In 2020 a wildlife competition, The Puffin Prize, was sponsored by The Wildlife Trust of South andWest Wales (WTSWW) & International Classrooms On Line (ICOL). The organizers of the competition were trying to understand why young people enjoy nature. What do they find interesting and exciting and what would encourage them to explore further, to spend more time with nature? All that the entrants had to do was to share one of their favourite experiences of nature. It could be a visit to a nature reserve, or a walk through an urban woodland, a hedgerow or a field full of flowers. The nature experience could be submitted as an art poster , an essay , a poem , a picture or a combination of any of these . The hope was that the submissions would signify why the applicants enjoyed nature , what they find interesting or exciting and what makes them want to get close to wildlife. Perhaps they would come up with ideas that would make it easier for them to explor...