LO1 - Draft Editorial

Editorial

Hi, and welcome to the very first edition of The Roost!

The world of nature has fascinated me since my early childhood.

It’s a thing I’ve always been passionate about, and I’ve always loved the unpredictability of the natural world. But in this day and age, our man-made world is just as unpredictable as the vulnerable, variable world I fell in love with as a child.

The diverse world around us is hanging in the balance, and everything is changing too fast for the flora and fauna to keep up.

We’re taking over, and sometimes it seems like all hope is lost. We’re desperately trying to redeem ourselves for the imbalances we’ve caused to the infrastructure that our wild neighbours rely on to survive.

Animals have a charm that we just can’t impersonate. They each have their unique charisma that makes them such a thing of wonder, and every human sees it differently. I find a delightful amount of humour in the way puffins waddle around proudly with their bills stuffed full of sand eels. And the way that bats, against popular belief, are not a menacing, bloodsucking creature of the night. In fact, they’re pretty adorable when you see them up close, with their wings wrapped around them like a blanket and two beady little curious eyes poking out at the top. Insects, however, don’t really hold any sort of appeal to me, but, each to their own – an entomologist probably would disagree there!

Yes, people are seemingly hopelessly ignorant of the fate we’re forcing onto the earth’s critters and creatures. But all hope is not lost. Despite the destruction and apparent ignorance in the face of their fate, we’re beginning to see a change in the way we’re approaching the idea of a safe future for wildlife. Awareness of issues like this are being presented in more important light than ever, and a new generation of children who seem glued to their technological gadgets are not completely void of appreciation for what the natural world can give to us. The current and further generations just need to realise that there are things they can do to help turn the tables of the damage we have wrought on wildlife, and they’re relying on you to help bring that out.

In this, the very first edition of The Roost, we will cover topics such as how you can make your own impact on the welfare of our resident critters by making your garden – and their home – a safer place. Managing to co-live with the wildlife all around us in our suburban jungle is the first step in making the world we’ve dominated into a more habitable place.

Throughout the production we’ll also look at how you can be inspired, and inspire those around you, to help preserve the world we’re pushing away that’s diminishing fast. We’ll do this by taking a look at some of the most amazing locations on earth, with stunning sights to see and exhilarating atmospheres to experience. The Special Destinations articles are the ones to look out for if you’re looking for somewhere to see just how remarkable the natural world can be.

For me, it always has been and always will be an amazing experience to go to somewhere with astounding natural beauty. People want excitement. And the world holds so many amazing, thrilling scenes to catch people’s eyes. They just need to be discovered. The Roost will cover so many of these beautiful places, and their exciting, captivating atmospheres that are always so different from one another.