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Martial Arts for Authors - My cartoon for this week's Guardian Books

A few wolves would solve this problem 🐺

Wild Cities by Chris Fitch (Chris Fitch) came out in April and I do not feel it is getting enough attention even though I live in West London where there are flowering cherry trees in the streets. Copenhagen - edible plants in the city... I could get behind that.

The world's largest wildlife crossing is open for business 🦎

The boom in urban tree planting is *brilliant* news, but why are so many councils planting exotic, garden centre trees, often short-lived ones, instead of northern European native trees which are so important for invertebrates, birds and wildlife? This morning I’ve seen Gingko,

Feels like I'm forgetting lots. This is my first draft

City planners in 1950: "Let's cover everything in concrete!" City planners in 2025: "Why is everything so hot??"

I'm not making another one of these. But I can't believe I left out Little Miss Sunshine, unforgivable

Read my words medium.com/@chrisfitch/sp…

“The best way to avoid being inactive is not join a gym, but begin with the radical act of walking. The good news is a well-designed city can give us all the regular physical activity we need, without access to pricey equipment and trainers. It’s all about the built environment.”

Stuff like this is stupendously expensive but it’s urban renewal at its best. Barangaroo Reserve used to be concrete container terminal and now is one of Sydney’s most loved harbourside parks. What are other examples of such greening of industrial infrastructure?

Home is not necessarily the place that welcomes you. But it is the place where you stop thinking of other places.

We would love to know, how do you feel most connected to nature in your daily life?

Might as well shout this into the void... I'll be at Knepp in November for a talk on Wild Cities, sharing my insights from visiting some off the world's most exciting urban rewilding projects 🌳🏢🦋 Book tickets here knepp.co.uk/view/events/wi…