates, my favourite primates being lemurs! I also enjoy writing stories. Studying Zoology and a MscRes at the university has given me plenty of knowledge of conservation, but I wasn’t confident in putting that knowledge into practice hence [...]
By Jodie Holyoake To say it’s been a whirlwind year for myself is putting it lightly! After graduating from my degree in Marine and Natural History Photography and persistently applying for jobs in the conservation sector for a good while, I was overjoyed to receive *that* phone call telling me that I was going to [...]
Our Bright Future launched four years ago – a £33million national programme investing in 31 diverse projects, with the aim of bringing together the youth and environment sectors. The programme funds projects to: empower young people to become skilled and engaged citziens, whether that be through providing conservation accreditations, teaching campaigning and social action [...]
The unprecedented outbreak of Coronavirus is a public health emergency of international concern. In a matter of days, our lives and work have changed. We welcome measures taken by the UK government to halt the spread of the virus which are much needed to protect all of us, especially our elders and vulnerable people with [...]
Hi, I’m Dan and I have been volunteering as part of the Growing Confidence Project at Shropshire Wildlife Trust since February 2017. Growing Confidence is one of 31 projects that make up the Our Bright Future programme funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. As part of these volunteering activities, I and other young people [...]
Hi, I'm Finn Jones. I'm fourteen years old, from North Wales and attend the Our Wild Coast project. I was asked to write about my experiences with Our Bright Future, to perhaps help other young people feel able to get involved in our campaign. How to contact MPs Many people my age aren't comfortable contacting [...]
