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Common By Nature commended at the UK Blog Awards!

Common By Nature, the blog you are perusing at this very moment in time, has taken the ‘Highly Commended’ position in the nature and wildlife category of tonights UK Blog Awards, and it looks like I owe readers of this blog a whopping great thank you!

Truth be told, I haven’t published much in the way of content this year. That’s mainly because I now write, tweet and read for a living as a communications officer, and therefore, can’t quite face the prospect of spending yet more hours stuck to my screen upon returning home. That said, what I have published throughout late 2018 and early 2019 has clearly been well received and, as ever, I am incredibly grateful to everyone who stops by this blog from time to time.

This blog has been many things over the years and has focused on many different kinds of content. I have ranted and raved, complained and praised, shared sightings and trip reports and, ultimately, endeavoured to communicate my love of the natural world to anyone who cares enough to listen. Just as I was beginning to doubt that I have the time, energy and motivation to keep doing so, this welcome news has changed my mind. It seems some people like reading this blog; thus I’ll continue to post as often as I can! Promise.

Huge thanks once again to everyone who cast a vote during the earlier stages of the competition, and to the marvellous Kate on Conservation who cast the final vote.

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Common By Nature at the UK Blog Awards 2019

I’m thrilled to announce that Common By Nature has been nominated for the latest round of the UK Blog Awards! 

It is a privilege to find myself competing in a category jam-packed with the best and brightest environmental writers and bloggers in the UK today, and I would like to thank each and every person who reads this blog for making such possible. Without your support of the content published here, I very much doubt I would have made the cut.

This blog has grown extremely quickly in the years since I first hit the big blue ‘publish’ button, and now incorporates a greater range of content than ever before. I aim to provide writing that appeals to a broad cross-section of people and, as such, it is fantastic to have been nominated in both the ‘Green and Eco‘ and ‘Wildlife and Nature‘ blog categories. 

New Nature wins at the UK Blog Awards 2018

Last night, it was revealed that New Nature Magazine has won in the ‘Green and Eco Company Category’ of the UK Blog Awards 2018, beating some seriously tough competition to take home the prestigious prize for virtual work. Hooray!

Born of a conversation between myself and managing editor, Alex Pearce, in late 2016, New Nature aims to provide an outlet for the voices and creative talents of young naturalists, embolden and support early-career conservationists and, ultimately, to hammer home the fact that, despite prevailing stereotypes, young people do in fact care for the natural world. This is something I feel we have achieved over the course of our first year (and a bit) as an e-magazine: publishing work from myriad young writers, featuring advice and guidance from some of the biggest names in conservation and even having a few of our writers selected for bigger, brighter opportunities elsewhere.

From the outset, New Nature has been about encouraging, promoting and supporting Britain’s flourishing community of young conservationists: something that, based upon the kind feedback of readers, we feel we are achieving, step by step. This award, issued in absentia at a rather glam ceremony in London is just the cherry on top. And I know I speak for each and every member of our incredible (voluntary) team when I say that we are thrilled to have been recognised among the ranks of such talented individuals and organisations. I, for one, certainly feel a certain sense of vindication that my baby is receiving such praise on a national scale – as the e-zines Founder and Managing Director, it sort of feels like a child has graduated from college. Or moved into their first house.

I am incredibly grateful to everyone that reads, downloads, shares and enjoys New Nature each month and could not thank more our supporters for their backing over our initial stint. This award has served as a serious wake-up call and an incentive to strive for greater heights in the future – something we hope to achieve by securing full-time promotional sponsors and a small degree of finances to help the magazine grow, prosper and reach more young people than ever before over the coming months and years. Though, for now, such things can wait…

If so inclined, the latest issue of New Nature can be downloaded here: