To celebrate National Poetry Day (6th October) and this year's theme of 'The Environment' I have collaborated with @Ecoflix to run a #WriteForTheWild poetry competition! I hope this film inspires you to grab a pen and take part. Read how below. About Ecoflix: Ecoflix is the world's first not-for-profit media group dedicated to wildlife and conservation storytelling. This is not a sponsorship, but a collaboration. I'm very excited to be working with them on a few upcoming projects :D Check out Ecoflix here: https://ecoflix.com/ How to Get Involved: All you have to do is write a short poem about the environment and send us a photo of the poem which we will share to our social media channels! Feel free to get creative and share your poems as part of a wildlife drawing too! Check out my poem in this video for inspiration. I chose to touch upon the issue of biodiversity loss as our country's wild havens continue to be ravaged by agriculture, industry, and a disregard for the fragility and importance of nature that seems to plague the population. Please share your submissions to Instagram and tag @ecoflixofficial and @naturalwfacts to have them shared. The deadline for submissions will be the 16th October, with the winner announced shortly after. The winner will receive a 1 year subscription to Ecoflix for themselves or their family, plus for another friend or family too! :D More about this film: I shot this on location in the UK's New Forest National Park, a haven of wild heaths and ancient woodlands, sheltering an oasis of wildlife. I visit the woods quite often - once a week, if I'm able - but year by year I can see the biodiversity wane. This short film aims to highlight the issue of habitat and biodiversity loss in the UK due to industrialisation, climate issues, and pollution. It also serves as a prelude to an upcoming series filmed in the New Forest, covering British Wildlife from life in the waterways to the log piles and the treetops. Written, filmed and narrated by Leo Richards. Filmed on location in the New Forest National Park, UK. An entry into the Artlist Creative Fest by @artlist.io #nationalpoetryday #wildlife #nature #artlistcreativefest

I captured this footage of a British common frog (Rana temporaria) wrestling with a giant slow worm (Anguis fragilis) over an earthworm that is arguably too large for the little amphibian! I hope you enjoy. Filmed using Sony FDR-AX53 4K Camera. More British Wildlife: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKzq2xKdfIosShSlvyyRSaVhh4ivsy8Ze Check out our website: https://naturalworldfacts.com

To showcase the potential of my new 4K video camera, I headed out to some wild locations in the UK to film some close-ups of plant and animal life. I hope you enjoy this short video, there will be more full-length British Wildlife videos coming soon, along with tons more deep-sea oriented films and video essays. For tech-savvy viewers, the new camera is a Sony FDR-AX53.

A terrarium ecosystem is constantly evolving. After just one month, life in this closed native terrarium has blossomed and flourished, with every organism playing a key role in maintaining the stability of the ecosystem. Woodlice and springtails decompose organic matter and recycle the nutrients back into the soil. Plants grow and die and adapt to the conditions in the jar, and slugs break down those that don't adapt in time. Centipedes and harvestmen, the predators of the jar, hunt down and control the populations of the other inhabitants, with their own numbers held in perfect equilibrium with the creatures they consume. Watch how I built this terrarium: https://youtu.be/y0u9k-MSo8U Initial footage video: https://youtu.be/y771wlWpzps 0:00 Introduction 0:29 Springtails and Woodlice 0:59 Field Slug 1:19 Centipedes 1:32 Harvestmen 2:25 Common Striped Woodlouse 2:48 Earthworms 3:13 Outro

Terrariums are self-sustaining ecosystems enclosed within a jar, maintaining their own water and carbon cycles. But if you look closer, there are yet deeper connections. Take a look at some of the overlooked creatures that inhabit a closed terrarium, and learn about the vital roles they play in the ecosystem. Watch the tutorial on making a closed terrarium: https://youtu.be/y0u9k-MSo8U One Month Update: https://youtu.be/ZZJA_pOZZCY All footage is original and taken by Leo of NWF.