100 Ways to Save the Planet

Tom Jordan has written about travel, exploration and nature for multiple books and publications. He has also created hugely popular geographical adventure stories for children’s TV. He lives a skimming stone’s throw from the glorious Peak District.

Your Green Superhero footprint 8

Edge towards veg 9

Become an expert 10

Year of the bird 11

Store when it pours 12

Let the grass grow 12

Wildlife watering holes 13

Make a magic pond 14

Build a recycle robot 16

Learn about labels 17

Become a shopping spy 17

Brush with bamboo 18

Turn off the taps 19

Grow your own veg 20

Grow your own fruit 20

Grow your own herbs 21

A smoothie a day 21

Sew cool 22

Slow fashion 22

One degree 23

Daft draught excluders 23

Make a nature documentary 24

Find your family tree 25

Assemble a superhero squad 26

Travel back in time 28

Bring an animal back to life 29

Lightbulb moment 30

Switch on to switching off 30

Stay mucky 31

Electrical amnesty 31

Turn leaves into compost 32

Make a wormery 33

Race a sunflower 34

Harvest a sunflower 35

Library of things 36

Fix & mix 37

Spread the magic 38

Super seed superstore 39

S.O.S (Sell Old Stuff) 40

Give up something 40

Birthday bonus 41

Swap screen for green 41

Batch for the future 42

Tea for two 42

Souper-hero soup 43

Big Cook recipe book 43

Green gang 44

Bee positive 44

Green hair 44

Pedal an invention 45

Green laws 45

Expand your wild horizons 46

Take a friend on a walk 46

Look for the PLUES 47

Adopt an animal 48

Nights, camera… action! 48

Bring up a pet dragon 49

Learn your birds 50

Feed the birds 50

Bird B&B 50

Discover SpoGomi 52

Switch to renewables 53

Go plogging 54

Get into upcycling 54

Jump on your bike 55

Discover friluftsliv 55

Be a person of the forest 56

Packed lunch reboot 56

Say no to nurdles 57

Battery recharge 57

On your marks, offset, go 58

Staycation location 58

Thoughts of trains? 59

Skates for school 59

Car pool posse 59

Have a hoot at night 60

Wondering stars 61

Build a bug-friendly borough 62

Learn your minibeasts 63

Perk up a patio 64

Bring a wall to life 65

Turning anything into a flower pot 65

Make a mini-pond 65

Learn your trees 66

Explore a tree 67

Wildlife corridor 68

Make a wild map 69

Become an eco-ranger 69

Pollen power-up 70

Sprinkle sorties 70

Feed your flowers 71

Verdant verges 71

Learn your mammals 72

Big wild project 72

Midnight moth safari 73

Halve a problem 74

Make a mini-biosphere 75

Design a green city 76

Get philosophical 76

Write a letter 77