This Black History Month, we celebrate incredible Ambassador, Ese, an inspiring and driven young environmental leader whose journey with Action for Conservation (AFC) shows the power of representation, resilience, and community. Ese is now a key member of The Heartwood Project’s Youth Leadership Group in Derbyshire, she embodies what it means to connect with and inspire others, and champion nature for future generations.

Discover Callum’s interest in fashion, textiles and nature restoration in this amazing blog exploring his journey as an Ambassador.

Learn more about Tamar’s experience as an Action for Conservation Youth Trustee.

AFC Ambassador Gabriel tells us how growing food can help the planet!

Read a poem about nature and how it interconnects with social issues.

In July 2025, the Grow Wilder Youth Leadership Group (YLG) took part in a residential visit to Heal Somerset – a weekend packed full of nature, learning, healing, and connection.

Learn about the visit that brought together YLGs and partners from the intergenerational nature restoration projects; Green Shoots at Grow Wilder (Bristol), the Penpont Project (Wales) and Heartwood Project (Derbyshire). 

Bees are crucial to keeping our ecosystems healthy so read this blog to find out how you can help them thrive in your garden, on your windowsill or even in a local green space! 

Hear from Action for Conservation (AFC) Ambassadors in the South West to hear why they feel art is important to them, how it connects them with nature and how it helps to protect the environment!

Danny has been doing incredible work in his local community in Kent, read this blog to learn about how he has been creating an urban refuge for hedgehogs in his local area.

Learn about Angélica’s journey with AFC. This blog explores how AFC has been a leading inspiration in her life, inspiring her to learn, to take action and to create a positive change in the world.

Read this blog and learn about how Hana came to be a part of the Penpont Project.

We might all have a plethora of completely different reasons for caring about oceans and waterways, but the fact that any of us does care is what matters. 

Learn about the amazing Dr Mya-Rose Craig and why she is an inspiration to AFC Ambassador Sam!

For International Women's Day, Ambassador Lily embarked on a process of creating a piece of artwork titled 'Resilient Bloom' inspired by nature.

Read this blog to learn about how the South East Summer Camp participants reunited at the Wildwood Trust in Kent to kick off their Ambassador journey.

Explore how our Ambassadors celebrated Halloween in a sustainable way this year!

From January to May 2024, 20 Year 7 students from North Liverpool Academy embarked on an inspiring journey with Action for Conservation (AFC) through our WildED education programme.

Meet our new Youth Trustees from our network of Ambassadors and Alumni. Mal, Yusra, Ayla and Tamar are an incredible group of young people who will be helping to shape our work for the next few years.

AFC’s Penpont Project Team and Youth Leadership Group (YLG) member Hana Salih joined farmers and fisherpeople from across the UK to celebrate the launch of We Feed the UK, a new photographic exhibition curated by The Gaia Foundation.