Breeding program

Since moving to London, It has come to my attention that their is sadly, a lack of interaction between the people who live here and british wildlife that had never come to mind whilst living in my hometown of Southport, on the north west coast of England.

I am by no means a ruralist but i do believe there is a great importance in all humans having regular interaction with nature and understanding that the world does not revolve around mankind. It is my view that it is important to understand ones relationship between human and animal and it is important to know how to respect them. Even such a simple act as growing a plant, caring for a domestic pet or spending time in a park could have a great effect on ones attitude towards living.

I am aware that there are young children being dubbed the 'concrete generation' because of their lack of interaction in their lifetime with nature, living exclusively in urban environments and shockingly, in some cases, believing food comes supermarkets. 

This is a very fascinating starting point for my print project, thinking about how i can in some way make the urban generation re-aware of nature through the addition of printed imagery in a street environment.

There are currently a number of native species in the UK that are endangered, of this list there are a few whose loss in number is due to their natural habitats being destroyed because of human activity, i am keen to focus on these and especially those that inhabit parts of London. This includes; red squirrels, greater mouse-eared bats and long-eared owls.