Barbara Mearns has been involved with A Rocha since its beginnings, and for many years ran the A Rocha International office from her home in SW Scotland. Now retired, she writes an irregular blog about local wildlife at mearnswildlife.wordpress.com and spends as much time as possible recording dragonflies, butterflies, moths and birds. With her husband, Richard, she has researched the lives of many early naturalists, most recently for their updated Biographies for Birdwatchers (2022) see mearnsbooks.com.
Have you recently experienced being awestruck? Being out of doors and enjoying nature can easily inspire a sense of awe: that overwhelming feeling of wonder, sometimes tinged with fear. I […]
‘All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they […]
Ever since I was a kid, water, in all its states and appearances, has always fascinated me. As I grew up, I realised that, although it is fascinating, it is […]
By Robert Sluka When guests visit us in Titusville, Florida we often suggest a “good news” trip to Orlando Wetlands Park. Created to mitigate errors in the past, it filters […]
Of late, I have really come to appreciate the birdsong that I can hear outside my window at home. Every morning now when I wake up, I give thanks to […]
How one farmer’s dogged persistence and a resolute faith in God has successfully brought back forest to over 6 million hectares in West Africa and counts 240 million trees to […]
Come, thou long-expected Jesus, Born to set thy people free. From our fears and sins release us, Let us find our rest in thee. Israel’s strength and consolation, Hope of […]
Common wisdom has it that time spent in nature has enormously positive impacts on mental health. It reduces feelings of stress, reminds us we are part of something bigger, helps […]
How would it look to live in close relationship to the land? Ronia and I are standing at the vegetable washing station on farm in Austria. Boxes full of freshly […]
In 1983, Miranda and Peter Harris and their three children (a fourth born later) moved to southern Portugal to establish Cruzinha: the very first A Rocha field centre, near the […]
