Bloom Magazine UK

JO MCKERR

Where to start

ou may think you’re looking at a blank canvas, but ecologically there is no such thing. Almost all bits of land will have been manipulated by humans and each one will have its own individual ecosystem. To add biodiversity, the most important place to start is to observe everything before changing anything – you don’t want

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