Switch Subscriptions to Beautiful Nature Magazines
Ditch subscriptions to boring women-hating and ad-filled magazines, and treat yourself instead to one or more subscriptions to these beautiful magazines, that can be read over and over, or gifted to others.
For articles on gardening, read our posts on pet-safe gardens and wildlife-friendly gardens (use no-dig gardening). Also read how to stop birds flying into windows.
British Wildlife is published 8 times yearly, each issue has 84 pages of interesting articles from experts in their fields. Packed with illustrations, this is only available on subscription (including digital).
Sample articles are:
- Fifty years of bat protection
- Pine martens in the New Forest
- An introduction to pot beetles
- The Wildlife of London churchyards
- Conservation of the Basking Shark
- Southwest conservation of lichens
- The early lives of red deer
- Identifying British ladybirds
- Restoring mountain woodland in The Cairngorms
- Humpback whale sightings in England
Resurgence & Ecologist (a magazine on sustainability)
Resurgence & Ecologist Magazine is a beautiful publication that has been edited for over 30 years on a Devon kitchen table by its founder, ecological writer and former Jain monk Satish Kumar.
It offers environmental essays, poetry, art and veggie recipes (you can download a free copy). And join local meet-ups to discuss each bi-monthly issue (download a free info pack). Or join the Resurgence Trust for access to print or digital copies.
Sample articles are:
- Bees: A guide for the curious
- The return of the red kite
- An excerpt from Polly Atkins’ book The Company of Owls
- Learning about wolves in Canada
- The case against AI digital technology
- Celebrating passions for trees & folk songs
- Meeting young fashion designers in Helsinki
- How to process feelings about climate change
- Caroline Lucas reviews a book on climate change
Bloom: A Magazine on Nature & Gardening
Bloom was a print magazine on nature and gardening. Due to high printing costs (it used green energy and vegetable inks), it has now decided to be just online, but it’s still just as beautiful. From rescuing sick plants to litter clean-ups.
Example articles are:
- How to save rainwater in gardens
- How to start a cut flower patch
- Designing a container garden
- Designing a nature-led garden
- Creating an ecological edible garden
- How to save sick houseplants
Eco Kids Planet (a children’s nature magazine)
Eco Kids Planet is a fun and colourful magazine, for children aged 7 to 11. Delivered in a paper envelope (no plastic toys attached!), this is both inspiring and educational for the future guardians of our planet.
Each issue is based on a theme. For instance:
- Web of Life: This covers the invisible threads that bond the web of nature. From tree roots that send secret signals, to fish that sing to each other!
- Secrets of the Deep: Meet glowing lanternfish and explore whale fall skeleton cities, from blobfish to sea pigs!
- Tusk Titans: Explore the biggest and boldest tusk-bearers on earth – from elephants and warthogs to narwhales and ancient sabre-toothed salmon.
The monthly magazine includes curriculum subjects, with school subscriptions available. Note that despite some images showing magnifying glasses, don’t let children examine creatures using them, as the heat and sun combined can harm wildlife.
