For today's episode, I sat down with a very special guest. Reflecting on the happy childhood memories that formed his love of the sea, this conversation with my dad was a rare chance for us to reflect on the childhood inspiration that led us both to water. With a shared connection to blue spaces, this conversation made me realise more than ever the powerful influence of those around us, especially parents, to instil a love of nature that lasts a lifetime.

Something Old: Playing with toys in the bathtub as a child, afternoons spent on the beach during happy childhood holidays in Cornwall

Something New: Seabed cameras giving us opportunity to see the regeneration of our seas when given the chance to recover. Links golf courses leading the way on conservation with their natural coastal design

Something Borrowed: When does our affinity with water begin? The timeless role of water in healing, holidays and health

Something Blue: Lahinch, County Clare, Ireland & St Andrews, Scotland.

Something Blue on Instagram - @somethingbluepodcast

Lily on Instagram - @usourearth

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The hope with this podcast is to bring a tiny dose of blue wherever in the world you're listening...to remind ourselves as a global community of ocean lovers that there is hope for the future of our waterways.

Sending you all the ocean love,

Lily xx

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In today's episode, I'm joined by Howard Wood OBE, Co-Founder of the Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST), Coastal Communities Network (CCN) and the Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust (SIFT). In the year that COAST celebrates its 30th year, Howard reflects on a lifelong journey campaigning for Scotland's seas, the establishment of the Lamlash Bay No Take Zone in Arran's coastal waters, and the people in marine conservation that have made it all possible.

In this episode we delve deep into the legislation that limits seabed protection, what communities around the globe can teach us about marine protection and the political actions we must take to honour our love of the sea.

Something Old: Playing and taking an interest in the trout in a stream in the garden. Annual visits to Arran as a child, fishing from a rowing boat on the sea

Something New: Advancing technology to better image the seabed. Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and Drop Down Cameras making the seabed accessible to all

Something Borrowed: The inspiring underwater films of Hans Hass and Jacques Cousteau; David Attenborough documentaries allowing the public to see what's underwater. Support for COAST from Professor Rupert Allman, Director at Millport; Callum Roberts, Professor of Marine Conservation at University of Exeter; Dr Bryce Stewart, Senior Research Fellow at the Marine Biological Association; and David Bailey, Reader in Marine Ecology at University of Glasgow; all esteemed academics encouraging us to follow the right path

Something Blue: Being underwater diving. 'I'm never happier than sat on the seabed, with my camera, taking some pictures.' Exploring and documenting monkey puzzle bryozoan in the seas around Arran

Howard on Instagram - @howardlwood

Howard's podcast - @theincomingtides

Something Blue on Instagram - @somethingbluepodcast

Lily on Instagram - @usourearth

If you enjoyed the episode and are able to share with a friend or leave a review, I'd be super grateful.

The hope with this podcast is to bring a tiny dose of blue wherever in the world you're listening...to remind ourselves as a global community of ocean lovers that there is hope for the future of our waterways.

Sending you all the ocean love,

Lily xx

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In today's episode, I'm chatting with Mrs Meg Avon, Writer, Campaigner and River Wife. Meg is a remarkable human. Acting out of love for her beloved Avon, Meg married the river in June 2023. Now living in Bristol, she is a passionate guardian for our waterways; bringing joy and courage by the bucketful to rewrite the story of our rivers.

Something Old: Splashing in streams in Wales as a child, building dams and bodyboarding with cousins and brothers; feeling a sense of timelessness in the water

Something New: Guardianship and grassroots activism for the water. The pursuit of legal personhood for bodies of water, inspired by Phoebe Tickell's 'Moral Imaginations' movement to create new possibilities and new action to make the world better for everyone

Something Borrowed: The creative art of storytelling and puppet making; journeying with 'Avona' puppet along the river to speak for water's rights

Something Blue: Conham Steps, Bristol

Meg on Instagram - @mrs_meg_avon

Something Blue on Instagram - @somethingbluepodcast

Lily on Instagram - @usourearth

If you enjoyed the episode and are able to share with a friend or leave a review, I'd be super grateful.

The hope with this podcast is to bring a tiny dose of blue wherever in the world you're listening...to remind ourselves as a global community of ocean lovers that there is hope for the future of our waterways.

Sending you all the ocean love,

Lily xx

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.