Those of you who read Vicky’s post titled ‘cycling to save our seas’ on August 20^th may have wondered how my sponsored bike ride went and how the campaign is going. Well, the three day bike ride and tour of Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight was a great success – the sun was shining and we saw some beautiful British coastline and countryside.

The aim of the sponsored bike ride was to help raise some funds and create public awareness for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust’s ‘Operation Seahorse’ campaign. We raised over £200 in the end, which is not bad as it was a rather last minute idea. However the Hampshire and IOW Wildlife Trust still require a significant amount of funding so that they can carry out important surveys of the marine environment. If you would like to help then please purchase a limited edition Operation Seahorse T-shirt or make a donation.

The Operation Seahorse campaign is part of a network of campaigns being conducted by the Wildlife Trust movement and other members of the Wildlife & Countryside Link. The aim of these campaigns is to raise awareness about the UK’s diverse marine life and to lobby the government to designate sites as Highly Protected Marine Reserves.

If you are a UK citizen and would like to help protect our seas then please sign the Wildlife Trusts online petition fish.

But hurry because signatures collected via the online petition and the 200 petition fish which have been on display at Wildlife Trusts’ events throughout the UK will be taken to Westminister on Wednesday 10^th October for an event with MPs. Then the following week, the petition will be delivered to Downing Street, in a final bid to keep the Marine Bill afloat. I will hopefully be attending the event on the 10^th October as a representative of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, thus I will keep you posted about the progress of this campaign.

Hello Everyone! I haven’t posted in a while as I’ve been out recovering from a pretty major surgery a few weeks ago. All is well now and I’m starting to get my energy back and feel like myself again. My doctor is encouraging me to walk as my strength permits me (and the pain medication I might add – it keeps me pretty drowsy), as this will help in my recovery.

Well it turns out one of my favorite websites is trying to get everybody to walk. Lime has launched Live The Change. The goal is to have people walk 24,900 miles which is the equivalent of one lap around the world! If they reach this goal they will have: Reduced 20,772 lbs of CO2 emissions from car use, burned 2,490,000 calories, and walked 498,000 minutes.

Besides the health benefits to walking they want to let people know about the environmental benefits as well: Reducing just 10 miles of driving every week would eliminate 500 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions a year. The cost of operating a car for one year is approximately $5,170. The cost of operating a bicycle for a year is only $120. Walking is free!

As of this posting 2,420 miles have been walked! They encourage you to post your photos, videos, blogs, and any comments on Lime about your daily “Live The Change” routines.

Many of us walk to work, home, the gym and the grocery store. Here’s a chance to make each step count! Don’t forget your energy snacks and Kleen Kanteen!