#564: Routes Journal - a special issue

Routes is a journal which features articles by students.

Volume 5 Issue 2 is now published, and is a special issue on young rewilders. Check out the articles on the links below. Well done to all those who have contributed to this special issue.

Editorial Introduction: Young People and Rewilding

By Oscar Hartman Davies (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) and Jonathon Turnbull (Durham University)

by Routes10/04/2026

Essays

Turning back the clock or facing the future? Rewilding’s alternative conception of time and the potential for social justice

By Alfie Wraith (University of Cambridge)

by Routes10/04/2026

BIG FISH, BIG TIME: Exploring more-than-human temporal affect with respect to sturgeon

By Jessica Barker-Wren (University College London)

by Routes11/04/2026

Restoring forests in a changing world: the ash dieback crisis

By Haoran Wu (University of Oxford)

by Routes11/04/2026

The role of young people in the UK species reintroduction movement

By Șeniz Mustafa (The Ealing Beaver Project)

by Routes11/04/2026

Rewilding Research: Exploring young people’s perceptions of nature, identity and home

Ben Harris and Eden Sedman (Rewilding Youth)

by Routes11/04/2026

Balancing radical and sustainable rewilding: A case study of London’s urban future through the Neighbourhood Mobility Map Guide

Trisha Mehta (Royal College of Art School of Design)

by Routes11/04/2026

Rewilding and complex human-nature relationship in cities: Ecological parks in Chengdu, China

Ruoyan Zhu (Hong Kong Baptist University)

by Routes11/04/2026

Blue rewilding and nature-inclusive design: Offshore wind farms as anchors for marine biodiversity recovery in the UK

Prerena Balu (Newcastle University)

by Routes11/04/2026

#394: Wildlife Trusts blog 'statement' on the GCSE Natural History's stalled progress

The Wildlife Trusts have called on the government to take action to keep the GCSE Natural History on course. 

The Natural History GCSE would bring young people closer to nature through hands-on learning, but delays are holding it back. 📚 🌳

The Wildlife Trusts urge @GOVUK to move forward, empowering students to engage with our natural world!

Read morehttps://t.co/Wm0F6DBO8j

— The Wildlife Trusts (@WildlifeTrusts) November 13, 2024

You can read the blog post from Jen Davis by clicking the link.

 It ends with these words

The Natural History GCSE claims to prioritise nature connection and bringing theory and experiential learning together to support our future leaders. Surely, it’s worth exploring.

Now, a small army of new ministers and advisors – new not only to their roles, but to the legacy left by their predecessors, hold the potential of the GCSE in their hands. 

The next step is for the DfE to release the long overdue public consultation, where you can have your say. What do you want to see in the GCSE? How can we ensure that this becomes a truly accessible way for students to both learn about, and connect with the natural world? 

Without the consultation, this opportunity will simply pass us by. We strongly urge the Government to take the next step and instruct DfE to launch the public consultation, unlocking the GCSE for the next stage of development.

#292: 'Wild Service'

I bought this book today, as the reviews suggest it is going to be particular useful for thinking around the themes in the GCSE Natural History. It was purchased from the most excellent Kett's Books in Wymondham.

Here's Patrick Barkham talking about the book in a piece in 'The Guardian'.

I shall post a fuller review and add it to the GCSE Natural History library when I've had the chance to look closer... what other books have you bought recently to upskill yourself in Natural History-related themes?

A radical British politics rooted in nature is spreading – and the establishment doesn’t like it | John Harris https://t.co/DHUDHpD7bM

— Guardian Environment (@guardianeco) April 21, 2024