Rich Nicholls wins Scottish Nature Video Award 2024

We were really thrilled to hear that Rich’s short video called ’19th July 2022′ has won the ‘Scottish Nature Video Award 2024’.  ’19th July 2022′ is the culmination of a two and a half year journey that began on what was to become Scotland’s hottest ever day.

Rich says, “I remember standing in Princes Street in Edinburgh filming at 5pm on that day and the temperature was over 30 degrees celsius. It didn’t feel right. This is Scotland after all!

The experience left me feeling very concerned about the climate crisis and wanting to do more. Shortly after this, I learned that 15% of all of Scotland’s carbon emissions come from degraded peatlands, but restoring this land can greatly reduce this. I jumped at the chance to work with NatureScot’s Peatland ACTION team to help raise awareness of this vital work that helps combat the climate and nature crises. My short video documents this journey over the last two and a half years.”

Read more about the Scottish Nature Photography Awards on the BBC website here.